Birds and bird-life, by F.T. Buckland and other naturalists |
Αναζήτηση στο βιβλίο
Αποτελέσματα 1 - 5 από τα 64.
Σελίδα 7
... wide - awake bird is the wild duck . It is all very well for the treacherous Mrs. Bond to sing to her unsuspecting tame ducks , " Dilly , dilly , dilly , come and be killed . ” Tempted by Mrs. Bond's barley - meal , they waddle out of ...
... wide - awake bird is the wild duck . It is all very well for the treacherous Mrs. Bond to sing to her unsuspecting tame ducks , " Dilly , dilly , dilly , come and be killed . ” Tempted by Mrs. Bond's barley - meal , they waddle out of ...
Σελίδα 9
... side by strictly preserved game coverts , where the ducks know that they will not be molested , and therefore disport themselves in a natural manner . Creep softly near the water , and you will see the ducks floating quietly about on ...
... side by strictly preserved game coverts , where the ducks know that they will not be molested , and therefore disport themselves in a natural manner . Creep softly near the water , and you will see the ducks floating quietly about on ...
Σελίδα 10
... sides of the lake , where , if all is quiet , they squat on the bank , or rest on the stones that project out of the water . There they bask at their ease in the warm sunshine ; and when sleepy , they deliberately tuck their heads under ...
... sides of the lake , where , if all is quiet , they squat on the bank , or rest on the stones that project out of the water . There they bask at their ease in the warm sunshine ; and when sleepy , they deliberately tuck their heads under ...
Σελίδα 11
... side of a clump of grass , an old stump of a tree , or some object with which the ducks are familiar . Before the ducks alight , the rustle of their wings can be heard in the air as they fly round and round overhead , examining every ...
... side of a clump of grass , an old stump of a tree , or some object with which the ducks are familiar . Before the ducks alight , the rustle of their wings can be heard in the air as they fly round and round overhead , examining every ...
Σελίδα 15
... sides by trees and cover , and remote from all noise and disturbance . The pipes have a depth of sixteen or eighteen ... side of the water . The decoy has been compared to a gigantic spider with extended legs : no unapt similitude , in ...
... sides by trees and cover , and remote from all noise and disturbance . The pipes have a depth of sixteen or eighteen ... side of the water . The decoy has been compared to a gigantic spider with extended legs : no unapt similitude , in ...
Περιεχόμενα
7 | |
18 | |
29 | |
37 | |
50 | |
55 | |
62 | |
73 | |
153 | |
158 | |
167 | |
176 | |
187 | |
195 | |
201 | |
213 | |
80 | |
89 | |
99 | |
106 | |
116 | |
126 | |
132 | |
140 | |
147 | |
224 | |
230 | |
236 | |
243 | |
250 | |
257 | |
267 | |
275 | |
Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις
animals appearance autumn aviary beak beautiful Bewick's swan bill black grouse breed brood cage called canary capercaillie chaffinch colour creatures crested grebe cuckoo dabchick delight dodo ducks eggs favourite feathers feed feet female flight flocks garden grey ground habits hatched hawk head heard herons hippopotamus humming bird ibis insects lark Leadenhall Market leaves linnet living London look magpie moorlands morning musical mute swan natural naturalist neck nest never night nightingale nuthatch observed once ornithologists ostrich pair parrots perch pigeons plumage pretty ptarmigan quail raven red grouse redbreast remarkable robin rookery rooks season seen shot side sing skylark small birds song soon sparrows species specimen spot spring starlings summer swallow swan tail tenants thou trees turkey twigs uttered voice watch wild window wings winter woods young birds
Δημοφιλή αποσπάσματα
Σελίδα 70 - Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God.
Σελίδα 144 - Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
Σελίδα 202 - Sweet bird ! thy bower is ever green, Thy sky is ever clear ; Thou hast no sorrow in thy song, No winter in thy year...
Σελίδα 142 - But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark; for the waters were on the face of the whole earth.
Σελίδα 26 - Wild is thy lay and loud, Far in the downy cloud, Love gives it energy, love gave it birth. Where, on thy dewy wing, Where art thou journeying? Thy lay is in heaven, thy love is on earth. O'er fell and fountain sheen, O'er moor and mountain green, O'er the red streamer that heralds...
Σελίδα 22 - Ethereal minstrel! pilgrim of the sky! Dost thou despise the earth where cares abound ? Or, while the wings aspire, are heart and eye Both with thy nest upon the dewy ground? Thy nest which thou canst drop into at will, Those quivering wings composed, that music still!
Σελίδα 232 - I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.
Σελίδα 19 - To hear the lark begin his flight, And singing startle the dull night, From his watch-tower in the skies, Till the dappled dawn doth rise...
Σελίδα 25 - Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! Bird thou never wert, That from Heaven, or near it, Pourest thy full heart In profuse strains of unpremeditated art. Higher still and higher From the earth thou springest Like a cloud of fire; The blue deep thou wingest, And singing still dost soar, and soaring ever singest.
Σελίδα 29 - I will bless the Lord at all times : His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord : The humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 0 magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt His name together.