The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. From LearnThat.org. [Unknown from www.zaadz.com.]
To my mind, the term bird refuge didn't contain any ambiguity. From Wordnik.com. [I is for Innocent]
A-well-a bird, bird, bird, well the bird is the word. From Wordnik.com. [[Repeat to fade] | clusterflock] Reference
It really depends on the range the bird is at how high up I aim. From Wordnik.com. [Where to aim on a Turkey?] Reference
Now for the Carpenters: that a bird is a bird slavery means slavery. From Wordnik.com. [Translating Again : Kwame Dawes : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation] Reference
The two together result in the fine product which we call the bird's behaviour. From Wordnik.com. [The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told] Reference
It is what they call the bird's-eye pepper; they make Cayenne pepper out of it. From Wordnik.com. [Masterman Ready The Wreck of the "Pacific"] Reference
I was looking at some bird books and I believe that the bird is an Ibis, not a roadrunner. From Wordnik.com. [Short Miles In A Long Day...Postcards Nobody Would Buy Unless They Were Looking For Existential Clues To The Universe] Reference
As you might suspect, the bird is a wee bit mistaken there's no causal relationship there. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Royals' Pena needs to prove he's no pigeon] Reference
In the Book of Sindibad the tale appears as the Story of the Poisoned Guest; and the bird is a stork. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
Wordsworth has written two poems upon the lark, in one of which he calls the bird "pilgrim of the sky.". From Wordnik.com. [Birds and Poets : with Other Papers] Reference
I top the hill as the bird is already flaring, coming in getting the skids to about two ft of the ground. From Wordnik.com. [ronald dean douglas] Reference
Perhaps the mocking bird is singing them to sleep. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of My Life] Reference
Where the European bird is white, ours is bright chestnut. From Wordnik.com. [Rural Hours] Reference
How different-looking is this bird from the normal penguin?. From Wordnik.com. [New Species Of Extinct Giant Penguin Discovered] Reference
I always hush when I know a bird is close and let them look for me. From Wordnik.com. [This is a follow-up to my previous question.] Reference
They are like the chataka bird, which is different from other birds. From Wordnik.com. [The Hindu - Front Page] Reference
The conception of this bird is probably based on the Argus pheasant. From Wordnik.com. [Fir-Flower Tablets: Poems Translated From the Chinese] Reference
"Isn't the song louder and harsher when the bird is in display flight?". From Wordnik.com. [Birding at the Edge] Reference
Great horned owls don't construct what is commonly known as a bird's nest. From Wordnik.com. [Tucson Citizen] Reference
The standing waters gather filth and the sitting bird is the fowler's mark. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
For example tho pronounce the word bird it sounds more like she's saying bord!. From Wordnik.com. [SunHerald.com: Featured Story] Reference
Grain is used as bird food, hence the use of the name bird millet in some shops. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
(Soundbite of helicopters) LAWRENCE: The broken bird is ready to be hoisted out. From Wordnik.com. [For U.S. Troops, Peril On The Afghan-Pakistan Border] Reference
They leave no footprints to show whither they go, for the northing bird is wise. From Wordnik.com. [The Shagganappi] Reference
The white snow-bird is a pretty little creature, with much white in its plumage. From Wordnik.com. [Rural Hours] Reference
The natives say the bird is pllum (dove), and that it is per bukur (for beauty). From Wordnik.com. [High Albania] Reference
A dead bird is found on the doorstep, a postage stamp bizarrely pinned to its beak. From Wordnik.com. [The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie: Summary and book reviews of The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley.] Reference
"The bird of time has but a little way to flutter – and the bird is on the wing.". From Wordnik.com. [Janey Canuck in the West] Reference
Except for its eyeballs, the bird is pretty much all brown, white and gray feathers. From Wordnik.com. [Duck, duck, owl: Patuxent research center is for the birds] Reference
The arctic or Lapland snow-bird is not unfrequent in this State as a winter visitor. From Wordnik.com. [Rural Hours] Reference
I'll check my fires if I think the bird is out of range unless it's wounded and still flying. From Wordnik.com. [Long-Range Shotgunning] Reference
It looks like the bird is crapping on the mouth head of the thing out of which it is stepping. From Wordnik.com. [Book Cover Smackdown! Project ULF: Acquisition vs. Last Drink Bird Head vs. WWW: Watch] Reference
The scapulars of the bird derive from the Latin word scapula which among humans it is the shoulder blade. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]]
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