And what is that waterbird out in front, with the elegant silhouette?. From Wordnik.com. [New spring arrivals....] Reference
Doulos's eyes followed the flight of a waterbird to the far side of the Silver Sea. From Wordnik.com. [Song of Time]
Changes in waterbird numbers before and after 1983 oil spill in Yaquina Estuary, OR. From Wordnik.com. [BIRDS ETCETERA—Birds, Birding, Birders, and Birdwatching] Reference
I noted a total of 8 waterbird species south and north of the Route 9 bridge, as follows. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2003-04-01] Reference
His feet were webbed like those of a waterbird, with claws for digging prey from the mud. From Wordnik.com. [A Dirty Job HTML]
Colonial waterbird populations in the Sian ka'an biosphere reserve (Quintana Roo, Mexico). From Wordnik.com. [Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Mexico] Reference
Ian and Rollo were back, having captured, respectively, half a dozen yams and a blue-gray waterbird of some kind-a small heron?. From Wordnik.com. [A Breath of Snow and Ashes]
A long-legged waterbird swept down into the water, elegant in its graceful passage from a creature of air to a creature of water. From Wordnik.com. [Heartfire]
It provides critical habitat for black-faced spoonbills (Platalea minor) and important wintering habitat for other waterbird species. From Wordnik.com. [Taiwan subtropical evergreen forests] Reference
Some 30,000 pairs of waterbirds nest annually in the Ebro Delta, while mid-winter waterbird counts have recorded 180,000 individuals. From Wordnik.com. [Northeastern Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests] Reference
He wore a black silk tuxedo, but no shoes — his feet were webbed like those of a waterbird, with claws for digging prey from the mud. From Wordnik.com. [A Dirty Job HTML]
Water diversion could also result in the drying up of the Nata Delta, an essential area for waterbird survival during the dry winter months. From Wordnik.com. [Zambezian halophytics] Reference
It is noteworthy for containing an amazing number of fruit bats (eight) and in having one of the most important waterbird sites in the Bismarcks. From Wordnik.com. [New Britain-New Ireland lowland rain forests] Reference
Japan also supports some important waterbird populations, including populations of the red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis, EN), resident on Hokkaido. From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in Japan] Reference
Each waterbird family is allocated as depending either on inland wetlands, on inland and coastal/marine wetlands, or on coastal/marine wetlands (C20. 3.2). From Wordnik.com. [Ecosystems and Human Well-being~ Wetlands and Water~ Wetlands and Water~ Ecosystems and Human Well-being] Reference
In Europe and North America, the indices showed that waterbird populations are in a more healthy state, but even in Europe 39% of populations are decreasing. From Wordnik.com. [Ecosystems and Human Well-being~ Wetlands and Water~ Wetlands and Water~ Ecosystems and Human Well-being] Reference
Today was a day that only a waterbird could love think cool and rainy, and even they seem to have largely abandoned the Shenandoah River in Jefferson County. From Wordnik.com. [BIRDS ETCETERA—Birds, Birding, Birders, and Birdwatching] Reference
Consequences have included the extirpation of plankton-eating fish, and several waterbird die-offs have been linked to avian diseases that thrive in hypersaline conditions. From Wordnik.com. [Secondary salinization] Reference
Certainly, ecologically, these are absurd birds: what type of waterbird doesn't develop waterproof feathers and has to waste so much time drying itself in the wind and the sun?. From Wordnik.com. [Ooooooh!] Reference
The hotspot also holds several widespread threatened waterbird species, including the spot-billed pelican (Pelecanus philippensis, VU) and the lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus, VU). From Wordnik.com. [Biological diversity in the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka] Reference
Listed as 'World Heritage in Danger' in 1993 because of urban encroachment, pollution, lowered water levels, declining waterbird populations, invasion by exotic species and hurricane damage. From Wordnik.com. [Everglades National Park, United States] Reference
Chapter XVII -- The Isle IF I were to say to you, who were born upon Urth and have drawn your every breath there, that the flier landed like a huge waterbird, you would imagine a comic splashing. From Wordnik.com. [The Urth of the New Sun]
Of particular importance to biodiversity are the large numbers of ephemeral fresh-saline wetlands that provide important habitat for vast numbers of migratory bird and waterbird species when flooded. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Australia mulga shrublands] Reference
The Valley of Lagoons and Pelican Lakes are nationally significant waterbird habitat in the upper Burdekin River, while the wetlands of Innot Hot springs are the only occurrence of their kind in Australia. From Wordnik.com. [Einasleigh upland savanna] Reference
Migratory waterbird populations in decline in Europe. From Wordnik.com. [Mongabay.com News] Reference
Include waterbird data from additional seasons and sources. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Longest running coordinated waterbird monitoring programme in the world. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
It is the longest running coordinated waterbird monitoring programme in the world. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Previous studies highlighted how turbine blades were hazardous for waterbird and bird of prey species. From Wordnik.com. [Wildlife Disease News Digest] Reference
The waterbird survey, covering the Muara Angke conservation area since 2006, aims to gauge bird biodiversity in the Jakarta. From Wordnik.com. [The Jakarta Post Breaking News] Reference
The department says the survey provides insight into the status of different species and helps the state manage endangered waterbird populations. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Internationally important migratory concentrations of 17 waterbird species (exceeding the 1\% Ramsar threshold) were recently recorded in the site. From Wordnik.com. [The Latest From www.politics.co.uk] Reference
However, a very rare species, the Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) and two endangered non waterbird species, Sunda Coucal (Centropus nigrorufus) and Black-winged Starling. From Wordnik.com. [The Jakarta Post Breaking News] Reference
"These natural flow events in these unregulated rivers in the Lake Eyre Basin are really boons for the waterbird populations. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
The bird's eggs nestle and blend into rooftop gravel as they do on sand, "said Sue Cameron, the Commission's waterbird biologist. From Wordnik.com. [News for WNCT] Reference
Where he learnt to swim like a waterbird. From Wordnik.com. [Saltbush Bill, J. P.] Reference
"pelican"), a voracious waterbird, found most abundantly in tropical regions. From Wordnik.com. [Smith's Bible Dictionary] Reference
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