Birds and bird-life, by F.T. Buckland and other naturalists |
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... and from which the water has not long receded . At the first glimmer of morning , and before daylight commences , they begin to go home again . If you are watching them from your place of ambush , you will see them come B 2 DUCKS . 9.
... and from which the water has not long receded . At the first glimmer of morning , and before daylight commences , they begin to go home again . If you are watching them from your place of ambush , you will see them come B 2 DUCKS . 9.
Seite 10
... morning flight " occupies a longer time than the evening flight , in which they all start simul- taneously ; but yet it would seem that there is a morning " roll call " among the ducks , for in half an hour after sunrise , they are all ...
... morning flight " occupies a longer time than the evening flight , in which they all start simul- taneously ; but yet it would seem that there is a morning " roll call " among the ducks , for in half an hour after sunrise , they are all ...
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... Morning Meditations . ' “ Let ****** prate , upon a morning breezy , How well to rise while night and larks are flying- For my part , getting up seems not as easy By half as lying . " What if the lark does carol in the sky , Soaring ...
... Morning Meditations . ' “ Let ****** prate , upon a morning breezy , How well to rise while night and larks are flying- For my part , getting up seems not as easy By half as lying . " What if the lark does carol in the sky , Soaring ...
Seite 23
... morning , O skylark ! on thy wing ! " The nest is composed of vegetable stalks , lined with fine dry grasses , and horse - hair , which , singular enough , is generally white . It is placed amid corn and herbage , often in a little ...
... morning , O skylark ! on thy wing ! " The nest is composed of vegetable stalks , lined with fine dry grasses , and horse - hair , which , singular enough , is generally white . It is placed amid corn and herbage , often in a little ...
Seite 29
... morning and evening for mounting from the earth , and chanting its little hymn to the praise of the Creator ; and ought I , who receive from my God blessings a thousandfold greater than any bird , to be less diligent in this holy duty ...
... morning and evening for mounting from the earth , and chanting its little hymn to the praise of the Creator ; and ought I , who receive from my God blessings a thousandfold greater than any bird , to be less diligent in this holy duty ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
animals appearance beautiful become begin bill birds branches breed brought building cage called close colour comes common continued covered creatures cuckoo ducks eggs feathers feed feet fields five flight flocks frequently garden give ground grouse habits hand head heard hour interesting Italy keep known land leaves less living London look lower manner means morning musical natural nest never night notes notice observed once pair parrots passing perhaps plumage poor present pretty remain remarkable rise robin rooks season seems seen short side sing sometimes song soon species spring starlings summer swallow swan taken trees turkey turn voice walk watch whole wild window wings winter woods young
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 72 - 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.
Seite 146 - 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.
Seite 204 - Sweet bird ! thy bower is ever green, Thy sky is ever clear ; Thou hast no sorrow in thy song, No winter in thy year...
Seite 144 - 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.
Seite 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...
Seite 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!
Seite 234 - 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.
Seite 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...
Seite 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.
Seite 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.