Sentence examples for a wild bird from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "a wild bird" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a bird that lives in its natural habitat, as opposed to one that is domesticated or kept in captivity.
Example: "During our hike, we spotted a wild bird perched on a branch, singing beautifully."
Alternatives: "a free bird" or "a non-captive bird".

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Was she troubled by using a wild bird for sport?

German authorities had also found the virus in a wild bird.

But that's O.K., Ms. Conde said: "You never want to second-guess a wild bird".

[VIDEO PLAYBACK] - Researchers have long known that people in Africa cooperate with a wild bird called the greater honeyguide.

If it does not have one then it is a wild bird and is illegal to buy".

Reed, T. E., Grotan, V., Jenouvrier, S., Saether, B.-E. & Visser, M. E. Population growth in a wild bird is buffered against phenological mismatch.

Breasts, unless they're from a wild bird, have almost no flavor beyond the skin and contain most of the fat for which duck is notorious.

One of the things that most appeals to Watkins is how Billy finds his freedom by learning the daily discipline required to train a wild bird.

I had saved a pigeon from a nonfat cafe or a cafe from a wild bird, depending on your point of view.

On Happiness, she compares the subject of the song to a wild bird: "If you grab at him/Woe betide you/I know because I've tried".

In Joe Wright's version of "Anna Karenina," the heroine is a wild bird in a gilded, highly stylized cage, a modern spirit imprisoned by archaic custom.

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