Sentence examples for birds lay on from inspiring English sources

There were dead animals - goats, sheep and cats, and a tree under which 300 birds lay on the ground, one survivor said.

The park's head gardener, Kevin Lenton, found the birds lying on the floor of their aviary on Wednesday morning.

Six of the portraits in the exhibit are of birds lying on pavement, just as Parks found them.

The other six portraits are of frozen birds lying on the porch of a fellow volunteer's home.

The smallest, downy bird lay on the red brick of our front steps.

It should be deep enough to contain the bird, lying on its side, with the lid fitting tightly over the top; it should also be rather narrow, so it is all but filled by the bird, for if it is too big the butter or other fat in which the bird is cooking will be spread over too large an area and will dry up or burn.

Dan: He looked like he had a bird lying on his head.

As I bent down to turn the irrigation switch, I noticed that there was a dead bird lying on the ground nearby.

The most traditional preparation is a study skin, in which almost all of the body inside the skin is removed and replaced with cotton so that the final result resembles a bird lying on its back with its wings folded.

The birds lay well, and pitched again within fifty yards.

And though this painting does not show large trophy game, the row of colorful finches secured on a willow branch and small birds lying pathetically on the edge of the table hint at the status of this household―also home of such exotic pets as the mischievous monkeys in the center of the action.