Sentence examples for birds were left from inspiring English sources

Chickens, naturally timid birds, were left at the mercy of marauding dogs and were chased down and killed.

But when Dr. Ogasawara began his research in the 1950's, the birds were left largely to their own devices when it came to mating -- and the results were none too good.

In one case, because of a breakdown at the plant, 14 trucks were left overnight for more than 12 hours; in another, birds were left in crates at the abattoir for 20 hours.

In 1983, only 22 birds were left in the wild.

Only birds were left behind at the zoo by the group.

In 2000, just 500 of the birds were left in Arunachal Pradesh.

Minimising stress to the birds would help, but constantly changing demand can mean birds are left in crates for hours.

The purchase of books concerned with the techniques of sound recording and photography of birds is left largely to the Lab of Ornithology.

However, the data includes regular instances of chickens being "overstocked" in crates and incidents of birds being left in lorries for lengthy periods of time.

The breast meat of the birds was left on the bone, browned in duck fat, and then smoked over oak wood on a grill before being carved and served, in petal-shaped pieces, over the rice.

Hunting the wren or "wrenning" survived longest in southern Ireland, but its modern legacy is a more humane charitable event in which birds are left unharmed.