Sentence examples for of the heron from inspiring English sources

Some members of the heron family are not fish eaters.

What does the narrator's opinion of the heron allow you to reveal about the person telling us this story?

This comes on the heels of the Heron Tower, now the tallest in London's financial district, which opened last year.

Shy, mysterious members of the heron family, perfectly adapted to their reedbed habitat, bitterns are stocky with intricate brown markings.

The eel, in turn, was struggling to escape from the gullet of the heron and appeared a quarter, a half, or occasionally three-quarters of the way out.

On home ground, Reid's version of the Jacobite tale The Flight of The Heron (BBC Scotland, 1976) was shown in BBC1's Sunday early-evening slot.

With the single exception of L'airone (The Heron), the setting of the novels and stories is Ferrara in the 1920s, 30s and early 40s.

Patches (two or more pairs) of powder down feathers are especially characteristic of the herons.

Another characteristic of the herons, notably the egrets, is a tendency to dimorphism, resulting in a population containing both white and slate-blue individuals.

I paddled part of the way down the channel, and then I used the paddle as a pole to try to get close to one of the herons.

The unmolested nature of the herons, pelicans, storks, ducks, and African fish eagles in the distance makes it seem as though the rebels' mission is to protect the untouched beauty of the countryside, with Dr. Machar manning the information desk (his lawn chair) from which he explains his country's history and culture to ignorant visitors.