Sentence examples for passing birds from inspiring English sources

Down in the sands, as the tide retreats you can still spot over-wintering and passing birds, such as the curlew.

When we went to look at it the next day it was a pile of bread, pecked to shreds by passing birds and, weirdly, someone had taken all the wire out of it.

When I'm on it, gently swaying back and forth and looking up at the open sky and occasional passing birds, I can feel miles away from the items on my to-do list, as well as everything else for that matter.

At university she has no friends, but spends her time on the roof, watching passing birds.

Walking the path to the visiting room you see the tall metal chimney which, when lethal gas was the preferred method of execution, vented poisoned air from the death chamber into the atmosphere - killing any passing birds in the process.

They also spend time standing by their burrow entrances and interacting with passing birds.

He would be easy prey for a passing bird.

A blast of exhaust from one of its ports vaporizes a passing bird.

A biennial, it probably sprouted from seed deposited by a passing bird.

Broughton's lengthiest contribution is a conversation about kingfishers with a passing bird-watcher.

Encased in dung from a passing bird or other animal, it can survive for months without rain.