- plural of bird.
birds
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Some scientists argue that modern birds are descended from the dinosaurs.
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Of the stations managed by state-owned companies, York Station recorded 608 birds shot between January 2025 and April of this year - 152 of them on a single day.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
More complex compositions - with ultrafast trills and combinations that contain lots of information - are more common in temperate forests, where birds tend to communicate at closer range.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Simpler motifs, like flat whistles, Bacquelé explained, are often found in tropical environments, apparently because they help the birds make themselves heard through the busy, biodiverse soundscape and dense vegetation.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Simon Dudhill, who monitors the birds for Peterborough City Council's barn owl recovery scheme, said finding six owlets sharing a nest was "exceptionally good" and was the largest brood he had encountered in 2026.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Then she folded more birds for her flock.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
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