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Notably, the flutterer made the gesture while facing her mate, not the birdhouse—which indicates she wasn’t merely pointing to the nest’s location, but rather conveying a message.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 25, 2024

Snagged in the net, this dubious flutterer is obviously fake or freak.

From Time Magazine Archive

But thou, who all didst see and hear, Young, active, wast already there, And caught the flutterer in air.

From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXIII No. 1 July 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor

It seemed to catch the eccentric little flutterer fairly.

From Children of the Wild by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir

There was nearly always some flutterer or hummer poising above it, or touching it eagerly to dart away again in disappointment.

From The Haunters of the Silences A Book of Animal Life by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir