heronries
- plural of heronry.
Example Sentences
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At present, however, in consequence of the discontinuance of hawking, little attention is paid to the protection of heronries.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 486, April 23, 1831 by Various
Why are there no heronries in the English public parks?
From A Wanderer in Holland by Marshall, Herbert, R. W .S.
Thanks to the night heron's habits that keep him concealed by day when gunners are abroad, a few large heronries still exist within an hour's ride of New York, in spite of much persecution.
From Birds Every Child Should Know by Blanchan, Neltje
Thus the number of so-called heronries in the United Kingdom, and especially in England and Wales, has become far greater than formerly, but no one can doubt that the number of herons has dwindled.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
Were it not for the fact that herons nest like rooks, and that heronries are valued appurtenances in parks, they would soon become scarce.
From The Life of the Fields by Jefferies, Richard
