heronry
Americannoun
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heronries
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The nests were revealed as part of the British Trust for Ornithology's annual heronry census.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2022
Carl Hawke, nature conservation adviser at the National Trust, said the larger heronry was "great news to discover".
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2022
The dogs and falcons were to have been put in requisition, and the heronry and the thick covers around beat for game.
From William Shakespeare as he lived. An Historical Tale by Henry Curling
So intent was Marvel upon the thoughts of the Spalding heronry, that he neglected every thing else.
From Tales and Novels — Volume 02 by Maria Edgeworth
If you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth you may even be so lucky as to see a snowy heron passing through to some heronry in the wilds of Canada.
From Sigurd Our Golden Collie and Other Comrades of the Road by Katharine Lee Bates
At breeding time these birds assemble in very large companies, and their nesting-places are called heronries or rookeries.
From An Australian Bird Book A Pocket Book for Field Use by John Albert Leach
There were at that time heronries, as at a later period there were pheasantries.
From Manners, Customs, and Dress During the Middle Ages and During the Renaissance Period by P. L. Jacob
Why are there no heronries in the English public parks?
From A Wanderer in Holland by Herbert Marshall, R.W.S.
But even the full-grown bird was not too powerful for the digestive organs in those days: it was termed viand royal, and heronries were maintained for the purpose of food, as well as diversion.
From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 91, July 26, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various
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
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