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nests/nɛsts/
A structure built by a bird as a place to incubate eggs and rear young.
red-tailed hawks/ˌrɛd ˈteɪld hɔks/ /ˌrɛd ˈteɪld hɑks/
Buteo jamaicensis, a medium-sized bird of prey found throughout North America.
scoters/ˈskoʊtərz/
Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus Melanitta.
honker/ˈhɑŋkər/ /ˈhɔŋkər/
A wild goose.
owl parrots/ˈaʊl ˈpærəts/
The kakapo.
calcific/kælˈsɪfɪk/
Of or pertaining to the formation of eggshells in birds and reptiles
hoot/huːt/
The cry of an owl.
floss/flɑs/ /flɒs/ /flɔs/
A body feather of an ostrich.
scry/skɹaɪ/
A flock of wildfowl.
mute swans/mjuːt swɑːnz/
A white swan, Cygnus olor, found throughout Europe and much of Asia, having a distinctive orange bill with a black tip; it is not actually mute, but is not very vocal.