Bird house

Bird of Prey airplane

Birdbrook is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Haverhill, Suffolk and is 34 km (21 miles) north from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Braintree and in the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden. The parish is part of the Bumpsteads and Upper Colne parish cluster. It is 93 metres above sea level. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 397. There is a Public House, "The Plough" and a Church, "St Augustine of Canterbury". Nearby Moyns Park, a Grade I listed Elizabethan country house, is said to have been where Ian Fleming put the finishing touches on his novel From Russia, with Love.

Bird of Paradise (1932 Film)

Bird trapping techniques to capture wild birds include a wide range of techniques that have their origins in the hunting of birds for food. While hunting for food does not require birds to be caught alive, some trapping techniques capture birds without harming them and are of use in ornithology research. Wild birds may also be trapped for their display in captivity in zoological gardens or for keeping as a pet. Bird trapping was formerly unregulated, but to protect bird populations most countries have specific laws and regulations.

Birdbrain (disambiguation)

Bird pepper

Bird ringer

Bird trap

A bird louse is any chewing louse (small, biting insects) of order Phthiraptera which parasitizes warm-blooded animals, especially birds. Bird lice may feed on feathers, skin, or blood. They have no wings, and their biting mouth parts distinguish them from true lice, which suck blood. Almost all domestic birds are hosts for at least one species of bird louse. Chickens and other poultry are attacked by many kinds of bird lice. Bird lice usually do not cause much harm to a bird unless it is unusually infested as in the case of birds with damaged bills which cannot preen themselves properly. A blood-consuming louse that infests Galápagos Hawks is more numerous on hawks without territories, possibly because those individuals spend more time looking for food and less time preening than hawks with territories. In such cases, their irritation may cause the bird to damage itself by scratching. In extreme cases, the infestation may even interfere with egg production and the fattening of poultry. Unlike true lice, bird lice do not carry infectious diseases. Having coevolved with their specific host(s), phylogenetic relationships among bird lice are sometimes of use when trying to determine phylogenetic relationships among birds. Earlier all chewing lice were considered to form the paraphyletic order Mallophaga while the sucking lice were thought to form the order Anoplura. Recent reclassification (Clay, 1970) has combined these orders into the order Phthiraptera. The bird lice belong to two suborders, Amblycera and Ischnocera, although some members of these suborders do not parasitize birds and are therefore not bird lice. The families which parasitize birds are:
* Suborder Amblycera
* Family Menoponidae - birds, especially poultry.
* Family Laemobothriidae - water birds and hawks.
* Family Ricinidae - hummingbirds and passerines.
* Suborder Ischnocera
* Family Philopteridae - birds, especially poultry.

Birdcatcher (1833–1860), or Irish Birdcatcher, was a Thoroughbred racehorse and a leading sire.

Bird nest soup

Bird safe

Birdaard

A bird rarities committee or bird records committee is a committee which exists to validate records of rare birds in a particular country or region. Many countries have national rarities committees; in some areas, such as Europe, coverage is near-complete at a national level. European national committees are all members of the Association of European Rarities Committees. Some countries have committees covering more localised areas - e.g. in the United States, most states have their own state records committee, and in Britain, each county has its own county records committee. A records committee differs from a list committee in that the latter just compile a list of the species found in an area, and do not typically assess every individual record of the rare species.

Bird law (disambiguation)

Bird on a Wire

Bird face

Bird v Bicknell [1987] 2 NZLR 542 is a cited case in New Zealand regarding fraud merely being a factor (albeit an important factor) in determining whether an exclusion clause is valid or not. It is contrasted with M E Torbett Ltd v Keirlor Motels Ltd where is held that an exclusion clause is simply not valid where a party has committed fraud.

Birdaf (Persian: بيردف‎, also Romanized as Bīrdaf; also known as Bīr) is a village in Kahir Rural District, in the Central District of Konarak County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 193, in 42 families.

Bird sanctuaries

"Bird of Paradise" is the debut single by former Thin Lizzy guitarist Snowy White, from his debut album, White Flames, released in 1983. The single became White's biggest hit, peaking at no. 6 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1984, remaining on the chart for 11 weeks. The song was the only single released from the album, and is White's signature song. The song has featured on various compilations of White's material, such as Goldtop: Groups & Sessions '74–'94, Pure Gold and The Best of Snowy White. White performed the song on the BBC Television show Top of the Pops in 1984.

Bird food plants

Bird of paradise (disambiguation)

Bird of paradise (Flower)

Bird ringed

Bird of Prey (Jim Morrison song)

Bird species new to science described in the 2010s

Bird of paradise (bird)

Bird goddess

Bird vocalization

Bird of Prey is the second studio album by the American rock band Zozobra. The album was released on August 5, 2008, through Hydra Head Records. Bird of Prey was largely written and performed by Caleb Scofield with Isis member Aaron Harris performing drums. Harris replaces drummer Santos Montano from Zozobra's debut album Harmonic Tremors because he and Scofield had wanted to record together for a while, and Scofield had always envisioned the band with a revolving cast of musicians. Following Scofield's death in 2018, Bird of Prey and Harmonic Tremors were released as a double LP with black-and-white versions of their original cover art as a benefit to his family.

Bird tracking provides a way to assess the habitat range and behavior of birds without ever seeing the bird. Bird tracking falls under the category of tracking and is related to animal tracking. A guide to bird tracking has been published. Bird tracking is a tool used by naturalists to assess what birds are present in an ecosystem even if the bird is rarely seen.

Bird of Paradise (Godzilla)

Bird on a Wire (Toby Lightman album)

Bird of Prey is a British techno-thriller television serial written by Ron Hutchinson and produced by Michael Wearing and Bernard Krichefski for the BBC in 1982. It was directed by Michael Rolfe. The second series was co-written with Lee Montague. The series starred Richard Griffiths and as Henry and Anne Jay: Henry is a humble civil servant who finds that he and his wife are drawn into a conspiracy involving the mysterious Le Pouvoir organisation. A sequel, Bird of Prey 2 followed in 1984.

Bird of paradise

Bird vetch

Bird of Prey is the second studio album by the American rock band Zozobra. The album was released on August 5, 2008, through Hydra Head Records. Bird of Prey was largely written and performed by Caleb Scofield with Isis member Aaron Harris performing drums. Harris replaces drummer Santos Montano from Zozobra's debut album Harmonic Tremors because he and Scofield had wanted to record together for a while, and Scofield had always envisioned the band with a revolving cast of musicians.

Birdbot of Ice-Catraz

Birdang

Bird netting or anti-bird netting is a form of bird pest control. It is a net used to prevent birds from reaching certain areas. Bird protection netting comes in a variety of shapes and forms, The most common is a small mesh (1 or 2 cm squares) either extruded and bi-oriented polypropylene or woven polyethylene. The color most used is black (as the carbon black UV inhibitor offers the best protection against solar rays), but also bird netting may be available in other colors like white (usually white netting is woven or knitted and has an even smaller mesh size as it will serve as a double purpose anti-hail net for the protection of fruits during summer hail storms or late spring during flowering) or green (usually used in home gardening and mostly sold at retail outlets for the DIY farmers). Professional anti-bird netting comes in jumbo rolls that will offer considerable savings to the farmers or aquaculturalist. Retail chains and local stores will offer smaller packages that fit the backyard gardener´s needs.

Bird flock

Birdbrain was a Boston, MA post-grunge band that was founded by neighborhood friends in 1992 and dissolved in 1997. They had some success with their song "Youth of America" appearing in the hit film Scream (Wes Craven) as well as a contribution to The Last Supper” soundtrack with a cover of Paul McCartney’s "Jet".They were formed by guitarist/singer/songwriter Joey Ammo and drummer Mike Benway and signed to TVT Records in 1995. With two CD albums and two soundtrack contributions they broke up in 1997.

Bird proofing

Bird in the Belly is a Brighton based folk collective, consisting of alt-folk musician Jinnwoo, folk duo Hickory Signals , producer and multi-instrumentalist Tom Pryor, and visual artist and musician Epha Roe.

Bird lures

Bird shot (disambiguation)

Bird logger

A birdfeeder, bird feeder, bird table, or tray feeder are devices placed outdoors to supply bird food to birds (bird feeding). The success of a bird feeder in attracting birds depends upon its placement and the kinds of foods offered, as different species have different preferences. Most bird feeders supply seeds or bird food, such as millet, sunflower (oil and striped), safflower, Niger seed, and rapeseed or canola seed to seed-eating birds.

A bird observatory is a centre for the study of bird migration and bird populations. They are usually focused on local birds, but may also include interest in far-flung areas. Most bird observatories are small operations with a limited staff, many volunteers and a not-for-profit educational status. Many bird observatories conduct bird ringing or bird banding (term in the United States).

Bird influenza

"Bird in the Wire" is a 2001 Australian comedy short film directed by Phillip Donnellon. "Bird in the Wire" was shown at film festivals in over twenty countries, including the Atlantic Film Festival, the Cannes Film Festival and the Cleveland International Film Festival.

Bird of Paradise (1951 film)

Bird reservation

Birdbrook, Essex

Birdang is a small village located in between Legship and Jorethang, under Soreng sub division at the West district of Sikkim state in India. This village is about 50 m above sea level with a tropical climate. It is just 10 kilometer far away from Jorethang. In electoral roll of 2011, Birdang comes under the Assembly Constituency of .

A bird louse is any chewing louse (small, biting insects) of order Phthiraptera which parasitizes warm-blooded animals, especially birds. Bird lice may feed on feathers, skin, or blood. They have no wings, and their biting mouth parts distinguish them from true lice, which suck blood. The families which parasitize birds are:
* Suborder Amblycera
* Family Menoponidae - birds, especially poultry.
* Family Laemobothriidae - water birds and hawks.
* Family Ricinidae - hummingbirds and passerines.
* Suborder Ischnocera
* Family Philopteridae - birds, especially poultry.

Bird vocalization includes both bird calls and bird songs. In non-technical use, bird songs are the bird sounds that are melodious to the human ear. In ornithology and birding, songs (relatively complex vocalizations) are distinguished by function from calls (relatively simple vocalizations).

Bird watching

A bird stamp is a postage stamp that illustrates one or more birds. It is a popular theme in topical stamp collecting. Birds started appearing on stamps by 1875, when Japan issued a series of three stamps bearing stylized illustrations of the three species Motacilla alba, Accipiter gentilis and bean goose. The first United States bird stamp, depicting an eagle with wings outspread, was issued in 1869 on Scott #116 and #121, on stamps that were issued for general mail usage. The UK issued its first in honor of "Nature Week" in 1963. As of 2003, over 10,000 bird stamps had been issued around the world.

Bird watcher

A bird nest is the spot in which a bird lays and incubates its eggs and raises its young. Although the term popularly refers to a specific structure made by the bird itself—such as the grassy cup nest of the American robin or Eurasian blackbird, or the elaborately woven hanging nest of the Montezuma oropendola or the village weaver—that is too restrictive a definition. For some species, a nest is simply a shallow depression made in sand; for others, it is the knot-hole left by a broken branch, a burrow dug into the ground, a chamber drilled into a tree, an enormous rotting pile of vegetation and earth, a shelf made of dried saliva or a mud dome with an entrance tunnel. The smallest bird nests are those of some hummingbirds, tiny cups which can be a mere 2 cm (0.79 in) across and 2–3 cm (0.79–1.18 in) high. At the other extreme, some nest mounds built by the dusky scrubfowl measure more than 11 m (36 ft) in diameter and stand nearly 5 m (16 ft) tall. Not all bird species build nests. Some species lay their eggs directly on the ground or rocky ledges, while brood parasites lay theirs in the nests of other birds, letting unwitting "foster parents" do the work of rearing the young. Although nests are primarily used for breeding, they may also be reused in the non-breeding season for roosting and some species build special dormitory nests or roost nests (or winter-nest) that are used only for roosting. Most birds build a new nest each year, though some refurbish their old nests. The large eyries (or aeries) of some eagles are platform nests that have been used and refurbished for several years. In most species, the female does most or all of the nest construction, though the male often helps. In some polygynous species, however, the male does most or all of the nest building. The nest may also form a part of the courtship display such as in weaver birds. The ability to choose and maintain good nest sites and build high quality nests may be selected for by females in these species. In some species the young from previous broods may also act as helpers for the adults.

Birdcatcher

Birdbrain is the second album by American alternative rock band Buffalo Tom, released in 1990. Dinosaur Jr mastermind J Mascis once again assisted with production, alongside Sean Slade. Buffalo Tom singer/guitarist Bill Janovitz said that Mascis' influence probably accented the band's edgier side. The CD version includes a cover of The Psychedelic Furs' "Heaven" as well as a live acoustic version of "Reason Why", a song from Buffalo Tom's self-titled debut album.

Bird strike/Bug strike

Bird on a Wire (film)

Bird of Paradise is a 1951 American color drama film from 20th Century Fox, produced and directed by Delmer Daves, that stars Debra Paget, Louis Jourdan, and Jeff Chandler. The screenplay was also written by Daves and was based on the play by Richard Walton Tully.

Birdbrook

Birdbush

Bird flight harness

Birdatta Choudhury

Bird scarers are a number of devices designed to scare birds, usually employed by farmers to dissuade birds from eating recently planted arable crops. They are also used on airfields to prevent birds accumulating near runways and causing a potential hazard to aircraft.

Bird handbook

Bird trapping

Bird of Paradise is a 1932 American pre-Code American romantic adventure drama film directed by King Vidor, starring Dolores del Río and Joel McCrea. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures. In 1960, the film entered the public domain in the United States because the claimants did not renew its copyright registration in the 28th year after publication per the Copyright Act of 1909.

Bird in a Silver Cage

Dane Goulet, known professionally as Birdapres, is a rapper from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He has been called "Vancouver's most underrated rapper," and has been praised for his thoughtful rhymes. In 2006, Exclaim!'s Thomas Quinlan wrote that Birdapres' collaborative albums Alleged Legends and Nothing is Cool were "two of the best releases for Peanuts & Corn".

Bird rights

Bird navigation

Bird language

The Heller Residence #2 or Bird‐Cage house (a termed coined by a June 1950 Life article of the same name), was a split-level wood and concrete residence surrounded by a diaphanous aluminum screen, constructed in 1949 in Miami, Florida, USA. The building incorporated the use of new materials, including the presence of open-web steel trusses, never seen in residential construction before. The latest and most‐popular of a series of homes designed by Igor B. Polevitzky called the , these homes were developed between 1936 and 1949. Designed specifically for the South Florida environment, these homes emphasized health, happiness and productivity for the occupant. The Bird-Cage House and other Tropotypes before it, utilized passive-energy designs making them extremely energy-efficient and contain

Bird songs

Bird man

Bird spike

Bird species new to science described in the 1990s

Bird poop frogs

Bird farm

Bird identification

Bird flight patterns

Bird of india

Bird records committee

Bird identification through sound

The anatomy of bird legs and feet is diverse, encompassing many accommodations to perform a wide variety of functions. Most birds are classified as digitigrade animals, meaning they walk on their toes, rather than the entire foot. Some of the lower bones of the foot (the distals and most of the metatarsal) are fused to form the tarsometatarsus – a third segment of the leg, specific to birds. The upper bones of the foot (proximals), in turn, are fused with the tibia to form the tibiotarsus, as over time the centralia disappeared. The fibula also reduced.

Bird in the Tangle

Bird lung

Birda, Iran

Bird shot

Bird rumps

Bird of Prey-class torpedo boat

Birdbox

Bird of Prey stealth

Birdcage Inn

Bird rarities committee

Bird hits

Bird of Happiness (Russian: пти́ца сча́стья, IPA: [ˈptʲitsə ˈɕːasʲtʲjə]) is the traditional North Russian wooden toy, carved in the shape of a bird. It was invented by Pomors, the inhabitants of the coasts of the White and Barents Seas. The Bird of Happiness is made without glue or other fasteners, by carving thin petals for the bird's wings and tail and then using a special method of spreading and curving them, also found in other products of the North Russian handicraft. The amulet is usually made of pine, fir, spruce, or Siberian cedar. It is suspended inside a house, guarding the family hearth and well-being.

Bird people (disambiguation)

The birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea) is a dogfish shark of the family Centrophoridae found in the Pacific Ocean around Honshū, Japan, southern Australia, New Zealand, and Chile, and in the Atlantic Ocean from Iceland south to the Cape of Good Hope. The birdbeak dogfish has a very long, narrow snout, no anal fin, two long and low dorsal fins with grooved spines, small rectangular pectoral fins, and pitchfork-like denticles. It lives at depths between 73 and 1,450 m. It is ovoviviparous with up to 12 pups per litter. It eats bony fish and shrimp.

Bird island

Birdair Incorporated

Birdatta Choudhury was revolutionary from Kamrup, who fought against oppressive occupation of Kamrup by Ahom's, along with his elder brother Haradatta Choudhury.

Bird of Prey aircraft

Bird reserves

Bird feet

Bird mite

Bird in an Aeroplane

A bird stump is a type of vase made in the shape of a tree stump with a bird sitting on or next to it. The branches forking from the main trunk are chopped off short and form tubes into which the stems of flowers can be inserted. The most elaborate versions have multiple branches and vines twining around the trunk. Bird stumps are generally made of ceramics like porcelain, though some are made of cast iron. They were popular from the Victorian period up through the 1920s in England.

Bird of Paradise(Xiaolin Showdown)

Birdamlik

Bird in a Cage

Bird hybrids

Birdbrain

Bird girl and the man who followed the sun

Bird of pray

Birdbrain (band)

Birdbath

Bird table

Bird on the Rock

Bird internet routing daemon

The term Bird goddess was coined by Marija Gimbutas with relation to figurines attributed to the neolithic Vinca culture. These figurines show female bodies combined with a bird's head. The interpretation as "goddess" is part of Gimbutas' program of feminist archaeology depicting the European neolithic as a "gynocentric" culture which would be ousted by the "patriarchal" Indo-European cultures with the onset of the Bronze Age. Griffen (2005) claims to have discovered a sign for the bird goddess in the Vinča signs.

A bird reserve (also called ornithological reserve) is a wildlife refuge designed to protect bird species. Like other wildlife refuges, the main goal of a reserve is to prevent species from becoming endangered or extinct. Typically, bird species in a reserve are protected from hunting and habitat destruction. Because of the protection they provide from such threats, bird reserves also serve as excellent locations for bird watching. Normally, wildlife refuges are under the care of non-profit organizations and governmental institutions.

Birda (German and Hungarian: Birda) is a commune in Timiș County, Romania. It is composed of four villages: Berecuța (Berekutca), Birda, Mânăstire (Monostorszentgyörgy) and Sângeorge (Tárnokszentgyörgy; Serbian: Свети Ђурађ).

Bird of Paradise Island

Bird in an Aeroplane (song)

Bird pest control

Bird on 52nd St.

Bird stamp

Bird of paradise flower

Bird migrations

Bird view

Bird stone

Birdbear Formation

Bird vocalizations

Bird species new to science described in the 2000s

Bird of Paradise (aircraft)

Bird in the Head

Bird spikes

Bird terms

Bird law

Bird rape

A bird hybrid is a bird that has two different species as parents. The resulting bird can present with any combination of characters from the parent species, from totally identical to completely different. Usually, the bird hybrid shows intermediate characteristics between the two species. A "successful" hybrid is one demonstrated to produce fertile offspring. According to the most recent estimates, about 16% of all wild bird species species have been known to hybridize with one another; this number increases to 22% when captive hybrids are taken into account.
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Bird of Paradise (Xiaolin Showdown)

Bird of Paradise

Bird headed dwarfism

Bird feeders

Bird lore

Bird of paradise (flower)

Bird food plants are certain trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants bear fruits which afford food for birds. These have been discovered by observation, and by the scientific examination of the contents of birds' stomachs. By planting those species, therefore, which have been proved most desirable and that are suited to the climate and soil of the chosen location, birds can be attracted to the vicinity of dwelling houses or to any other desired spot as a copse or shrubbery, or, on the other hand, lured away from valuable orchards, since they appear to like best arid, bitter, sour or aromatic fruits, distasteful to human beings, even better than the cultivated kinds.

Bird stones are prehistoric, abstract stone carvings made by Native Americans. The artifacts were a common inclusion in graves and thought to have ceremonial importance. They are noted for their distinctive simplicity and beauty. They first appeared in the middle Archaic period around 5,000 years ago and continued into the early Woodland period to about 2,500 years before present.

Bird pollination

Bird wing

Birdanca River

Bird of a feather

Bird shit

A bird stump is a type of vase made in the shape of a tree stump with a bird sitting on or next to it. The branches forking from the main trunk are chopped off short and form tubes into which the stems of flowers can be inserted. The most elaborate versions have multiple branches and vines twining around the trunk. Bird stumps are generally made of ceramics like porcelain, though some are made of cast iron. They were popular from the Victorian period up through the 1920s in England. A so-called bird stump (actually a "firugeal urn" [sic]) plays a role as the MacGuffin in Connie Willis's 1998 time travel science fiction novel To Say Nothing of the Dog: How We Found the Bishop's Bird Stump at Last.

Bird migration perils

Bird of Prey

Bird of Happiness (disambiguation)

Bird park (disambiguation)

Birdcage-Do Not Disturb

Bird of Paradise (1932 film)

Birdcage (disambiguation)

Bird on a Wire (disambiguation)

Bird with the Crystal Plumage

Bird morphometrics

Birdad (Persian: بير داد‎, also Romanized as Bīrdād; also known as Bīldād and Bīrdā) is a village in Hasanabad Rural District, in the Central District of Ravansar County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 33, in 8 families.

Bird sanctuary

Bird scaring rattle

A bird hide (or hide, British usage; known as a blind or bird blind in North America,) is a shelter, often camouflaged, that is used to observe wildlife, especially birds, at close quarters. Although hides or hunting blinds were once built chiefly as hunting aids, they are now commonly found in parks and wetlands for the use of birdwatchers, ornithologists and other observers who do not want to disturb wildlife as it is being observed. A typical bird hide resembles a garden shed, with small openings, shutters, or windows built into at least one side to enable observation. However, because birds do not recognize humans as predatory threats unless the human is standing in the open, a bird blind can be little more than a large shed open on one side in which birders stand, and motor vehicles are effective blinds even with the windows open. Variant types of bird hide include:
* tower hides, which have multiple stories and allow observations over large areas
* bird blinds, which are screens similar to one wall of a typical hide, with or without a roof for shelter
* machans, covered platforms erected to observe birds and wildlife in high trees or on cliffs, particularly in India where they were originally used by tiger-hunters.
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Migrating birds face many perils as they travel between breeding and wintering grounds each year. Migration is a dangerous part of a bird's life cycle, with many trade-offs; birds receive benefits from wintering and breeding in better quality habitats, at the price of higher predation risks and greater energy expenditure. Hazards during migration include storms, hunting, collisions with manmade objects such as wind turbines, and starvation. The risk of starvation is increased when stopover sites are lost through climate change or loss of habitat to development or agriculture. Mortality on both breeding and wintering grounds may be increased for similar reasons.

Bird in Space

Bird is the Word

The Bird of Paradise was a military airplane used by the United States Army Air Corps in 1927 to experiment with the application of radio beacon aids in air navigation. On June 28–29, 1927, the Bird of Paradise, crewed by 1st Lt. Lester J. Maitland and 1st Lt. Albert F. Hegenberger, completed the first flight over the Pacific Ocean from the mainland, California, to Hawaii. For this feat the crew received the Mackay Trophy.

Bird in Hand Winery

Bird nets

Bird rump

Bird song

Bird hit

Bird netting

Bird lime

Bird flu virus

The Heller Residence #2 or Bird‐Cage house (a termed coined by a June 1950 Life article of the same name), was a split-level wood and concrete residence surrounded by a diaphanous aluminum screen, constructed in 1949 in Miami, Florida, USA. The building incorporated the use of new materials, including the presence of open-web steel trusses, never seen in residential construction before. The latest and most‐popular of a series of homes designed by Igor B. Polevitzky called the , these homes were developed between 1936 and 1949. Designed specifically for the South Florida environment, these homes emphasized health, happiness and productivity for the occupant. The Bird-Cage House and other Tropotypes before it, utilized passive-energy designs making them extremely energy-efficient and contained an ambiguous living envelope to encourage what was considered at the time to be a healthy, simultaneous indoor‐outdoor lifestyle. Referring to the house during a 1946 lecture at the University of Florida, Polevitzky described them as "...architecture as a volume rather than a mass". Although there were many variations before it, the Bird‐Cage house was the epitome of indoor‐outdoor living, where the envelope between the inside and outside was barely distinguishable. Designed for Michael Heller, an appliance salesman, the materials used by Polevitzky to construct the house were of the latest post‐war technology, so advanced that many critics at the time were unsure how the materials could be purchased. Polevitzky’s submission to the GI Homes competition in 1946, just three years before the completion of the Bird‐Cage featured the same materials. In this competition, Polevitzky was placed second. The jury, composed of leading architects of the region, commented that although the designs were exceptional, they were unsure of the availability of the materials Polevitzky selected. The Bird‐Cage house was a full‐scale demonstration of these materials. Later noted for its advancement in building construction, the home was featured in the May 1950 issue of Architectural Forum Magazine and then in House and Garden magazine in July of the same year. Polevitzky is identified locally as a "major distributor of International Style" both by architectural magazines and Le Corbusier himself. The Bird‐Cage house became the most-popular and last of the Tropotype houses designed by Polevitzky and one of his most famous works after the Hotel Habana Riviera, Albion and Shelborne Hhotels, all of which still exist in modified condition and are designated historical landmarks for their significance. In Polevitzky’s nomination for Fellowship to the American Institute of Architects, Marion Manley wrote, "He has done a remarkably fine job in leading the architects in Miami and of Florida away from petty differences and into constructive programs."

Bird strikes

Birdcage Primrose

Bird lure

Bird in the Wire

A bird stamp is a postage stamp that illustrates one or more birds. It is a popular theme in topical stamp collecting. Birds started appearing on stamps by 1875, when Japan issued a series of three stamps bearing stylized illustrations of the three species Motacilla alba, Accipiter gentilis and bean goose. The first United States bird stamp, depicting an eagle with wings outspread, was issued in 1869 on Scott #116 and #121, on stamps that were issued for general mail usage. The UK issued its first in honor of "Nature Week" in 1963. As of 2003, over 10,000 bird stamps had been issued around the world. A prominent collector is Chris Gibbins whose collection of over twelve thousand stamps portrays about three thousand species. Organisations that cover this field include the American Topical Association and The Bird Stamp Society.

Bird poop frog

Bird netting or anti-bird netting is a form of bird pest control. It is a net used to prevent birds from reaching certain areas. Bird protection netting comes in a variety of shapes and forms, The most common is a small mesh (1 or 2 cm squares) either extruded and bi-oriented polypropylene or woven polyethylene. Professional anti-bird netting comes in jumbo rolls that will offer considerable savings to the farmers or aquaculturalist. Retail chains and local stores will offer smaller packages that fit the backyard gardener´s needs.

Birdcage Theater

Bird on 52nd Street

Birdamlik, People's Democratic Movement

Bird mites

Birdcage Inn (Hangul: 파란 대문; RR: Paran daemun; lit. "Blue Gate") is South Korean director Kim Ki-duk's third film, released in 1998. The drama stars Lee Ji-eun, Lee Hae-eun and Ahn Jae-mo. It was released domestically in October 1998, and screened at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 1999.

Birdal

Bird louse

Bird observation tower

Bird york

Bird of Prey (BBC TV)

Bird vocalisation

Bird sighting

Bird hakea

Bird nest

Bird in a House is the second studio album by the bluegrass/jam band Railroad Earth, released in 2002.

Bird v Bicknell

Bird ichnology

Bird in a house

Bird species described in the 2010s

Bird of Paradise (Snowy White song)

Bird in Hand (painting)

Bird stump vase

Bird in the Tangle is an album by Brett Detar, released on November 9, 2010.

Birdcage (Do Not Disturb)

Bird eye

Bird of Paradise (plant)

Bird men

Bird of Jove

Bird measurement or bird biometrics are approaches to quantify the size of birds in scientific studies. The measurements of the lengths of specific parts and the weights of birds varies between species, populations within species, between the sexes and depending on age and condition. In order for measurements to be useful, they need to be well defined so that measurements taken are consistent and comparable with those taken by others or at other points of time. Measurements can be useful to study growth, variation between geographically separated forms, identify differences between the sexes, age or otherwise characterize individuals birds. While certain measurements are regularly taken in the field to study living birds some others are applicable only to specimens in the museum or measura

Bird feed

Bird reproduction

Bird railway station

Bird in a House

Bird flu in India

Bird flue

Bird farming

Bird of Happiness (toy)

Bird in the Belly

Bird flu in croatia

Bird lice

Bird of Prey stealth aircraft

Bird species described in the 2000s (decade)

A bird nest is the spot in which a bird lays and incubates its eggs and raises its young. Although the term popularly refers to a specific structure made by the bird itself—such as the grassy cup nest of the American robin or Eurasian blackbird, or the elaborately woven hanging nest of the Montezuma oropendola or the village weaver—that is too restrictive a definition. For some species, a nest is simply a shallow depression made in sand; for others, it is the knot-hole left by a broken branch, a burrow dug into the ground, a chamber drilled into a tree, an enormous rotting pile of vegetation and earth, a shelf made of dried saliva or a mud dome with an entrance tunnel. The smallest bird nests are those of some hummingbirds, tiny cups which can be a mere 2 cm (0.79 in) across and 2–3 cm (0.

Bird river greenstone belt

Bird watching towers

Bird skeleton

Bird terminology

Birdbill dayflower

Migrating birds face many perils as they travel between breeding and wintering grounds each year. Migration is a dangerous part of a bird's life cycle, with many trade-offs; birds receive benefits from wintering and breeding in better quality habitats, at the price of higher predation risks and greater energy expenditure.

A bird rarities committee or bird records committee is a committee which exists to validate records of rare birds in a particular country or region. Many countries have national rarities committees; in some areas, such as Europe, coverage is near-complete at a national level. European national committees are all members of the Association of European Rarities Committees. Some countries have committees covering more localised areas - e.g. in the United States, most states have their own state records committee, and in Britain, each county has its own county records committee.

Bird observatory

Bird perspective

Bird is the word

Bird of Prey (album)

Bird on a Wire (album)

Bird pellet

Bird flu

Birdbrook is a village and civil parish in Essex, England. It is located approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Haverhill, Suffolk and is 34 km (21 miles) north from the county town of Chelmsford. The village is in the district of Braintree and in the parliamentary constituency of Saffron Walden. The parish is part of the Bumpsteads and Upper Colne parish cluster. It is 93 metres above sea level. According to the 2011 census it had a population of 397. There is a Public House, "The Plough" and a Church, "St Augustine of Canterbury".

"Bird of Paradise" is the debut single by former Thin Lizzy guitarist Snowy White, from his debut album, White Flames, released in 1983. The single became White's biggest hit, peaking at no. 6 on the UK Singles Chart in January 1984, remaining on the chart for 11 weeks. The song was the only single released from the album, and is White's signature song. The song has featured on various compilations of White's material, such as Goldtop: Groups & Sessions '74–'94, Pure Gold and The Best of Snowy White. White performed the song on the BBC Television show Top of the Pops in 1984. British radio DJ Steve Wright described "Bird of Paradise" as "one of my favourite songs of all time", after playing the song on BBC Radio 1 during its run in the charts.

Bird with a Broken Wing

Bird scarer

Bird harrier

Bird species new to science described in the 2000s (decade)

Birdapres

Bird in Space (L'Oiseau dans l'espace) is a series of sculptures by Romanian sculptor Constantin Brâncuși. The original work was created in 1928. It was sold in 2005 for $27.5 million, at the time a record price for a sculpture sold in an auction.The original title in Romanian is Pasărea în văzduh.

Bird in an Aeroplane (Oh Land song)

The term Bird goddess was coined by Marija Gimbutas with relation to figurines attributed to the neolithic Vinca culture. These figurines show female bodies combined with a bird's head. The interpretation as "goddess" is part of Gimbutas' program of feminist archaeology depicting the European neolithic as a "gynocentric" culture which would be ousted by the "patriarchal" Indo-European cultures with the onset of the Bronze Age. Griffen (2005) claims to have discovered a sign for the bird goddess in the Vinča signs. Gimbutas also identified a "Lady of the Beasts" (the female analogon of Pashupati), a bear goddess and a snake goddess.

Bird stamps

Birda

Bird feeder

Bird fancy

Bird flu In India

The birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea) is a dogfish shark of the family Centrophoridae found in the Pacific Ocean around Honshū, Japan, southern Australia, New Zealand, and Chile, and in the Atlantic Ocean from Iceland south to the Cape of Good Hope. The birdbeak dogfish has a very long, narrow snout, no anal fin, two long and low dorsal fins with grooved spines, small rectangular pectoral fins, and pitchfork-like denticles. It lives at depths between 73 and 1,450 m. It is ovoviviparous with up to 12 pups per litter. It eats bony fish and shrimp. In June 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified the birdbeak dogfish as "Not Threatened" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System. A study published in the Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom evaluated the reproductive strategy of the female deep-water shark birdbeak dogfish. This research article discovers that there is a close relationship that exists between Hg level of pregnant females and the Hg level of their embryos, which indicates that there is a transfer of mercury from material sources. Therefore, there is a matrophoric strategy for the birdbeak dogfish that are ovoviviparous.

Bird of Paradise (film)

Bird kill

Bird shogi

Bird girl

Bird intellect

Bird on a Wire is a 1990 American action comedy film starring Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn, directed by John Badham, and shot mainly in British Columbia, Canada. The title refers to the Leonard Cohen song "Bird on the Wire". The alley motorcycle chase scene was filmed in Victoria's Chinatown, in Fan Tan Alley.

Bird seed moth

Birdair

Birdbots

Bird tracks

Bird food plants are certain trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants bear fruits which afford food for birds. These have been discovered by observation, and by the scientific examination of the contents of birds' stomachs. By planting those species, therefore, which have been proved most desirable and that are suited to the climate and soil of the chosen location, birds can be attracted to the vicinity of dwelling houses or to any other desired spot as a copse or shrubbery, or, on the other hand, lured away from valuable orchards, since they appear to like best arid, bitter, sour or aromatic fruits, distasteful to human beings, even better than the cultivated kinds. Many of these bird-attracting plants are ornamental as well, since many have pretty fruits, red in color and often clinging to their branches far into the winter, furnishing grateful additions to the meager fare of hard-weather birds.

Bird of paradise flowers

Bird refuge

Bird of Prey UAV

Bird ichnology is the study of avian life traces in ornithology and paleontology. Such life traces can include footprints, nests, feces and coproliths. Scientists gain insight about the behavior and diversity of birds by studying such evidence. Ichnofossils (or ichnites) are especially important for clarifying the evolution and prehistoric diversity of taxa. These cannot usually be associated with a particular genus, let alone species of bird, as hardly ever they are associated with fossil bones. But it is possible to group them into ichnotaxa based on their morphology (form). In practice, the details of shape that reveal the birds' behavior or biologic affinity are generally given more weight in ichnologic classification.

Bird of Paradise (flower)

Bird photography

Bird hide

Bird glossary

Bird watchers

Birdbrain (Transformers)

Bird of Paradise flower

The Bird of Paradise was a military airplane used by the United States Army Air Corps in 1927 to experiment with the application of radio beacon aids in air navigation. On June 28–29, 1927, the Bird of Paradise, crewed by 1st Lt. Lester J. Maitland and 1st Lt. Albert F. Hegenberger, completed the first flight over the Pacific Ocean from the mainland, California, to Hawaii. For this feat the crew received the Mackay Trophy. The Bird of Paradise was one of three Atlantic-Fokker C-2 tri-motor transport aircraft developed for the Air Corps from the civilian Fokker F.VIIa/3m airliner design. Its two-ton carrying capacity gave it the ability to carry sufficient fuel for the 2,500 miles (4,000 km) flight and its three motors provided an acceptable safety factor in the event one engine failed. Moreover, although modified for the long distance flight, the C-2 was a widely used standard design, demonstrating the practicality of flying long distances. Although the recognition accorded Maitland and Hegenberger was less in comparison with the extensive adulation given to Charles Lindbergh for his transatlantic flight only five weeks earlier, their feat was arguably more significant from a navigational standpoint.

Bird on a wire

Bird －LIMITED SILVER EDITION

Bird monster

Bird in hand winery

Bird in Hand is a winery located near the town of Woodside in the Adelaide Hills wine region of South Australia.

Birdaf

Bird topography

Bird in Hand is a painting by Ellen Gallagher. It is in the collection of the Tate Modern in London, England in the United Kingdom.

Bird vocalisations

Bird of passage

Bird measurement or bird biometrics are approaches to quantify the size of birds in scientific studies. The measurements of the lengths of specific parts and the weights of birds varies between species, populations within species, between the sexes and depending on age and condition. In order for measurements to be useful, they need to be well defined so that measurements taken are consistent and comparable with those taken by others or at other points of time. Measurements can be useful to study growth, variation between geographically separated forms, identify differences between the sexes, age or otherwise characterize individuals birds. While certain measurements are regularly taken in the field to study living birds some others are applicable only to specimens in the museum or measurable only in a laboratory. The conventions used for measurement can vary widely between authors and works, making comparisons of sizes a matter that needs considerable care.

Bird scarring rattle

Bird spiderflower

Bird of Prey (TV serial)

Bird on a Wire is the second full-length studio album released by Lava recording artist Toby Lightman.

Zamindar

Bird species new to science

Bird person

Bird in a Cage is a 1986 American comedic drama film written and directed by Antonio Zarro while he was attending the Christian Broadcasting Network University (now Regent University).

Bird of Prey (Uriah Heep)

Bird of prey aircraft

Bird stones are prehistoric, abstract stone carvings made by Native Americans. The artifacts were a common inclusion in graves and thought to have ceremonial importance. They are noted for their distinctive simplicity and beauty. They first appeared in the middle Archaic period around 5,000 years ago and continued into the early Woodland period to about 2,500 years before present. The exact purpose of these artifacts is not known, but most have a small hole drilled at the base of the neck and another at the aft end, presumably for mounting. Some theories suggest they were part of an atlatl (a short rod to hurl spears), in addition to their ceremonial uses. It has also been suggested that these artifacts were worn as decorative items denoting marriage status or pregnancy, and as totems representing tribes. Bird stones were mostly made east of the Mississippi, and the thousands in existence have been found primarily in New York, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin. The stones range in length from 3 to 6 inches, and have unique variations in style. Most are ground from grayish green, banded slate, and occasionally porphyry.

A birdfeeder, bird feeder, bird table, or tray feeder are devices placed outdoors to supply bird food to birds (bird feeding). The success of a bird feeder in attracting birds depends upon its placement and the kinds of foods offered, as different species have different preferences. Most bird feeders supply seeds or bird food, such as millet, sunflower (oil and striped), safflower, Niger seed, and rapeseed or canola seed to seed-eating birds. Bird feeders often are used for birdwatching and many people keep webcams trained on feeders where birds often congregate, with some even living just near the bird feeder.

Birdbeak dogfish

Bird species new to science described in the 1980s

Bird landings

Bird specimen

Bird reserve

Bird on 52nd St. is a live album by saxophone player Charlie Parker, originally released in 1957 under the Jazz Workshop label, as JWS 501. It was recorded in 1948 on a home tape recorder. Even though it was remastered and restored in 1994, the recording is still very problematic, characterised by continuous noises and whirrings; besides several tracks are cut.

Birdbrain (album)

Bird wrasse

Bird kill is a localized event resulting in the death of large numbers of birds at the same time.

Birdamlik, People's Democratic Movement, is a political organisation based in Uzbekistan.

Bird flu in Croatia

Bird foot (disambiguation)

Bird opening

Bird of Happiness (Russian: пти́ца сча́стья, IPA: [ˈptʲitsə ˈɕːasʲtʲjə]) is the traditional North Russian wooden toy, carved in the shape of a bird. It was invented by Pomors, the inhabitants of the coasts of the White and Barents Seas. The Bird of Happiness is made without glue or other fasteners, by carving thin petals for the bird's wings and tail and then using a special method of spreading and curving them, also found in other products of the North Russian handicraft. The amulet is usually made of pine, fir, spruce, or Siberian cedar. It is suspended inside a house, guarding the family hearth and well-being. Wood chip bird is a carved wooden item with thin wavy plumage of the wings. The plumage and tail of these birds were usually made of split pine, that is why the birds were called "wood chip". The place of the wooden toy origin in the form of a bird is the Arkhangelsk region. It's also called a "Pomor dove". According to legends wood chip bird brings many benefits to the house. In addition, this bird is the symbol of the sun. The bird was hung in the house as the hearth and well-being keeper. These birds used to hang in almost every home of a farmer in the icon corner, above the dining table, opposite the Russian stove or over a child's cradle. From the movement of warm air they revolved in a circle. The history of the bird: In the far North in Arkhangelsk province, there lived a hunter. Winter in the North is long and cold: snowstorm, blizzard and freezing cold. This year the winter stayed for a long time and cooled the hunter's house completely and the hunter's younger son fell ill. He was ill for a long time, got very thin and pale; neither doctors nor wise men could help him. The hunter grieved. He felt sorry for the little boy. The hunter asked his son: “What do you want?” The boy whispered quietly: “I want to see the sun...”. And where can you get the sun in the North? The hunter was lost in thoughts, heated the furnace to warm the house. But the fire is not the sun. Suddenly the hunter noticed a splinter that was glowing in the fire. A smile lit up his face; and he knew how to help his son.The hunter was working all the night. He carved a wood bird, made wood chips, decorated them with fretwork. He hung the bird above his son's bed, and the bird suddenly came to life: it began spinning and moving in the hot air that was coming from the furnace.The boy woke up, smiled and exclaimed: “Well, here is the sun!”From that day on, the child began to recover rapidly. So, miraculous power was attributed to the wood chip bird and it was called the “Holy spirit”, the guardian of children, the symbol of family happiness.

Bird of Prey (Dita Von Teese song)

Bird in Flight / Tribal Look

Bird in a Silver Cage is an album by flautist Herbie Mann recorded in 1976 and released on the Atlantic Records label.

Bird of Prey (Star Trek)

Bird grass

Bird species discovered since 1900

Bird hawks

Bird families

Bird on the wire

Bird eye Conger

Bird vs. Camel

Bird sancturary

Bird malaria

Birdbrook Road Nature Reserve is a small nature reserve in Kidbrooke in the London Borough of Greenwich, which is managed by the London Wildlife Trust (LWT). It is a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation, and was considered for designation as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. There is no public access.

Bird spit soup

Bird legs

Bird spider

Bird in Hand

Birdad

Bird flu outbreak

Birdcatcher (horse)

Bird radical

Bird of Happiness

Bird of Prey (The Batman)

Bird species discoveries

Bird measurement

Birdbrook Road Nature Reserve

Bird sighter

Bird feet and legs

Bird flu (disambiguation)

Bird flight altitudes

Birdcage House

Bird list

Bird species new to science described in the 1960s

Bird photographer

Bird hybrid

Bird ichnology is the study of avian life traces in ornithology and paleontology. Such life traces can include footprints, nests, feces and coproliths. Scientists gain insight about the behavior and diversity of birds by studying such evidence.

A bird hybrid is a bird that has two different species as parents. The resulting bird can present with any combination of characters from the parent species, from totally identical to completely different. Usually, the bird hybrid shows intermediate characteristics between the two species. A "successful" hybrid is one demonstrated to produce fertile offspring. According to the most recent estimates, about 16% of all wild bird species species have been known to hybridize with one another; this number increases to 22% when captive hybrids are taken into account. In the wild, some of the most frequently reported hybrids are waterfowl, gulls, hummingbirds, and birds-of-paradise. Mallards, whether of wild or domestic origin, hybridize with other ducks so often that multiple duck species are at risk of extinction because of it. In gulls, Western x Glaucous-winged Gulls (known as "Olympic Gulls") are particularly common; these hybrids are fertile and may be more evolutionarily fit than either parent species. At least twenty different hummingbird hybrid combinations have been reported, and intergeneric hybrids are not uncommon within the family. Wood-warblers are known to hybridize as well, and an unusual three-species warbler hybrid was discovered in May 2018. Hybridisation in shorebirds is unusual but reliably recorded. Numerous gamebird, domestic fowl and duck hybrids are known. Captive songbird hybrids are sometimes called mules. The scientific literature on hybridization in birds has been collected at the Avian Hybrids Project.
* An intergeneric hybrid between Canada goose (Branta canadensis) and domestic goose (Anser anser domesticus)
* A mule, a hybrid between domestic canary and goldfinch
* A probable galah x little corella intergeneric hybrid
* Lady Amherst's pheasant × golden pheasant
* Hybrid pheasant (left) and hybrid of black grouse × hazel grouse (right)

Bird like reptile

Bird stump

A bird hide (or hide, British usage; known as a blind or bird blind in North America,) is a shelter, often camouflaged, that is used to observe wildlife, especially birds, at close quarters. Although hides or hunting blinds were once built chiefly as hunting aids, they are now commonly found in parks and wetlands for the use of birdwatchers, ornithologists and other observers who do not want to disturb wildlife as it is being observed. Variant types of bird hide include:

Bird seed

Bird island, Algoa Bay

Bird ring

Bird snake

Bird penis

Birdbrook Road Nature Reserve is a small nature reserve in Kidbrooke in the London Borough of Greenwich, which is managed by the London Wildlife Trust (LWT). It is a Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation, and was considered for designation as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. In the 1970s the site was a focus for the introduction of non-native amphibians and reptiles, and the LWT aimed to introduce native species. The site is described in 2015 by the LWT as one of London's most important refuges for amphibians. It has four ponds, grassland and scrub. Banks of broken concrete slabs, which are a remnant of the site's industrial past, provide a habitat for basking lizards. Other species include grasshoppers, bush crickets, dragonflies and butterflies. There is no public access.

The anatomy of bird legs and feet is diverse, encompassing many accommodations to perform a wide variety of functions. Most birds are classified as digitigrade animals, meaning they walk on their toes, rather than the entire foot. Some of the lower bones of the foot (the distals and most of the metatarsal) are fused to form the tarsometatarsus – a third segment of the leg, specific to birds. The upper bones of the foot (proximals), in turn, are fused with the tibia to form the tibiotarsus, as over time the centralia disappeared. The fibula also reduced. The legs are attached to a strong assembly consisting of the pelvic girdle extensively fused with the uniform spinal bone (also specific to birds) called the synsacrum, built from some of the fused bones.

Bird in Hand winery

Bird people

Kamling

Bird species described in the 2000s

Bird lime tree

Bird in space