How to Use wading bird in a Sentence

wading bird

noun
  • How tough can a bird that weighs about a pound soaking wet be?
    — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 3 May 2020
  • This demo gives you, the fans, a bird’s eye view of the very start of it!
    — Peter Helman, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2018
  • To spatchcock is to remove a bird's spine and lay the body flat.
    — Hugue Dufour, Popular Mechanics, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Wings in motion and eyes bright, this is a bird to be reckoned with.
    — Joy Wallace Dickinson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 24 June 2018
  • And our show wraps with a story on how a sheep dog became a bird dog.
    — CNN, 13 Feb. 2020
  • Asian swamp eels threaten wading birds.
    — Sofia Baltodano, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The park is also a great spot to see wading birds such as herons, egrets and ibis.
    — Emma Janssen, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2024
  • There are two major reasons for a bird to pluck itself naked.
    — Susan Matthews, Slate Magazine, 13 Feb. 2017
  • In this case, the early bird gets the best deal on a bird at Safeway.
    — Laura Daily and Bryan K. Chavez, The Know, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Like a bird leaving the nest, kids leaving the house and going out on their own.
    — Mike Hiserman, latimes.com, 28 Oct. 2017
  • Meier instructs me, the girl who looks like a bird flapping its wings across the table.
    — Danielle Fox, ELLE Decor, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Pretty soon the back seat was a bird hatchery, and even dad couldn’t suppress a smile.
    — Mike Kerrigan, WSJ, 28 June 2018
  • There’s also a bird that struts around, lording it over the place like a, well, peacock.
    — Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle, 15 June 2018
  • Wood storks are long-legged, wading birds that can stand more than 4-feet tall when fully-grown.
    — Drew Kann, ajc, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Just finding a bird in the vast terrain of the West is half the battle.
    — Jace Bauserman, Outdoor Life, 23 Mar. 2020
  • One of the best ways to meet the needs of birds in your landscape is to provide water in a bird bath.
    — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 5 July 2019
  • The two wings connected by a central pavilion looked like a bird about to take off.
    — Stefen Chow, Smithsonian, 19 Apr. 2018
  • This request takes saving a turkey — a bird that doesn't fly — to a new level.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 27 Aug. 2019
  • The way a bird gained loft or the way wind flowed over its wings led to his own sketches showing how man could one day fly.
    — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2017
  • The door is somewhat protected and a bird — not sure of the species — nested on the wreath.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 10 July 2019
  • The fish are boney, beefy missiles, known to snatch a bird or two foolish enough to venture close to the surface.
    — Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 2 Mar. 2018
  • The snakes have cleared the swamps of much of the state’s stunning wading bird population.
    — Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 17 Aug. 2022
  • Parker waved his arms like a bird, as Reed did at the end of his most impressive returns.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 4 Aug. 2019
  • Pulling a bird from a small mesh bag, Eric Soehern's eyebrows raise.
    — Ben Raines, AL.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Some people have made trailers that can attach to the back of a Bird scooter and haul things around.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2018
  • And yes, an ibis, the wading bird UM’s yearbooks were named after.
    — Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Get a bird's eye view of the property by clicking the video above, or for photos, check out the full listing.
    — Courtney Campbell, Country Living, 13 June 2018
  • Even otters, raccoons, wading birds and at least one duck have been found, dead, in derelict crab traps in Texas bays.
    — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2018
  • Modern wading birds share this exact design.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
  • For the first time in months, the occasional chirp of a bird weaves its way between the crunch of snow and my heavy breathing.
    — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 29 Apr. 2019

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