10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BULLBAT»
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bullbat in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
bullbat and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
"Bullbat" is a commonly used local name for this bird. During courtship, the male
makes a spectacular aerial display, diving earthward and then suddenly zooming
up sharply. Air rushing through the flight feathers makes a booming sound ...
William H. Turcotte, David L. Watts, 1999
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The Secret of the Swamp King
Chapter. Nine. Bullbat. Bay. loyd ran to the stern to throw Aidan a rope, but it
Swas no use. The current spun him away and the rope fell short. By the time
Aidan managed to outswim the swirl, the raft was a hundred strides away, and
the ...
3
The Fast Red Road: A Plainsong
Pidgin trailed them out his hand, stepped into the parking lot, got divebombed by
a bullbat, forced to the ground, to curb level. He talked to the bullbat of deals. He
told it about the salty goodness of packaged ketchup. Eventually the bullbat ...
Stephen Graham Jones, 2000
4
Trapped in the Body of Jesus
Then there was Bullbat Hour. How could Baptists look past it? Weren't they by
nature opposed to falsehood, ritual and drink? Yet grown men in Isley County
daily scanned the late afternoon skies for the first male bat to fly, visible or not.
5
The Horn Island Logs of Walter Inglis Anderson
bullbat. egg had hatched — drew the chicks. The poor mother was almost
distracted in trying to lure me away from them. She flew out over the water,
pretending that each minute she was going to fall in, barely missing the tops of
the waves ...
Walter Inglis Anderson, Redding S. Sugg, 1985
6
Birds Every Child Should Know
NIGHTHAWK. Called. also: Bullbat;. Nightjar;. Mosquitohawk. Did you ever hear
a rushing, whirring, booming sound as though wind were blowing across the
bunghole of an empty barrel? The nighthawk, who makesit,is suchahighflyer, ...
7
Texas nature observations and reminiscences
bat bird, I wish to call your attention to the photograph herein of a bullbat
escaping its breeding haunts, taken by surprise with the camera at short distance
(original photo slightly enlarged.) A friend, Mr. Alfred Haubold was present, and
the bird ...
8
Stick Horses and Other Stories of Ranch Life
toilet. Birds. Roger Tory Peterson, who wrote the definitive Field Guide to Western
Birds, would not approve, but we were unrestrained by experts when naming
some of our local avian friends. Their nighthawk was our bullbat, probably due to
...
9
Historic Henderson County: Tales from Along the Ridges
Fortunately, she hadn't quite done that, and she was able to grab the bullbat and
toss it well away from the car. Box turtle. Photo by Terry Ruscin. It's remarkable
how the 30 HistoriC Henderson County The Backbone of Summer Is Broken.
Louise Howe Bailey, Terry Ruscin, 2010
Before they fly away you get a bullbat and a female bat, and right then and there
pierce their head through from temple to temple with a sharp steel needle. And
here lies the charm; save all the blood in a small glass bottle without losing a ...
Jovita González Mireles, 1997
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BULLBAT»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
bullbat is used in the context of the following news items.
Birders' Eye View: Close encounters with nighthawks
The other call associated with the nighthawk earned it a strange nickname — the “bullbat.” When a male nighthawk wants to impress a female, ... «Savannah Morning News, Jun 15»
Real estate transfers 4/13/15
Bullbat Properties, John Lucas, Lot 12 Block B Chase Ridge, $18,500, 3/31/15. Bullbat Properties, John Lucas, Lot 14 Block B Chase Ridge, ... «Dothan Eagle, Apr 15»
Wild Ideas: An old friend, back in the twilight
... its white wing patches and erratic flight also make it look like “a big bat with headlights,” earning it the name of “bullbat” in some areas. «Rappahannock News, Jan 11»
Neither hawk nor owl, poorwills and nighthawks are visiting now
Years ago, an elderly man spied an injured nighthawk in a cage when he brought a bird to the Center, and remarked, "Oh, you have a bullbat. «LubbockOnline.com, Nov 08»
