10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NODDIES»
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noddies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
noddies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Seabirds of Hawaii: Natural History and Conservation
Only brown and black noddies are uniformly dark with white caps. Browns are
larger and have longer tails than black noddies, and in good light their names are
seen to be well deserved. Sooty terns can be identified from a distance by their ...
Noddies are terns, which are closely related to gulls, although noddies are
generally more aerodynamic in shape, with narrow, pointed wings; slender,
pointed bills; and forked tails. Many terns are similar to gulls in coloration: largely
white with ...
Iain Campbell, Sam Woods, 2013
3
Kingbird Highway: The Biggest Year in the Life of an Extreme ...
If the Sooties were the noisiest terns I'd ever encountered, the Brown Noddies
were certainly the strangest. They looked like anti-terns: brown with white caps,
the opposite of most terns, which are white with black caps. And unlike any terns I
...
4
Plants and Animals of Hawaii
Black noddies live only in Hawaii. (Susan Scott) The paddle-shaped feet of red-
tailed tropicbirds help the birds swim but aren't suited for walking. This makes
these birds clumsy on land. (Craig Thomas) Red-tails, koa'e 'ula, have two long,
red ...
5
Hawaiian Birds of the Sea: Nā Manu Kai
... nest in loose. above: Black Noddies display with loud, raucous calls, showing
off their bright orange mouth and tongue. opposite page: Although Brown
Noddies often nest on bare, rocky ground, they will also nest in low vegetation or
trees.
Robert J. Shallenberger, 2009
6
Words of the Lagoon: Fishing and Marine Lore in the Palau ...
In the presence of feeding yellowfin tuna (tkuu or manguro) Thunnus albacares,
noddies behave much as they do over skipjacks. But yellowfin move somewhat
slower than skipjack and change direction less frequently. This is reflected in the
...
Robert Earle Johannes, 1981
7
Tropical Island Recovery: Cousine Island, Seychelles
In turn, the trees benefit from the rich food represented by the noddies' faeces,
and dropped sea food. Pisonia has soft wood, and sometimes the weight of a
noddy nest breaks off or cracks a small branch. Even though a nest may only
have ...
Michael Samways, Peter Hitchins, Dr Orty Bourquin, 2010
8
Clairvoyance: Selected Poems,1990-2007
Tom-noddies. Outdoors for a moment at ten to eleven, I am drenched by a flurry
of cries, a seaspray of gusting, combative cries. And so long as I do not walk over
and look, they are skirlies: little auks, kittiwakes, rockdoves, tom-noddies.
9
Teach Yourself VISUALLY Handspinning
Niddy noddies are used to make skeins. They are generally a standard size and
make a 2-yard loop. Sample niddy noddies come in a wide range of sizes, but all
are much smaller than standard niddy noddies. They are used to make samples ...
Judith MacKenzie McCuin, 2011
scope and Lonna her camera at the fence protecting the nesting sooty terns and
brown noddies. About 80,000 (or 100,000) sooty terns and 4,500 (2,500) brown
noddies nest in this only “significant [important] breeding colony in the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NODDIES»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
noddies is used in the context of the following news items.
Florida Keys are a paradise for birders
... as migrating species such as warblers, white-crowned pigeons, terns, noddies, boobies and other unusual Keys shorebirds and songbirds. «Palm Beach Post, Jul 15»
There is a season — terns, terns, terns
In the United States, there are 25 species of gulls and kittiwakes, joined by 15 species of terns and noddies. Other Laridae are jaegers, skuas, ... «Columbia Daily Tribune, Jul 15»
Media Monkey: Slough, Princess Charlotte, OK! and Melvyn Bragg
... in which the veteran broadcaster is on the other side of the camera, instead of posing the questions and providing his trademark “noddies”. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Audubon Declares Areas In And Around The Florida Keys A Birder's …
... white-crowned pigeons, terns, noddies, boobies and other unique Keys shorebirds and songbirds. Rare sightings of the LaSagra's Flycatcher ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
Cruising guide to the Coral Sea
White Masked Boobies court in winter and nest on its sandy fringe while brown Common Noddies nest within the foliage. We also sighted about ... «My Sailing, Jul 15»
One Remote Island's Battle Against Acid-Spewing Ants
The midday sky is a swirl of wings: Piratical Great Frigatebirds dive-bomb shearwaters and steal their fish; colonies of thousands of terns and noddies cover the ... «Audubon Magazine Blog, Jun 15»
Art speaks where words fail for people with dementia
Barnes points out that they are still “using their noddies” and Mabel acquiesces with a smile. “Well yes, I suppose we are.” iPods loaded with ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Field Notes: These People Are Serious Bird Watchers
Kaka'ako Waterfront Park, for 'ewa'ewa, red-footed boobies and brown noddies. Ka'ena Point Natural Area Reserve, for wedge-tailed ... «HONOLULUMagazine.com, May 15»
Why bank non-execs need danger money
Most of them have now gone, but the current generation of noddies is apprehensive. They worry about personal liability, and can point to a ... «Financial Times, May 15»
Want to understand why the Tories won? Just go anywhere but …
... about style as they are about content: the “noddies”, “pieces to camera”, cutaways and set-piece interviews. The public, when they do appear, ... «The Guardian, May 15»
