Birds such as the goldfinch feed on the seeds.

Aristophanes, a playwright of 5th century Athens, wrote plays of political satire such as The Wasps, The Birds and The Clouds.

Others have been made into short films, often rewritten by other people, and even as feature length films, such is the case of Children of the Corn, The Birds, Brokeback Mountain, Who Goes There ?, Duel, A sound of thunder, The Body, The Lawnmower Man, and Hearts in Atlantis.

Birds are also of medical importance and their role as carriers of human diseases such as Japanese Encephalitis, West Nile Virus and H5N1 have been widely recognised.

The Simurgh appears in Iranian literary classics such as Farid ud-Din Attar's Conference of the Birds as instructor and birds leader, and in Ferdowsi's epic Shahnameh ( The Book of Kings ), in which also the Huma bird appears as the presumed " bird of paradise ".

As legislation, such as the Wild Birds Protection Act 1954 in the United Kingdom, made it impossible to collect eggs legally, the practice of egg collecting, or ' egging ', continued as an ' underground ' or illegal activity in the UK and elsewhere.

Rod Taylor began his acting career in Australia, appearing in such Australian films as Long John Silver ( 1954 ) before transferring to the United States to become a Hollywood leading man of the 1960s and 70s, with starring roles in The Time Machine ( 1960 ) and The Birds ( 1963 ).

Some of the exhibits at the Bronx Zoo, such as World of Birds and World of Reptiles, are arranged by taxonomy, while others, such as African Plains and Wild Asia, are arranged geographically.

Birds of prey such as Whistling Kites also rely on fire to flush out small animals and are usually found in large numbers circling a fire front.

NNRs are managed on behalf of the nation, many by Natural England themselves, but also by non-governmental organisations such as the members of The Wildlife Trusts partnership, the National Trust, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds or others.

National Nature Reserves in Norfolk, England are established by Natural England and managed by them or by non-governmental organisations such as the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds or the National Trust.

Finn has also produced and recorded with various New Zealand acts such as Bic Runga, The Mutton Birds and Dave Dobbyn.

National Nature Reserves in England were established by English Nature, now Natural England, which manages them either directly or through non-governmental organisations such as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds or the National Trust.

National Nature Reserves in Derbyshire, England, are established by English Nature and managed by them or by non-governmental organisations such as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds or the National Trust.

National Nature Reserves in Lancashire in England are established by English Nature and managed by them or by non-governmental organisations such as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds or the National Trust.

National Nature Reserves in Suffolk, England are established by Natural England and managed by them or by non-governmental organisations such as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, the National Trust or the Suffolk Wildlife Trust.

National Nature Reserves in Bedfordshire, England are established by Natural England and managed by them or by non-governmental organisations such as the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds or the National Trust.

Birds such as the Eastern Ground Parrot, Glossy Black Cockatoo, Eastern Yellow Robin, Rufous Fantail, Satin Bowerbird and Crimson Rosella are all found in the park's forests.

Birds of prey such as Hen Harrier and Merlin feed on the flocks of Linnet and Twite, while the mudflats support Dunlin, Whimbrel, and Bar-tailed Godwit.

He oversaw the sound design in The Birds ( 1963 ), although there was no actual music in the film as such, only electronically made bird sounds.

Birds such as blackbirds, and some mammals, will feed on the nutritious fruits in autumn.

Heavy and faithful use of real world setting for inspiration, as in Barry Hughart's Bridge of Birds, clearly derived from China, or Lloyd Alexander's use of real world cultures such as Welsh for The Chronicles of Prydain or Indian for The Iron Ring, make the line between fantasy worlds and alternate histories fuzzy.

Similar examples are manifold, such as in Birds of Paradise and Argus pheasants.

Other whistled languages exist or existed in such parts of the world as Turkey ( Kuşköy, " Village of the Birds "), France ( the village of Aas in the Pyrenees ), Mexico ( the Mazatecs and Chinantecs of Oaxaca ), South America ( Pirahã ), Asia ( the Chepang of Nepal ), and New Guinea.

* Souder, William ( 2005 ) Under a Wild Sky: John James Audubon and the Making of the Birds of America.

Birds include cardinals, barred owls, Carolina chickadees, Red-tailed Hawks, Ospreys, Brown Pelicans, Quail, Sea gulls, Bald Eagles, and Wild Turkeys.

* The Arboretum at Flagstaff's Wild Birds of Prey Program

Under the Wild Birds Directive, 26 sites totalling roughly 25 % of the nation's land are " Special Protected Areas "; the Natura 2000 proposal would increase the totals to 260 sites and 32 % of national territory.

A Special Protection Area or SPA is a designation under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds.

The Birds of North America: Wild Turkey No. 22.

: The UK ratified the convention and adopted the European Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds ( among other directives ).

1979-European Directive79 / 409 / EC on the Conservation of Wild Birds.

1981-The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 along with several other acts were passed as UK legislation to comply to the European Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds:

“ Directive 2009 / 147 / EC on the Conservation of Wild Birds ”, jncc. gov. uk.

* The Wild Beasts, Birds and Reptiles of the World: The Story of their Capture.

* Martin, Alfred G. Hand-Taming Wild Birds at the Feeder.

Migratory Birds Convention Act, Canada Wildlife Act, Species at Risk Act and The Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial Trade Act.

It supports seven species listed on Annex 1 of the EC Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds, populations of six species of Red Data bird and several species of candidate Red Data bird.

In February 1892, the Wild Birds Protection Act was amended to include the Huia, making it illegal to kill the bird, but enforcement was not taken seriously.

* National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals established in the United States.

1905 saw the organization of the National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals ; William Dutcher was president, and T. Gilbert Pearson was secretary and financial agent.

Zino's Petrel is protected under the EU's Wild Birds Directive, and its breeding sites lie within the Parque Natural da Madeira national park.

" Another challenge to the conventional notion of wilderness comes from Robert Winkler in his book, Going Wild: Adventures with Birds in the Suburban Wilderness.

* Wild Birds ( Vildfåglar ) ( 1955 )

* Wild Birds ( Vildfåglar ) ( 1955 )

They were produced through a partnership with Indian River County, St. Johns River Water Management District, Florida Inland Navigation District, Florida Power and Light, ConocoPhillips, Wild Birds Unlimited, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and many others.