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hawks and cabinet
The " hawks " in the cabinet urged a symbolic invasion of Northern Ireland to protect nationalists near the border, and to draw international attention, while the " doves ", who ultimately prevailed, urged caution.

hawks and were
Humphrey was a Willkie Republican in 1940, but during the postwar mop-up, when old American radicals were kicked out of a newly war-enamored Left, Humphrey busily extirpated Bryanism from the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party so that the populist FL might merge with the Trumanite hawks of the Democratic Party.
In the sitcom, references were made to an innumerable collection of bizarre and unconventional creatures such as hawks, bats, and alligators, although there were a handful with some consistency throughout the various media which the characters have subsequently appeared in.
The hawks had been ousted by those in the UVF who were unhappy with their political and military strategy.
There is little chance of deriving it from his name ; in his day there were many so-called “ Vogelweiden ” in the vicinity of castles and towns, where hawks were caught for hawking or songbirds for people's homes.
Birds of prey were " eagle hawks, falcons, and owls, some white and of great size ".
For example, on the estate at Sandringham in Norfolk, 1, 645 ' hawks ' were killed between 1938 and 1950, with 1, 115 taken between 1919 – 1926 at Langwell and Sandside in Caithness, Scotland.
They represent a diversity of views on foreign policy, but historically most were considered " hawks " against communism and strong supporters of American business abroad.
At one time, Cooper's Hawks were heavily hunted in persecution for preying on poultry and were called " chicken hawks ".
The royal hawks were kept at this site from 1377 and the name derives from the fact that they were confined there at moulting ( or “ mew ”) time.
The area was declared a wild bird sanctuary and a number of hawks, falcons, and owls were brought in.
The Quinnipiac were avid falconers, using hawks to keep crows away from the corn.
The quarrels which originally started over hawks or horses between Mughal officials and the Sikhs subsequently led to risings on a large scale and were responsible for the deaths of thousands of persons on both sides.
A race of giant hawks were bred to bear the Chosen Eight, the elfin messengers that who bore gifts to the humans, received tokens and live offerings of human tribe members, and hunted for the other Gliders.
Another version is that chickens were so abundant in the town that hawks always sweeped down the place to snatch chicks from their mother hens.
( 1994 ) described two cases in which dead hawks were found near venomous snakes and had suffered hemorrhage and gangrenous necrosis.
On 20 September 2003, after the remnants of Hurricane Isabel passed western Pennsylvania, 833 hawks were counted passing the site.
In December 2004, the hawks ' nest and the anti-pigeon spikes that had long anchored it were removed by the board of the co-op.
The Central Park Christmas Bird Count held December 17, 2006, determined that there were probably ten Red-tailed Hawks in the park that day, but it was expected that the extra four hawks would be driven off once the 2007 mating season began.
* striking attack, immediately followed by predictions of quagmire as soon as US troop regrouped and received reinforcements (" a new Viet-Nam ", " the hawks in Washington were mistaken ")
Pride, prestige, and leadership were associated with the use of falcons, hawks, golden eagles, and hunting dogs, and with the pursuit of beasts of prey, including tiger and snow-leopard.

hawks and seen
Sea lions, Galápagos hawks, giant tortoises, marine iguanas, and dolphins can be seen here.
Darwin finches and Galápagos hawks are usually seen, as well as a colony of fur seals.
Many of the birds seen the Wilderness Area are raptors, with 24 species of hawks identified.
Birds such as Wild Turkeys, Wood Ducks, Spotted Owls, great blue herons, ravens, Black-shouldered Kites, California Quail, woodpeckers, hawks, and tyrant-flycatchers are seen there.
Golden and bald eagles can be seen soaring on the thermals alongside hawks, crows, ravens, turkey vultures, and numerous songbirds.
Ospreys, herons, egrets and ibises, and, roseate spoonbills are often seen, as well as owls, hawks, bald eagles, and songbirds.
Bald eagles, hawks and peregrine falcons have been seen on the mountain.
Among the birds that can be seen are anhingas, egrets, hawks, limpkins, ospreys, vultures, American Bald Eagles, American White Ibis, Belted Kingfishers, American Coots and Great Blue Herons.
It is most commonly seen as a single bird with a distinctive upright silhouette on a bare branch high in a tree, from which it hawks for insects, returning to the same perch after a few seconds.
Birds of prey such as various hawks, owls and an occasional bald eagle can also be seen when canoeing the river.
A variety of wildlife including deer, eagles, fox, moose, turkeys, hawks, mountain lions ( cougars ), and beavers, have all been seen from the train as well.

hawks and both
With the death of Cleon and Brasidas, zealous war hawks for both nations, the Peace of Nicias was able to last for some six years.
Even as Elizabeth rebukes the hawks ( privateers ) in her council ( both Walsingham and Sir Francis Drake ), with hopes of peace ( encouraged by Cecil, who is now Lord Burghley ), the Spanish Armada appears on the horizons of England.
Other animals of this region include: deer, prairie dogs, mice, jack rabbits, skunks, coyotes, snakes, fox, owls, badgers, blackbirds ( both Old and New World varieties ), grasshoppers, meadowlarks, sparrows, quails, hawks and hyenas.
The most prolific natural predators of adult Mallards are Red Fox and hawks, although both kill far fewer than human hunters.
Bird species include golden eagles, bald eagles, pileated woodpecker, band-tailed pigeon, several hawks including goshawks, several large owl species including the spotted owl, plus an extensive variety of additional species both plant and animal.
Common birds in the park include both black and turkey vultures, Canada geese, red-winged blackbirds, red-tailed hawks, red-shouldered hawks, and barn swallows.
However, the plumage of both sexes appears spectacular when viewed in the ultraviolet spectrum, an ability which predators such as hawks and owls lack.
The Soviet Union and the western forces, led by the US, faced a number of standoffs that threatened to turn into live conflicts, such as the Berlin Blockade of 1948-1949 and the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, which saw " hawks " on both sides push the respective rivals closer towards war due to policies of brinksmanship.
Other animals in the park include Central American Squirrel Monkeys, mantled howler monkeys, both two-toed and three-toed sloths, agoutis, giant anteaters, Great Curassows, black hawks, Spectacled Owls, hummingbirds, 220 species of butterflies, golden orb spiders ( who build huge webs ), otters and raccoons.
Meanwhile, the people of the town are divided about the war, and after splitting in two, they both plan rallies: one pro-war ( hawks ), one anti-war ( doves ), both on the same day in the same place.
There are several rare species in the Sand Plains, including the purple pitcher plant and a sundew ( both of which are carnivorous plants ), red-shouldered hawks, martens, and the frosted elfin butterfly, which is a threatened species in New York State.

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