Fenrir
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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Fenrir in Norse mythology, the wolf, son of Loki, which will devour Odin at
Ragnarök. Fenrir was originally shackled by the gods, in the process of which he bit off the hand of
Tyr, but at Ragnarök he will break his bonds to join in the attack on the gods.
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Darting delights; Nuthatches a joy for birdwatchers.(Life-Discovery)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/24/2007; 700+ words
; ...nutjobber even better than nuthatch. The nuthatch family is both rich...There are 22 species of nuthatches worldwide, with the...the white-breasted nuthatch is the largest of the four North American nuthatches. The sexes look very...
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Red-breasted nuthatches' appearance a plesant surprise
Newspaper article from: Charleston Gazette; 9/24/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...have seen this nuthatch at feeders. Though...red-breasted nuthatches from across Pennsylvania...white-breasted nuthatch, red-breasts...behavior alone makes nuthatches easy to recognize...red-breasted nuthatches usually nest far...members of the nuthatch family, red...
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The topsy-turvy bird. (nuthatch)
Magazine article from: Ranger Rick; 11/1/1995; ; 700 words
; ...you know a nuthatch? Here's the secret: Nuthatches are the only...later became nuthatches. Funny, huh...can watch a nuthatch hack seeds...seed, the nuthatch stores it under...bark. Why Do Nuthatches Walk Upside...
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BACK-YARD BIRDING; The nuthatch's topsy-turvy world; Clinging to tree trunk upside down, they're easy to spot.(HOME & GARDEN)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 2/6/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...again, a white-breasted nuthatch or a chickadee has already...breakfast. There are two nuthatches in my flock and more than a dozen chickadees, yet a nuthatch arrives first at least as often as a chickadee. Nuthatches also eat sunflower seeds...
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THE WILD SIDE: Nuthatches' unusual personality on display during winter
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 12/12/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...At night, each nuthatch roosts alone in...warmer weather, nuthatches turn to nuts and...White-breasted nuthatches live all year in...red-breasted nuthatch, a winter visitor...white-breasted nuthatches by their smaller...re watching a nuthatch. You'll quickly...
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Interspecific nest sharing by Red-breasted Nuthatch and Mountain Chickadee.(Short Communications)
Magazine article from: Wilson Bulletin; 12/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...the cavity, and two nuthatch chicks (estimated at...period. The fledgling nuthatches were seen the next day foraging with the adult nuthatch on and near the nest...fledge. The female nuthatch then provisioned the...sightings of Red-breasted Nuthatches or Mountain Chickadees...
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Effects of food supplementation and predator simulation on nuthatches and parids within mixed-species flocks.
Magazine article from: Wilson Bulletin; 9/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...The number of different nuthatches using each site was not...measure distances between nuthatches and parids, I followed a flock of nuthatches (or a lone individual...the most easily visible nuthatch in the flock to the first...
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Ups and downs ; Nuthatch, creeper making their way to Mid-Missouri.
Newspaper article from: Columbia Daily Tribune; 9/28/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...are 22 species of nuthatches world-wide...brown-headed nuthatch is a bird of the...in 1878. Pygmy nuthatches are found from...red-breasted nuthatches in Columbia. The red-breasted nuthatch resembles its white...
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BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH IS BIG SOURCE OF AMUSEMENT.(VIRGINIA BEACH BEACON)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 6/22/2003; 700+ words
; ...nuthatch and the white-breasted nuthatch share upside-down tree...to have the brown-headed nuthatch at all, because it doesn...smaller than the other two nuthatches, the "Peterson Field Guide...refers to it as "a dwarf nuthatch of the Southern pinelands...
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Red-breasted nuthatch sightings mean good watching
Newspaper article from: Sunday Gazette-Mail; 9/28/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...familiar white-breasted nuthatch, red-breasts are...behavior alone makes nuthatches easy to recognize...Though red-breasted nuthatches usually nest far to...Like all members of the nuthatch family, red-breasts...however, red-breasted nuthatches "paint" the area around...
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Nuthatches
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...predators early. Nuthatches defend territories...breeders. The typical nuthatches (genus Sitta...natural, or the nuthatch may excavate it...four species of nuthatches in North America. The red-breasted nuthatch ( Sitta canadensis...
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nuthatch
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
nuthatch , common name applied to...and pecking them open. Nuthatches are unique in that they...Unlike the creepers, the nuthatches have straight bills and...tail feathers as a prop. Nuthatches are classified in the phylum...
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nuthatches
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
nuthatches 1. ( Sitta ) See Sittidae . 2. ( coral-billed nuthatch , Hypositta coral-lirostris ) See HYPOSITTIDAE .
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coral-billed nuthatch
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
coral-billed nuthatch ( Hypositta corallirostris ) See HYPOSITTIDAE .
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Sittidae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
Sittidae ( nuthatches ; class Aves , order Passeriformes ) A family that comprises the one...Tichadromadidae and Daphaenosittidae are sometimes placed in this family. Nuthatches are small birds, most of which have blue-grey upper-parts and...
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