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A young woman you call in a playful or affectionate way

An old informal word for a woman often used in films

To show anger by holding up the middle finger at someone

To eat only a very small amount of food

Someone told the speaker something without saying who

A thing someone keeps in their heart that brings comfort

You say this when you hear something but do not say who told you

People who act early are more likely to succeed

A person who gets up or arrives early to gain an advantage

A very young bird without enough feathers to fly or leave the nest

A bird that hunts and eats other animals, like eagles or hawks

A container hung outside that holds food for wild birds

A person who watches wild birds for fun or study

A place where birds are protected so people can see them

A bird that cannot fly, for example an ostrich or kiwi

A dog that finds and brings back birds for hunters

A brightly colored bird from New Guinea with showy feathers and a special mating dance

A bird like a pheasant that people hunt for food or sport

A bird active at night, like an owl

A baby bird that is not yet an adult

A bird that walks in shallow water to feed on beaches and river mouths

A bird that lives in or near fresh water like lakes and rivers

Food made or mixed for birds, often seeds and grains

A place where a bird lays eggs and takes care of its baby birds

A small yellow songbird often kept as a pet for its singing

Large tropical seabird with long wings and a forked tail that often steals food from other birds while flying

A tropical bird from Asia that copies human speech and is often kept as a pet

A bird with long legs that stands in shallow water to catch fish and insects

A dinosaur that eats meat and has short front legs and strong back legs for running

A group of related birds that share similar body shape and habits

Small round lead pellets used in shotgun shells to hunt small birds

A bird that lives near water and can swim, wade or dive

A tropical Asian bird with glossy black feathers that copies sounds

A person who is not like most people in behavior or ideas

A bird that lives near the sea, like a gull

A small bird with a bright blue patch on its head often seen in gardens

A mostly white tropical bird with webbed feet and long tail feathers that lives at sea

An app or website where people post short public messages, like Twitter

A small wild cherry tree with red or black fruit that birds often eat

A small cherry tree with small berries that birds eat

A person who keeps and cares for birds as a hobby

Food for birds, usually a mix of seeds and grains

A small wingless insect that lives on birds and bites their skin or feathers

A poetic name for an eagle that often stands for power

A large bird from Southeast Asia that people keep for bright feathers and beauty

A bird active at night that hunts small animals, for example an owl

A person who moves from place to place and does not settle

A bird that travels to another region each year

A tropical plant with bright flowers that look like a bird in flight

A small plant from Central America with tiny red fruits that are very hot to eat

A climbing plant with dense groups of purple-blue flowers often found in fields and gardens

A small forest plant with leaves like wintergreen and pink-purple flowers

A thing that people put in fields to keep birds away from crops

A person who is very hurt inside and finds it hard to trust others

A long-winged night bird like a nightjar that eats insects in the air

A bird with a raised ridge on its breastbone that holds strong wing muscles

A bird like a pigeon or dove with a small head and short legs

A small European tree with clusters of sweet-smelling white flowers and black fruit eaten by birds

A short-legged bird that lives in trees and usually nests in holes

A bird in the crow family like a crow or raven

A small African bird that eats bugs from crocodiles' mouths

A bird like a cuckoo or roadrunner with two toes pointing forward and two back for perching securely

A small bird adults call when talking to children

A very large bird from Madagascar that could not fly and lived long ago

A large stork that stands tall and walks upright in India

A bird with webbed feet that swims, like ducks, geese, and swans

A South American bird with dull feathers that follows army ant swarms to catch insects

A bird with long wings and weak feet that spends most of its time flying like swifts and hummingbirds

A small European tree that has groups of white flowers and small black fruit

A green and yellow Australian bird that eats mainly figs and other fruit

A bird that walks in shallow water at the sea edge to find food

A large sea bird with a long beak, very long wings, and a forked tail that flies over warm seas

A reddish-brown grouse that lives on the moors of Great Britain

A bird with large feet that builds piles of dead plants to keep its eggs warm

A large bird with big feet that builds mounds of dead plants to keep its eggs warm

A heavy ground bird like a chicken kept for meat or sport

A person people think should be hanged, often a repeat criminal

A large sea bird with long wings that looks clumsy on land

A small songbird from North America with bright blue male feathers

A small North American bird with yellow on its lower back

A bird that is not a songbird, for example an owl or a duck