How to Use bird of prey in a Sentence

bird of prey

noun phrase

• Then take a spin through this list of Southern birds of prey.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2023
• Students are using tech to study how these birds of prey see the world.
  — Jade Walker, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
• It was killed by a bird of prey, as were the animals it was found with.
  — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
• And birds of prey like buzzards, sparrowhawks, barn owls, and tawny owls.
  — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 13 Sep. 2023
• Mobbing does come with some risk, since birds of prey can still attack the mobbers.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 31 Jan. 2023
• There were ample signs that whitetail, birds of prey, and other wildlife had been present in the area.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
• The bird of prey of choice for a female warrior had to be a merlin, which is the small bird of prey.
  — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2024
• That passion led him to seasonal field work with birds of prey around the country.
  — Ryan Garza, Freep.com, 8 May 2023
• Compare that to an Andean condor, the largest bird of prey in the world.
  — Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2023
• The bird of prey landed perfectly on her glove and perched there for a few moments.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025
• In any case, the fastest airspeeds are not reached in flapping or gliding flight but in dives by birds of prey.
  — Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
• That goes against the trend for birds of prey, broadly seen as a conservation bright spot.
  — Jon Hurdle, New York Times, 15 June 2023
• As the bird of prey approached the water, a grey seal emerged from below and broke the surface.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
• Kestrels are magnificent birds of prey.
  — Joe Murphy, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
• The Ospreys – a mischievous bird of prey – have returned.
  — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
• Seals and birds of prey are all part of the furniture here, too, as are long leg stretches along the miles of shoreline.
  — Rosie Conroy, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Mar. 2026
• This might include colorful flags or posts with faux owls or larger birds of prey, which hunt smaller birds.
  — Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 13 Mar. 2026
• The park has seen a steady growth in the number of mice, which is out of the ordinary in a park known for its snakes and birds of prey.
  — Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
• She is obsessed with birds of prey, power dynamics, and croissants.
  — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 2 May 2023
• Walking in the forest with a bird of prey on my hunting glove was unbelievable.
  — Lisa Niver, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2023
• High up in the trees, these primates face threats from birds of prey, like the formidable harpy eagle, and snakes.
  — Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2023
• Like most birds of prey, the female is larger than the male, sometimes weighing as much as 18 pounds.
  — Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
• Across the country, viewers are also tuning in to watch various birds of prey lay eggs and raise chicks.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
• Made from tiny bird bones, the instruments were likely designed to imitate the calls of birds of prey.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 June 2023
• There are many previous cases of birds of prey attacking and bringing down drones.
  — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
• Isis’ son Horus, the great god commonly depicted with the head of a bird of prey.
  — Amy Crawford, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
• Soldier Field was a scene all throughout 2025 — do cheese graters work on birds of prey?
  — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 May 2026
• You’re virtually guaranteed to see gators, water fowl and birds of prey on your trip.
  — Gqlshare, Orange County Register, 19 Feb. 2025
• From soil microbes to birds of prey, embracing a garden's food chain helps a garden take care of itself.
  — Elizabeth Waddington, Treehugger, 13 Sep. 2023
• Usually, the secretive, furry wild cats are pursued by large birds of prey and wolves.
  — Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023