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Recent Examples of coveyThe sight of a covey of desert quail fills me with a mad, superhuman strength.—Jack O’Connor, Outdoor Life, 6 Nov. 2024 And because quail live in coveys, the parasites can spread quickly through wild populations.—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 18 July 2024 Often the best way to proceed is to flush the covey, then hunt up the singles, which will often sit very well for a dog.—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024 Once hatched, the chicks feed on insects, and the family group stays together, forming a covey that will remain together into the fall.—Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 28 Mar. 2024 Areas that always produce a covey were lifeless.—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 16 Sep. 2020 Home gardens may see nesting mourning dove, a covey of baby quail, or the miracle of tiny hummingbird chicks hatching from miniature eggs in a nest not much bigger than a large thimble.—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2022 This slower afternoon there were couples strolling, a few runners, a covey of bicycles, a family out for an autumn city walk — kids, parents, an older woman moving carefully using a walker.—Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Dec. 2021 Soon the covey moved on, and the quail whispers faded with them.—San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2021
Johnson staged the gaggle to discuss the legislation but was swarmed with questions about the altercation in Los Angeles.
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Mychael Schnell,
The Hill,
12 June 2025
Instead of constantly trying to scoop them out, Matthew Henry of Chesapeake, Virginia, decided to build makeshift stairs and patiently encourage the gaggle of goslings to use them.
Full to Partial Shade Soil Type: Well Draining, Rich
Soil pH: Acidic (5.5 to 6.5)
Not as aggressive as its Japanese counterpart, Allegheny spurge is a native, herbaceous perennial groundcover that slowly spreads by rhizomes to form a dense colony.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 June 2025
Yes,commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence, marking the colonies’ official declaration of separation from Great Britain, is at the heart of the celebration, butit’s also the chow that brings us together.
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