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aviary

[ay-vee-er-ee] / ˈeɪ viˌɛr i /
NOUN
bird sanctuary
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But the shelter did not have the facilities for a young bird to continue to learn to fly, so it was taken to an aviary at Leicestershire Wildlife Hospital.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

Parrots and macaws that had outlived their owners squawked in a giant aviary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026

At the MPI-AB in Konstanz, Germany, pigeons had been trained to return to their aviary from locations more than twenty kilometers away.

From Science Daily ● May 31, 2026

Since 2022, the Sadyba Nyushanik centre has built a new aviary to house the influx of injured birds.

From Barron's ● May 20, 2026

“So if we went to the zoo, you’d pay for one of those little cones of birdseed and take it into the aviary to feed them?”

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison

And then there were moments of “11,000 Strings” that sounded like the musical aviaries of Olivier Messiaen emanating from a far away lath house.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025

The scientists manipulated the environment of immigrants by changing the foliage in the experimental aviaries as well.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2024

In an attempt to entice the escaped birds back, he placed a large feeding tray in the walkway between his aviaries.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2023

In the new aviaries, they can be glimpsed in person, and “we can tell their stories,” Sillett said.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2023

The bathing system is worked on the same plan in the aviaries, but we disconnect this part of the system in the extreme weather.

From Raising P.V. Squabs for Profit by John S. Trecartin




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