| Sheldrake suggests that the two starers may have differed in their beliefs concerning the ability to detect unseen staring. |
| There were geese, barrel-headed and black-backed, teal, widgeon, mallard, and sheldrake, with curlews, and here and there a flamingo. |
| Sheldrake knelt down and brushed away leaves to reveal a patch of soil the size of a dinner plate. |
| The breeding season of the sheldrake begins in April or May. |
| These saltworks are often feeding areas for birds, particularly the pink flamingoes, Phoenicopterus ruberroseus, and the Tadorna tadorna sheldrake. |
| Lily held out her hand, and Mr. sheldrake pressed it tenderly. |
