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Stormy Bird (Romanian: Pasărea furtunii) is a 1957 Romanian drama film directed by Dinu Negreanu. [1] The film portrays the lives of Black Sea fisherman during the Second World War and then in the years following the Communist takeover .
The stormy petrel finds a home,— A home, if such a place may be For her who lives on the wide, wide sea. O’er the deep!—o'er the deep! Where the whale and the shark and the sword-fish sleep,— Outflying the blast and the driving rain, The petrel telleth her tale—in vain!
Birds have been observed diving for food to a depth of not more than 0.5 m (20 in). [47] [48] and it is claimed, using indirect measurements, that the Mediterranean subspecies reaches depths of up to 5 m (16 ft)). [49] A bird may range up to 200 km (120 mi) over the course of two or three days in search of food. [50]
The spectacled parrotlet (Forpus conspicillatus) is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. There are three subspecies: F. c. conspicillatus , the Cauca spectacled parrotlet ( F. c. caucae ) and the Venezuelan spectacled parrotlet ( F. c. metae ).
Odd Thomas is a fictional character who first appeared in Dean Koontz's 2003 novel of the same name, Odd Thomas.He is a twenty-year-old man who lives in the fictional desert town of Pico Mundo, California, and is able to see the spirits of the dead.
The more specific "storm petrel" or "stormy petrel" is a reference to their habit of hiding in the lee of ships during storms. [37] Early sailors named these birds "Mother Carey's chickens" because they were thought to warn of oncoming storms; this name is based on a corrupted form of Mater Cara, a name for the Blessed Virgin Mary. [38]
Odd could see the dead and also see shadowy figures that normally lurk around people that will cause deaths or will die. They are called bodachs and feed on the pain of others. Odd is a 20 year old short-order cook at a breakfast joint in Pico Mundo. His girlfriend is Stormy. Little Ozzie is his best friend.
Wild male in Peru. The Pacific parrotlet (Forpus coelestis) is a small green parrot originating from South America.A typical specimen is 11–14 centimetres (4.3–5.5 in) long and typically weighs 30 grams or more. [2]