dead birds

Lifeless feathered creatures

Dead birds are birds that have died.

The phrase appears in contexts ranging from literal observations to ecological concerns, as mass bird deaths can signal environmental problems or disease outbreaks.

In some cultures, dead birds carry superstitious significance as omens.

There were dead birds all over the sidewalk after the storm.

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decay · mortality · carrion · necropsy · scavenger · putrefaction · window · avian flu · Rachel Carson · wind turbines · pet cemetery · pollution · toxicology · raptor · extinction · songless · decomposition · allegory

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Order of grasping-footed birds

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG