a hawk with a banded tail
the red, black, and yellow banded king snake is sometimes mistaken for the venomous coral snake
Recent Examples on the WebThen over the winter, one of the banded birds seen in the Florida Keys after Idalia was spotted again in Yucatan, said Jerry Lorenz, Audubon Florida's state director of research, based at the Everglades Science Center.—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 9 June 2024 By analyzing the shells in this particular workshop, researchers concluded that just one snail species was used there: the banded dye-murex.—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2024 Those are German, brown banded, American, Asian and smokey-brown cockroaches.—Jacqueline Pinedo, Sacramento Bee, 16 May 2024 The slim fit and banded cuffs will also help block the wind, while zippered side pockets keep your valuables safe.—Paula Lee, Glamour, 3 Jan. 2024 But there was nothing like that, just the usual tasting-menu layout, a counter of banded marble facing a stainless steel kitchen where half a dozen cooks in white jackets stood intently over rows of white porcelain bowls, heads bowed like monks.—Pete Wells, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024 The turtle walked alone in the shallow water for a while, but then, a northern banded dragonfly flitted past Finkelstein’s lens and paused on the reptile’s nose.—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Jan. 2024 The elastic waistband on these high-waist bottoms sits at the belly button, before continuing down in a slim thigh and leg and ending with banded cuffs.—Paula Lee, Glamour, 3 Jan. 2024 Unlike many other sea snakes that give birth to live young, the banded sea krait lays eggs on land in the sand.—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2023
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