| The one that yells loudest is fed first and continues to be fed until another birdling yells louder. |
| The one small birdling went up to a lion's whelp, and took refuge with it. |
| In the nest a newborn birdling stands awkwardly with its beak open wide, straining in the throes of infancy. |
| These young birdling things are driving me to the point of borrowing a gun. |
