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cookery [ˈkʊkərı] N

rockery [ˈrɒkərı] N

robbery [ˈrɒbərı] N

mockery [ˈmɒkərı] N

cooker [ˈkʊkə] N

hooker [ˈhʊkə] N Am sl

foolery [ˈfuːlərı] N

rooster [ˈruːstə] N mainly Am

roomy ADJ

bakery [ˈbeıkərı] N

grocery [ˈgrəʊsərı] N

crooked [ˈkrʊkıd] ADJ

snooker [ˈsnuːkə] N

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Mating may occur outside the rookeries, between non-territorial males and females, as the latter move to and from the mating site.
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The adapted buildings were also known as rookeries, and were a particular concern as they were prone to collapse and fire.
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Breeding takes place in these abandoned nests; usually breeding occurs colonially in rookeries because these birds tend to stay together in groups.
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While their rookeries had been thickly buried as well, coastal erosion had cleared them by the summer of 2009.
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Nesting loggerhead and green turtles use the remote, sandy location as a rookery.
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A survey in 1995 counted 609 nesting pairs in a heron rookery on the island.
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However, pigeons became such a nuisance that a complaining citizen began referring to the building as a rookery, a term the press quickly adopted.
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Alligators prevent predatory mammals from reaching island-based rookeries and in return eat spilled food and birds that fall from their nests.
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In the 19th century, the site served as a food-rich rookery for herons, egrets, and other species of wildlife.
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The area is hills that are mostly forested as well as a great blue heron rookery.
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