Adding to the litter, birds that prey on the emerging insects scatter the crispy wings they find hard to digest.

The birds do not eat them but scatter the seed.

The birds scatter the indigestible seeds in their droppings, perpetuating a seasonal food source.

But could not the birds, pecking at what was already there, have scattered it, making me think someone had thrown new grain?

As they walked, small animals and high-flying birds scattered at their appearance.

She felt a stirring deep in her, as if small birds had suddenly scattered through her into light.

The birds scattered, and the ocean spilled onto the beach, submerged the trees, and crashed against a series of ridges.

Big bags of supermarket birdseed may seem economical but can be wasteful, because they often contain filler that birds just scatter on the ground.

Find out what the birds like to eat, and scatter some of it about.

Moments later, cascading church bells sounded, and the birds swept up from the floor of the square and scattered away over the rooftops.