Bats flap wings, a prelude to nightly swoops and sorties .

Wintering birds sent the echo of flapping wings through the frozen woods.

There was no escaping its giant saucer eyes and frantically flapping wings.

The train was still rolling along with its great noise of flapping wings.

The Raven all but flapped wings, and true to her name, took off.

The air was suddenly full of flapping wings and dropping letters and packages.

Scent disappeared and flapping wings lifted me, then dropped me.

Rising to the huckster's instinct, Fletcher poked the offerings suspiciously beneath their flapping wings.

And the breeze caused by the flapping wings blew off the hats of several spectators.

Out of the tree fluttered something with flapping wings.

Hawks and kites were braver, only flapping wings and backing off slightly as she approached.

The poor cock made no reply, but waddled on with hoarse cries and flapping wings.

At that moment slowly flapping wings were heard overhead.

A large black crow rose upward on flapping wings and disappeared into the misty sky.

Its flapping wings caused a wind to whip through the camp, scattering sparks from the fire.

Their long, flapping wings, long legs, and large, staring eyes, give them a very peculiar appearance.