for the birds

As for the birds, we have no advice.

One major factor in this decline is competition with local fisheries that catch sardines and anchovies, which are essential prey for the birds.

She hollered for the birds to fly away, but they were lost in a fighting frenzy.

The Conservatives said the government's housing pledges "are for the birds".

"They formed the basis for many of these habitats, in terms of food for the birds or for smaller mammals, or even the lizards that we find up there," he added.