Beaks pecked at seeds, a rhythmic tapping sound.

Meaning: The birds were using their beaks to eat seeds, making a regular tapping sound.

Choice of Words: Beaks are the hard, pointed mouthparts of birds, used for pecking and eating. Pecked means to strike something repeatedly with the beak, and rhythmic tapping sound describes the repetitive and regular sound made by the beaks hitting the seeds.

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