Pecking started soon.

Meaning: This means that the baby birds began to use their beaks to pick up or eat small pieces of food in a short amount of time or quickly.

Choice of Words: Pecking is the action of using the beak to pick up or eat small pieces of food. Started means to begin or commence an action or activity. Soon means in a short amount of time or quickly.

Alternative Expressions

The birds started pecking at the seeds.

Meaning: This sentence tells us that the birds began to use their beaks to hit the seeds in order to eat them.

Choice of Words: Birds are animals that have wings and feathers. Started means to begin doing something. Pecking means to hit something with your beak, like a bird would do to eat seeds. Seeds are the small parts of plants that can grow into new plants.

The baby birds pecked at their mother's beak.

Meaning: This sentence tells us that the baby birds were using their beaks to hit their mother's beak, maybe to get her attention or to ask for food.

Choice of Words: Baby birds are young birds that have not yet grown all of their feathers. Mother's beak is the beak of the baby bird's mother. Pecked means to hit something with your beak, like a bird would do to eat seeds or to get attention.

The woodpecker pecked at the tree trunk.

Meaning: This sentence tells us that the woodpecker was using its beak to hit the tree trunk, maybe to find food or to make a nest.

Choice of Words: Woodpecker is a type of bird that has a strong beak that it uses to peck at trees. Tree trunk is the main part of the tree, where the branches grow out from.

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