The Attacks of the Goths on the Roman Empire. It is ironic that the most serious threats to the Roman Empire began not with the western Germanic tribes of the Roman frontier but the eastern Germanic tribes, particularly the Goths.
In a large, shallow body of water, hundreds of flamingos congregate like an avian water ballet team: all preening their pink feathers, resting in the sun and standing on one leg for hours at a time. Flamingos even sleep that way. Bird Image Gallery.
Full Answer. Godwits are birds with long legs and long, upturned bills with which they wade through muddy water and snatch up insects and worms. The marbled godwit is found on the west coast of the United States from Alaska down to the Gulf of Mexico.