| INCUBATES | Male pigeons ___ the eggs during the day and the female takes over at night |
| FOUNTAIN | Jet on a hill, female takes over from man |
| SUCK | Pigeons ___ up water without tilting their heads when drinking |
| EBULLIENT | Ultimately aggressive male pigeon, it's periodically becoming excited (9) |
| SUPREMA | ____ tempestas the last part of the day, and the best perhaps |
| MOWBRAY | Guy, football commentator on Match Of The Day and the BBC's coverage of England games (7) |
| EMU | Creature whose male incubates the eggs, during which it won't eat, drink or defecate for 50+ days |
| INCUBATE | Both of the parents ___ the eggs and both are responsible for feeding them |
| STARLESS | Clouded over at night (8) |
| INCUBATING | Both the male and female take turns ___ the eggs |
| SWEETPEAS | Butterfly-esque blossoms, fluttery flowers or papilionaceous plants esteemed for their palette of pastels and brights and delightful fragrance embodying the essence of a fresh English summer garden th |
| DAYTRIPPER | Tourist who does not fall over at night? (3-7) |
| AMNESTY | Lay eggs during May riots. Pardon? (7) |
| VERTICAL | The anecic group form deep, permanent and ___ tunnels within the soil during the day and surface during the night to feed on plant matter. |
| AWAKE | Nocturnal animals -- like owls and bats -- sleep during the day and stay ___ at night |
| SKY | It's blue and sunny during the day and black and starry at night (3) |
| SETTLE | It's a seat during the day and a bed at night |
| PROTECTS | They have a thick coat which ___ them from the heat during the day and keeps them warm during those cold desert nights. |
| COURTSHIP | The male and the female bow to each other during their ___ display. |
| SNOW | The Hunters in the -; winter scene in a series of five extant paintings depicting the months/seasons including The Gloomy Day and The Hay Harvest by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (4) |
