The gardener carefully pruned the common roses to encourage healthier blooms next season.

The zookeeper explained that the common chinchilla prefers cool, rocky habitats.

At the wildlife center, the volunteers feed the common chinchillas every morning.

Every spring the villagers took part in the common riding to mark and remember the parish boundaries.

Every summer, the town organizes common ridings to mark the boundaries of the shared grazing lands.

I found several common purslanes growing between the cracks in the sidewalk and added them to my salad.

The common pochards dived quietly beneath the reeds as we watched from the boardwalk.

At dawn, common linnets gathered on the hedgerow, their soft song filling the cool air.

The common crossbills clustered around the ripe cones in the pine stand, their crossed bills expertly prying out the seeds.

The common foxgloves along the hedgerow attracted a swarm of bees in late spring.