Bird, for example? About time! (5)
I believe the answer is:
egret
'bird' is the definition.
(egret is a kind of bird)
'example? about time' is the wordplay.
'example?' becomes 'eg' (short for 'exempli gratia', 'for example' in Latin).
'about time' becomes 'ret' (I've seen this in other clues).
'eg'+'ret'='EGRET'
'for' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for egret that I've seen before include "Heron-like wader" , "White-feathered wading bird" , "Type of heron" , "Stork-like bird" , "Kind of heron with long white feathers" .)