Antarctic birds

On the second day however it was mostly dedicated to the identification of the kingdom of insects that surrounded the freshwater biome. After the morning ablutions, the group was given some education into the proper use of the equipment that was provided in order to begin the Bio Blitz, which was essentially a search and identification program. Within this period of time, the sweeping of both land and airborne insects would be caught and placed into confinement for proper tagging and…

I chose to observe the black vultures or Coragyps atratus (The Cornell lab of Ornithology, 2015). There is a small flock of three black vultures that are common in my neighborhood. All three black vultures appear to be roughly 2 feet tall, and an estimated 5 pounds. I was lucky enough to observe one of the black vultures expand their wings, and this vulture’s wingspan was roughly 4 feet wide. I based my estimates on the surroundings of the vultures including a fence and vehicle. Black vultures…

The gulper eel is very different from other eels. The biggest difference is mainly in its’ physical structures. It’s physical structures help the eel survive. Something happens to male eels when they mature. They eat in a special way but deep sea predators eat them. They eat small creatures. They live deep in a dark environment. The eel has many categories it is uniquely adapted which, includes physical structures, reproduction and behavior, feeding habits, position in food web, range, and…

Once seen throughout the southeastern United States, fewer than 100 Florida panthers are estimated to live in south Florida today. The current range is less than five percent of their original range across Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and parts of Tennessee and South Carolina. Today, the main threats are habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation (National Park Service, n.d.). We need to recognize the signs and figure out how the stop the extinctions of today’s…

Noah Haack 10/5 Biology 6 Hawaiian Hawk The Hawaiian Hawk is one of the very few native birds of prey left on the Hawaiian Islands, and the only native hawk to Hawaii. It has a medium brown color on it’s back, and a snow white belly. It is about 16-18 inches tall weighing about 1 pound. It is a tertiary consumer, eating mostly mice, bugs, and smaller birds. The females are much larger then the males. It’s scientific name is Buteo Solitarius. It is currently under Near Threatened on the…

the poem “Hope is the Thing with Feathers” is metaphor. The author uses metaphor to express the theme of hope. She shows hope and its meaning to her in own her words. Some might ask, why a bird. Why not a butterfly, or a horse? They are just as graceful. Why? Because it is the simple beauty of a bird that to us symbols life a prosperity. And as she quotes "Yet, never, in Extremity, It asked…

crooked teeth, and an ugly baby. Afterwards, the couple has a child of their own. Two symbols in the story are the peacock and plaster mold of crooked teeth. The first symbol in this story is the peacock. Peacocks can be described as “birds of 1,000 eyes,” “birds of paradise,” “very colorful,” and “exotic”. The dictionary defines peacock as, “a person who is vain and fond of showing off; proud; one who struts”. I think the peacock represents hauteur. The peacock, Joey, is puffed up with vanity,…

Introduction Hook: Chicken Farming: a topic that seems funny at first, but how funny is it really? Bridge: Chicken farming , a topic seems to get almost no attention, is a very gruesome and cruel practice. For example, in an article exploiting this business it states “Most egg-laying hens spend their lives crammed in spaces so tiny they cannot turn around or spread their wings. While chickens raised for food have more freedom, they face horrifying deaths on assembly lines”(USA Today 7). Chicken…

provides many small creatures. Most of those creatures include...rabbits and hares, rats and mice, and voles, although it freely hunts any animal it can overtake, primarily other rodents and small mammals, but also larger mid-sized mammals, various birds,reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates. In ornithological study, the great horned owl is often compared to the Eurasian eagle owl, a closely related species which, despite the latter's notably larger size, occupies the same ecological niche in…

the state throughout the year. Like the screech owl, it nests in tree cavities and will use a nest box. It prefers dense coniferous and broad-leaved forests next to water. It eats small mammals, including shrews and mice, and will also catch small birds and bats. The scientific description of one of the sub-species of this owl is attributed to the Rev. John Henry Keen who was a missionary in Canada in 1896.[2] Adults are 17–22 cm (6.7–8.7…