Antarctic birds

Common Ostrich 1. Each member of the ostrich flock will be seen as an individual, this is because the ostrich flock is megafauna and thus will not contain too many members. I will use leg bands to ID the ostriches. Leg bands are easy to apply, easy to see, the public does not tend to mind them, and it will last a long term, but can be changed or removed if needed. 2. Daily, the enclosure will be cleaned by removing all fecal matter and old food. All bowls will be replaced with fresh bowls and…

Black-billed Magpies is comparatively larger than jays. Bearing the long tails, large and heavy bills, and short wings, black-billed magpies seem to be cumbersome in flight (See Appendix A). The long tail plays the role of guiding sudden turns. The bird is almost entirely black with white shoulders and belly, also had shining dark wings and tail. There are distinctive white markings on the back, which can be clearly identified in flight. Owning exuberant vitality, the Black-billed Magpie is…

Today was bittersweet, since I saw the last mythical creature on my journey, but it was my favorite. My final stop was in the same forest where the dryads lived, but it was to see a very different mythical creature. The first pegasus was brought by Zeus to live on Mount Olympus, because it got taken by so many people because of its purity and beauty. Now that the original animal had reproduced, and it’s offspring live in small herds in the forest. I knew I had to be hidden and very quiet to…

parrot — a species that has been adapting so well to living in cities in California and Texas after escaping from the pet trade that the population may now rival that in its native country. The research comes amid debate over whether some of the birds flew across the border into Texas and should be listed under the Endangered Species Act. Parrots in U.S. urban areas are just starting to draw attention from scientists because of their intelligence, resourcefulness and ability to adapt. There is…

tailed hawk is a very interesting bird, and fun to learn about some of its characteristics. It is a predictor so it will hunt other animals for food. It’s name basically specifies what it looks like color wise. The reason it is called the red tailed hawk and some of its characteristics. The red tailed hawk was named because of its red tail. This bird has a wingspan of four…

the most observed birds on campus are crows, whether they’re calling from the trees or stealing food from trash cans, they seem to be ever present. This is funny considering that they seemed to elude me every time I took the time to observe them. For as much as I couldn’t find them, I did make some very interesting observations that led me to my own conclusions about why they behave the way they do, and when they do it. As far as what crows look like, they’re fairly large birds- larger than a…

The article I choose to write about had to deal with the 150,000 Adelie penguins that died after an iceberg traps their colony off the coast of East Antarctica. Since 2011 when the huge iceberg the size of Rode Island broke off and isolated the colony only 10,000 are left from the original population of 160,000. This cut off the penguins main food supply and changed the landscape of the colonies habitat. The huge 1,210 square mile iceberg collided with the main land, which caused a land lock…

Some birds appeared in the faint blue sky flapping and soaring. All were blackish-brownish with a touch of white. They were flying a yard or maybe two and they’re coming really fast. They went “ Honk,honk.” “Where’re they going? I said. Why would so many birds go in one direction?” “It’s a sign,” Jim said gazing with an amazed look. “ When chickens fly in the same road. It’s the same way birds would go. “ I raced over to the canoe, I grasped the gun, I got back to…

eight species are significantly correlated with temperature and seven species arriving earlier during warmer years. (Elizabeth R.E et.al) Scientists at Fargo, ND have studied 83 species of birds for their arrival time over ten years. The study concluded that the majority of arriving earlier than they did historically. The uniqueness of this study is that they measured FAD (First arrival dates) and AGDU (Accumulated growing degree units). The accumulated growing degree units for a time of arrival…

will be the expected May photoperiod by the time the birds hatch (Navara, 2016).The normal temperatures of May average from the lows of 14.6 ℃ to 27.7℃ (U.S.…