Curlews

As previously described, out of the 14 variables tested, 4 were found to have a significant effect on the amount of Eastern Curlews present within each Quadrat. The first variable, the penetrometer resistance was found to have a negative effect on the amount present. This means that the Eastern Curlews had a preference for softer substrate. This can be attributed to how they source their food, which is present in the substrate. The more resistance the substrate has, the harder and more energy required to reach the food needed. This tied back to migratory bird’s considerations and how their habitat is influenced by their migration as they aim to reduce the amount of energy expended, especially on retrieving food. This was also proven in previous literature, such as the 2007 paper written by Andrew Geering which shows that the Eastern Curlew has a preference for less resistance in the substrate. The hydrometer reading found there to be very similar substrate texture throughout all 22 quadrats with 17 recording a reading of 0 which is a composition of 100% sand and 5 recording a composition of 99.95% sand. The wind speed was found to have a positive significant effect with more curlews present during more wind. This goes against previous literature by…

The Eurasian curlew and the Peregrine falcon are two different bird’s species with noticeable anatomical and behavioral differences between them. While the curlew feeds from invertebrates, at the same time it becomes the prey for the falcon, which is conditioned by another feature of their anatomy, their beaks. A decurved bill such as the one present in Numenius arquata has numerous advantages over a straight bill for such foraging on mudflats. Foraging Curlews use probing as a way to take…

The rhyme scheme and these words contributes to the repetitions and flow of the poem and emphasises on the ending of the cycle of life (death.) Further, the poet uses literary devices on several verses throughout the poem to communicate his message of the cycle of life. Metaphor is found on the second stanza ’The little waves, with their soft white hands efface the footprints in the sands’’ The waves, representing time, erase any marks left by the traveler . This metaphor communicates the…

Many organisms found throughout this ecosystem must adapt to survive symbiotically in relation to these factors. An example of an animal adapted to the variable abiotic factors is the eastern curlew (Numenius madagascariensis). The eastern curlew is a migratory bird whose downward-curved bill allows it access to the muddy depths of Australian mangrove mudflats to probe for crustaceans. Its long legs also enable the exploration of boggy, muddy areas unattainable to other short-legged birds [10].…

description of the night, the sand, the ocean, and the traveler that reaches the shore and all these main ideas have a lot more meaning behind when fully understood. This poem is very short, containing only 15 lines, but this poem has tremendous meaning and imagery to it. When reading the poem you notice the repetition of “The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls’ at first glance, this is somewhat confusing, however the repetition of this phrase puts an emphasis on the meaning behind the poem. The tone of…

Personification is used heavily in the poem. For example, in stanza 1, line 2, “The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;” is giving a nonhuman object human action. In stanza 2, lines 7 and 8, “But the sea, the sea in darkness calls;/The little waves, with their soft, white hands,” are both uses of personification once again. Line 8 uses the sense of touch with the description of hands. Lastly, in stanza 3 line 12, “Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls;” is another use of personification. In…

was the way it utilized the imagery and the way that it speaks about death in a hidden way, but yet in a sense that you are still able to understand that it is about the way life ends. The poem's theme is death, it is the message of the author trying to tell us that life ends and people constantly come and go because no one lives for eternity,but yet life will still continue. Symbolically the poem is about death as it is represented by the “darkness”, the “effacement” of his footsteps in the…

convey meaning, bring richness and clarity to their text. William Cullen Bryant and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow effectively used imagery in their writing. Both authors have similarities and differences in their work. For Bryant is was Thanatopsis, and for Longfellow it was The tide rises, the tide falls. Imagery creates visual representations of ideas in our minds. Henry Longfellow creates vivid imagery with the rising and falling of the tides. “And the tide rises, the tide falls”, he uses this…

South Molle is a charming hilly island bordered by fringing reefs. With a beautiful national park, it also has Adventure Island Resort that offers you a variety of fun activities to enjoy - from golf and tennis to exciting water sports such as snorkelling, scuba diving and sailing. Take a walk through the dense forest that is known for its rich wildlife. The place is a haven for bird watching - Rainbow Lorikeets and long-legged Eastern Curlews are some of the beautiful species that you get to…

In the imaginary aspect of The Tide Rises, one can put so much effort to notice various things that are occurring in the poem. A image of how greater of everyone's life, it's going to turn out. In which the beauty of death is on how we live, but others come to replace us. In the second stanza, “ The twilight darkens, the curlew calls”, it looks like it's getting darker in the day or in other words our life is coming to an end. Following there is a part where seems quite interesting, “Along the…