The Birds

Capybaras are the world’s largest rodent at one and a half to two feet tall at the shoulder, four feet in length, and up to 150 pounds. They were once thought to be related to beavers but it has been discovered that they are more closely related to the rat. They are simi-aquatic animals and use water to escape from predators. They can stay submerged for up to 5 minutes and can press their ears to their heads in order to keep water out. They eat grasses and aquatic plants and have special…

Mexican spotted owl (Strix occidentalis lucida) has two other related species of the spotted owls which are the Northern and California spotted owls. Each spotted owl is located in their own geographic area and are considered to be tamed approachable birds by humans. During the day they sit on a tree branch in the deep shade and hunt during the night. The Mexican spotted owl can distinguished by its color, feathers and habitat location. Taxonomy and Morphology The Mexican spotted owl is…

Midwest, States in this premotor included Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming. Midwest flourished in these creatures. Illinois use to be top contender, with nearly 20 million acres of birds. Boomers (also known as prairies chickens) are a slight larger stocky bird. They have a stocky build along with rounded wings. Their tails are topically short with a color blues. Males have an orange comb feathers other their eyes and dark, elongated head feathers. Adult males…

Mobbing behavior is an antipredator adaptation in which individuals of prey species cooperatively engage in harassing or attacking a potential intruder or predator. This behavior is most frequently exhibited in birds and can include; aerial swoops, physical attacks, the emittance of loud calls, or defecating on the predator. For an extended time, researchers believed that this behavior primarily served as a response to protect offspring against predators, in an attempt to relocate them away…

people are helping the penguins. I know this because in the text it said,” These men and women understand that you don’t: that this oil spill is a catastrophe for you and your species. Some of these people have dedicated their lives to helping birds like you, birds imperiled by oil spills and other human made disasters” (Tarshis). This confirms that this is all about the oil spill and how humans helped the penguins in this issue because it shows how bad the oil spill affected the penguins. I…

period, they don't have the same sounding songs as caregivers; brain areas actually show less volume overall! Less brain region dedicated to the task of learning species specific sounds. In conclusion, bird song is a complicated system that comes together to produce what we all know to recognize as bird song in our everyday…

hope is like a bird because birds with feathers. Since birds perch on objects, the soul is used as a metaphor to suggest to the audience that the bird or hope is sitting inside the person. The audience from this point could assume that the bird or hope is inside every person. The next two lines of the poem state to the audience that the bird or hope is singing a tune without words and that it never stops. Emily Dickinson seems to be continuing the first two lines to suggest the bird is…

Flocks Birds are subjects that the human mind yearns to understand. They can accomplish a feat that no person can do. In passages by John James Audubon and Annie Dillard, flocks of birds are described vividly through rhetorical strategies such as diction, analogies, and similes. Both passages were similar in nature, but each author had its own style. Seeing the flocks of birds deeply impacted the observers. It is evident from these passages that watching these birds provided joy and…

For my final write up, I will be talking about interesting adaptions of the Great Blue Heron. From my research, I found that Great Blue Herons are foragers. They usually hunt alone, and can be found across much of the United States. The Great Blue Heron is the largest of the North American herons and can live up to 17 years of age. This species is often seen wading slowly through shallow areas of water, or standing absolutely still, staring into the water for prey such as fish and frogs. In…

study a lot beforehand. Next it was time to show my birds my mom and I carried the birds to the cages in the show ring and the judge began to work. It didn't take as long as showmanship, I was happy about that. The judge asked a few questions about my birds, he asked where I bought them from, how old they were, and what breed they were. He also told me that Buddy, the crooked beaked…