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Marisol Montanes CPEIP Huertas Mayores Tudela -Spain

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MARISOL MONTANES CPEIP HUERTAS MAYORES TUDELA-SPAIN 3rdC

Fazilet ÇeynerDenizciler Mustafa Kemal Primary School/TÜRKİYE 3rdD

Flamingos have long and slender legs, a long, curved neck and rosa plumage.

FLAMINGO

They are migratory birds.

Since Tuz Gölü (Turkey) is within flight distance on the migration route from east to west, it is a resting, accommodation and breeding point for some birds.

They mostly live in brackish

and salty waters, making

their nests in the form of a truncated cone of mud

FLAMİNGO

An egg is usually laid in each nest.

Lives an average

of 50 years

Flamingos generally feed on algae

and ant larvae, as well as animals

such as crabs, shrimp, artemia

They stand on two legs in hot weather

and one leg in cold weather.

MARISOL MONTANES CPEIP HUERTAS MAYORES TUDELA-SPAIN 3rdA

MARISOL MONTANES CPEIP HUERTAS MAYORES TUDELA-SPAIN 3rdB

Jays build nests in early spring

Kamila Jendrzejewska-Bonek,

Zespół Szkół im. Celestyna Kamińskiego w Dąbrowie Chełmińskiej

It comes from the crow family, it is a medium sized bird. It can be found all over Europe.

In breeding places they behave very quietly, the male acts as a guard.

The food of jays is of various origins, they are "carnivorous" and do not avoid food of plant origin.

Both take care of the young.

The blue and black stripes on the wings are its distinguishing feature.

Most of the feathers are shaded brown.

Jays can be very noisy.

The jay reaches about 35 centimeters in length.

Pedro Ortega CPEIP "San Benito" - Miranda de Arga (Spain)

stork

It is carnivorous, feeding on insects, fish, reptiles, and small mammals and birds.

They sleep standing up, that is, perched on their legs.

A stork can live

between 20 - 24 year

the sound of the stocks is called "crotoreo".

weighs about 4,5kg

Can reach a length of 100-115 cm

Storks normally have four young.

The legs of the storks

are long and red in color.

Renata Pawłowicz/SOSW im. J. Korczaka w Mosinie/Poland

Woodpecker

Large species of animals live longer, in captivity even more than 30 years.

Woodpeckers use their tail as a third leg. It helps them keep in balance.

The woodpecker's tongue is 10 cm long.

A woodpecker can strike its beak 100 times per minute.

Performs more than 12,000 strokes per day.

They have no vocal cords. They communicate with each other by tapping their beaks on hard surfaces.

All species of woodpeckers fly the same way. After 3 flaps of the wings, free gliding takes place.

A month after hatching, the woodpecker becomes independent and leaves the nest.

Woodpecker are monogamus

Renata Pawłowicz/ SOSW im.J. Korczaka/ Poland

Parrot

Some parrot species can live over 80 years.

All parrots have curved beaks and stron legs, that end in four claws. Two claws are set forward and two backwards.

The arrangement of the claws makes lite in the trees easier and provides a tirm grip when parrots are resting on the branches.

parrots are the only birds that can pick up food with their claws and bring it to their beaks.

Parrots can imitate the human voice. Only domesticated parrots have this unusual habit.

There are about 66 species of plovers. Plovers are found throughout the world except in Sahara and in polar regions

Plovers belong to the family of wading birds. They are brown, black and white. Some plovers have orange legs. They have short bills.

PLOVER

They eat insects, worms and invertebrates

They lay their eggs on the beach

They are migratory birds: they migrate north to their breeding habitat in spring and south in fall

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