Birds LME 448: Technology Applications In Education

Birds Near You What are Birds? How Birds Fly Other Types of Birds How to Feed Hummingbirds

What Are Birds? Warm-blooded animals Warm-blooded animals Have wings, feathers and a beak Have wings, feathers and a beak Strong hollow bones and powerful flight muscles Strong hollow bones and powerful flight muscles Ornithology Ornithology

How Birds Fly Lift—like an airplane’s wing Lift—like an airplane’s wing Practice—a baby bird cannot fly without practicing first Practice—a baby bird cannot fly without practicing first

Four Ways to Fly Gliding Gliding Hovering Hovering Soaring Soaring Flapping Flapping

Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura Buzzard or Turkey Buzzard Buzzard or Turkey Buzzard 6 Foot Wing Span 6 Foot Wing Span Open Country Open Country Feed on Large Animals Feed on Large Animals Nest Under Ground Cover Nest Under Ground Cover

Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus American Eagle American Eagle Symbolizes many things Symbolizes many things foot wing span foot wing span Nests around water Nests around water Feed on fish Feed on fish Nests weighing up to one ton! Nests weighing up to one ton! Endangered Species Endangered Species

Pictures of the Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Snowy Owl Nyctea scandiaca Large, white feathers, yellow eyes, black beak Large, white feathers, yellow eyes, black beak Open spaces— tundra, grassland, frozen water Open spaces— tundra, grassland, frozen water Eats mostly small rodents and lemming Eats mostly small rodents and lemming Number of eggs laid depends on amount of food that is gathered Number of eggs laid depends on amount of food that is gathered

Hummingbirds Fastest recorded wing speed is 80 beats per second! Fastest recorded wing speed is 80 beats per second! Heart rates—from 50 to 1260 beats per minute Heart rates—from 50 to 1260 beats per minute Males leave before females for migration Males leave before females for migration

How to Feed Hummingbirds Obtain a feeder that is easy to clean Obtain a feeder that is easy to clean Make the hummingbird food Make the hummingbird food Maintain your feeder Maintain your feeder

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