Birds by Olivia https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh en-us 2017-01-17 10:06:06 UTC 2026-01-04 01:24:17 UTC hello@padlet.com Physical Features gormallo https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/147484104 Feathers, beaks, clawed feet, similar body shape.]]> 2017-01-17 10:10:47 UTC https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/147484104 Flightless Birds gormallo https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/147484554 Chicken, ostrich, penguin, peacock, turkey, kiwi]]> 2017-01-17 10:12:36 UTC https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/147484554 List of names gormallo https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/147484886 Flamingo, crows, pigeon, puffin, starling, robin, bluetit, finches, thrush, swallow, swan, ostrich, black-capped finch, chickadee, sparrow, penguin, emu, duck, eagle, tucan, humming bird, parrots, dove, goose, macaw, mocking bird, cockerel, cuckoo, woodpecker, magpie, turkey, chicken, bluebird, hen, blackbird, raven, ]]> 2017-01-17 10:14:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/147484886 Defence Mechanisms gormallo https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/147485330 Plumage]]> 2017-01-17 10:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/147485330 Birds of Prey gormallo https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/147485499 Eagles, owls, falcon, hawk]]> 2017-01-17 10:17:37 UTC https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/147485499 Reproduction gormallo https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/147486717 chicks, eggs, regurgitate food from parents]]> 2017-01-17 10:23:57 UTC https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/147486717 gormallo https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/147492186 Golden Eagle - What we Learned
Nest = eyrie
wingspan = 1012 extinct in Ireland
2001 reintroduced to Donegal
lay 2 eggs
toes=tallons
prey=ducks, rabbits, hares, crows
Our largest bird of prey
found in Europe Russia Japan North America


]]> 2017-01-17 10:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/147492186 Peregrine Falcon gormallo https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/148031278 can reach speeds of 100KM perhour, fastest bird in the world
crush prey with their claws
falconry is a sport involving tamed peregrine falcons
wingspan=105cm
build nests on coasts and mountains
between 40-50 cm long weigh about 1kg
common in Ireland
lifespan 10-20 years]]> 2017-01-19 10:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/148031278 Kestrel gormallo https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/148032282 Long narrow wings
can hover
lives on rats mice and insects and small birds
distinctive call
sometimes can live in disused crow's nests
can live almost anywhere


]]> 2017-01-19 10:32:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/148032282 Hen Harrier gormallo https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/148032506 Blue-grey head and breast
male smaller than female
fly close to the ground with wings in v shape
Mainly found in Tipperary Laois Cork Clare Limerick Kerry]]> 2017-01-19 10:34:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/148032506 Puffins https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/148486250 Puffins are nicknamed 'sea parrots' or sometimes 'clowns of the sea'. They are small seabirds measuring around 25 cm in leanght. 
Ailbhe M ]]> 2017-01-20 21:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/148486250 facts https://padlet.com/gormallo/t2ccf9eghjqh/wish/149814358 Hummingbirds can fly backwards.
Around 20% of bird species migrate long distances every year.
They communicate using songs and calls. They can also communicate by using visual signals, such as quickly flapping their wings.

The extinction of many species of birds is blamed on human activity.
kacey shevlin



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