Wednesday February 8 2012
birds

Bird Bones

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Dissect a bird to compare its skeleton with ours.


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Building a Nest

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This week's experiment is one that we used for teaching about birds back when I worked in the Education Department at the Memphis Pink Palace Museum. On our trip, we went by to say Hi to old friends, which brought back tons of great memories. This is one of the fun things my brain dredged up.

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A Walk in the Park

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You don't have to go on safari to see some amazing wild life.


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Happy Thanksgiving! If you are having roast turkey for Thanksgiving, you have your choice of light meat or dark. With wild turkeys, you only get dark meat. Why?

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This is Science Photo of the Day #100! What is special about the way that Great Blue Herons clean their feathers?

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A hawk's eyesight is eight times better than ours, even though its eyes are much smaller than ours. What lets them see so well?

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What special feature do woodpeckers have in common with owls?

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I spotted this Roseate Spoonbill in a flock of Glossy Ibis at the Merritt Island Refuge, and found it breath-taking. What is special about the way that birds breath?

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Hummingbirds are the smallest birds, but proportionately, one part of their body is larger than any other bird. Which part?

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What strange feature does this desert bird have in common with sea birds?

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Some people find this bird very useful. Why?

Bird on a Wire

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How can birds sit on powerlines without being shocked?


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