Bird Brained
What is the hummingbird?
If you are hiking and come upon a bird's nest, this is something you shouldn't do.
What is collecting, touching, or disturbing birds or their nest?
This is another word for the mouth of a bird.
What is the beak?
This pole is home to penguins, not polar bears.
This special feature of birds is shared with no other living animals.
What are feathers?
The largest egg in the world comes from this bird.
What is an ostrich?
Birds often fly into these "invisible" structures found everywhere from skyscrapers to your house.
What are windows?
The claws of a bird of prey are called this.
What are talons?
This continent is home to the Ostrich, the largest bird in the world.
What is Africa?
Baby birds develop in these.
What are eggs?
This is the fastest bird in the world.
What is a peregrine falcon?
Use of these chemicals has led to declines in the populations of many bird species.
What are pesticides?
When birds lose old feathers and grow new ones, it's called this.
What is molting?
The largest species of this nectar-sipping bird is found in the Andes (South America).
What is a Hummingbird (Giant Hummingbird)?
Birds do this to find food, escape from predators, and travel from one place to another.
What is flying?
This part of the bird is made of the same materials as our fingers and our nails.
What is the beak?
These domestic predators kill hundreds of millions of birds each year.
What are cats?
The name of this type of nest, made by woodpeckers, is also what a hole in your tooth is called.
What is a cavity?
This is where most of Colorado's migratory birds fly for the winter.
What is Mexico?
This is why some male birds are brightly colored.
What is attracting females?
Associated with the quote, "Nevermore," these black birds may be among the most intelligent.
What are ravens?
This Act is designed to help species of wildlife whose populations are in trouble.
What is the Endangered Species Act?
This is another word for the feathers of a bird.
What is the plumage?
This country is home to kiwi fruit and Kiwi birds.
What is New Zealand?
Vultures rely on this sense, but for most birds is not well developed.
What is smell?