Thursday, 10 April 2014

16- Amazing and Beautiful world of Birds

    16- Amazing and Beautiful world of Birds


Birds are a class of vertebrates, the Aves.
They are warm-blooded and lay eggs. Their bodies are covered with feathers and they have wings. Feathers have three functions: flight, temperature regulation and display. Most birds have hollow main bones with air sacs in them  This makes them lighter and makes flight easier.
Birds are bipedal: they have two legs which are often covered with scales (small, flat plates which over-lap in the same way as feathers). They have a hard beak with no teeth.
Because birds keep a high body temperature, they use lots of energy. So, they need to eat a lot of food compared with their weight. 


 The Resplendent Quetzal. It has green body, red chest and a long green tail.

Chinese goose head at List of goose breeds, by Alan D. Wilson

 




elster bird birds

elster bird birds  

Shorebird 
 Photo: Two building a nest in water


green woodpecker birds spring

green woodpecker birds spring




Photo   

Northern Cardinal
Northern Cardinal




Red-crested pochard, by Diliff




Baltimore Oriole
Baltimore Oriole

Superb lyrebird, by Fir0002



Black swan, by Fir0002
 
Resting Australian pelicans, by JJ Harrison






source-www.allaboutbirds.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com


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