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    1.A Ruby Throated Humming Bird ,Archilochus colubris, and a Green iguana, Iguana iguana, are combined to create an Iguimming, Archilochus iguana. 2. An Iguimming is an organism that is about 9 centimeters long and 4 centimeters tall on average.Also, the average lifespan of an Iguimming is eight years. It’s head is covered in lime green feathers with a black, white, and red patch on the throat. The unique straw like mouth is used to suck up small insects or nectar out of a variety of flowers. Small

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    Today, I chose to write about the Adelie Penguin, and my knowledge of this bird consists of penguins that (appear to) wear tuxedos, plus comparable to all penguins, Adele Penguins captivate us with intense cuteness. One physical behavior they posses (which I desire) is the belly flop. As they run along the snow and ice on their little legs and feet, they will undoubtedly fall, and this is where the belly flop comes into play. They fall with such dignity and ease, and once on their bellies they slide

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    cliffs (mountains to coast); sometimes cities. Over its wide range, found in wide variety of open habitats, from tundra to desert mountains. Often near water, especially along coast, and migrants may fly far out to sea. Limited by availability of nest sites and prey; thus, it often moves into cities, nesting on building ledges and feeding on pigeons. Description :- The Peregrine Falcon is a

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    In the current times, feathers are only found in birds and provide them a unique nature. Feathers vary in size, color, shape, and arrangement on the body of the birds. They are used for various purposes such as flight, insulation, beauty, swimming and floating, support when the birds are not flying and constructing nests. It is essential to understand the origin of feathers. Evidence of the existence of feathers can be dated back to one hundred and sixty million years ago during the Last Jurassic

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    Birds are unique and they take many different shapes and sizes. They can do things that humans can't. One thing that they can do is fly. Not only can they fly, they can use their wings and fly through the air with ease. My specific bird is the Roseate Spoonbill. Roseate Spoonbills are pink, white, and sometimes yellow on the chest. A Roseate Spoonbill’s wingspan is 50 inches. When a Roseate Spoonbill is full grown, it stands at three feet tall. A Roseate Spoonbill is a little bigger than

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         Every popular novel must have an interesting story, suitable conflicts, and a theme. In the novel The Summer Of the Falcon, the author Jean Craighead George parallels the maturation of the main character with the teaching of a bird to fly and take commands. June becomes mature and grows form childhood to adulthood, In the end of the story, June is not a child anymore. Neither is the falcon. It has fully grown and has decided to live independently, without any of June's support

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    North American migratory bird species that forage on air-borne insects, known as aerial insectivores are experiencing widespread regional declines in population, but the cause remains poorly understood (Paquette et al., 2014). Climate change as well pesticides which both cause changes in the abundance of insect prey can be a possible cause (). Agricultural and farming intensification in addition to other land use developments on the birds over-wintering habitat may also be a contributing factor to

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    Magnificent creatures of the land and sea, penguins have been around for a long time. Penguins have adapted well over the course of many years, for swimming and hunting purposes. Everyone knows that penguins are weird birds that can’t fly and have to waddle on land, but what most people don’t know about are the harms that penguins have been exposed to and the fact that many penguins are endangered, if not vulnerable to endangerment. Penguins are incredibly different from other animals and are

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    Corvus brachyrhynchos The American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) is a large bird found throughout the United States and parts of North America. All species are “two-legged, thick-necked birds with heavy, straight bills” (Vuilleumier 465). The American Crow is the largest crow in North America and is most well known for its call. Their caw is “lower than other subspecies” (465). Distribution of the American Crow differs from season to season. In the summer during breeding season, they can travel as

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    While I see that there is a possible connection with the bird dropping the child as being a stork, but twisted in that it is more of an abandonment rather than a deliver to a wanting family. What is not usually considered is the predatory behavior of a stork and its naturally ruthlessness behavior. ()Push the bird out of the nest. The fall is growing up(). Abandonment is evident throughout this piece in lines such as “Let loose of you”,”He dropped your tiny body”, and ”Left you like a finch” these

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