I’m sure that this would be no big deal to most people, but I am totally proud of myself!
My family and I were out hiking on Gold Camp Road up to the Seven Bridges trail (pictured below)
and we heard a bird (which I now know was a steller’s jay). We followed the sound as it perched in a tree and we each noted things about it that made it stand out. It was blue, crested, perched, and made a “chook chook chook” sound. I went home and logged onto eNature and entered in our region, the type of bird that it was (perched) the area it lived in (woodland) and the color…. and up popped 12 birds. There was only one that was crested and it made a “chook chook chook” sound. I was so excited! I added it to my sighting list that they have on there and gave myself a nice pat on the back.
Now I think I want a nature journal just like the kids! Why should they have all of the fun? I want a CM education too!
Wow… me too, i also hav interrest in birds and i wrote alot about ‘em but i havn’t heard dat kind of bird u wrote up there so….i wrote it in my notepad thnx for ur information!!!
“How Birds Fly”
The fact that birds fly is one of the most amazing things about them.
Birds are the ultimate flying machines, though insects hav been doing it for longer and in many cases are more versatile; their small size makes the physics of it much easier. Birds fly far better than any machinery mankind has yet made and like our machines they use their wings and tails in a variety of ways to achieve their expertise.
Bird flight is dependent on the shape of the birds wings and the way they use then. Generally bird flight can be divided into two modes of funtioning, i.e. gliding or soaring flight; and flapping or powered flight.
The dynamics of bird flight like all physical actions are governed by the laws of physics. In its simplest expression, flying is a balance between two stes of forces; lift and weight, and thrust and drag. Weight is the result of gravity and is reduced as much as possible in birds. Lift is generated by the flow of air over the wings.
(This is one of my information I wrote in my notepad, its in my own language so their might be a mistake….so don’t mind that. Sighting birds is really fun, I suggest you to do the same and remember to write something about them or describe them, and if you find find something new please email me “chinipot11@yahoo.com” or “xaznxcuttiegrlx@aim.com” or “xlilmisscrazyx@hotmail.com”… Thank yoou because i want to know more about birds!)