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Waterfowl
Waterfowl are birds that spend a majority of their time in and around bodies of water. Included in this group are ducks, geese, and swans. Many are migratory and are often hunted as game.
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Albatrosses pair up for life and they do return to land and to their nesting sites. Breeding pairs usually produce just one egg per year. Nesting sites are almost always in very remote small islands where they go unobserved by humans. It is something of a myth that they never come to dry land. They are capable of flying vast distances by locking their wings, at what would be our shoulder joint, and gliding on thermals or local air pressure 'pockets' formed by the swell or waves at sea. They can cover thousands of miles in this way. They are very unusual in that they can drink sea water and have a method of getting rid of the salt. They can feed by diving for fish and squid etc close to the surface and can also take fish from the surface with their beak as they skim the surface. They are known to live beyond 50 years.
How birds' feet help them move through water?
To stand on (like on branches of trees.) Some birds use their feet in different ways. The feet of aquatic birds (ducks, penguins, etc.) are webbed for swimming. Predatory birds (eagles, hawks, owls) have talons which they use to catch their prey. Large flightless birds (ostriches, emus) use their feet for running very fast.
Wild turkeys enjoy a very wide and varied diet. Among other things they do eat grains and seeds including corn and wheat.
They can fly fom Antarctica to Brazil within 500 miles. They fly to Brazil in search of squid for their young.
How does a great blue heron protect itself from enemies?
The Great blue heron has its long legs to hunt in deep water.
How does an albatross get its food?
this is a difficult question to explain but because of the crology the manvilupity will abstract and the zutbilitund will eat off of the abstracting manvilupity and that causes an albatross to take off
answered by Nicole elaine smith
this 'explanation' is nonsense. It doesn't explain anything that the lay person could understand and none of the 'technical' words are in the Concise Oxford Dictionary!
How can you tell the gender of a duckling?
You can't until they are a certain age. Before that, while the females quack, the males make a 'whong' or 'woooo' sound. If the bill is yellow-green it is probably a male.
You could also take it to the vet and have it sexed.
Is a penguin an aquatic animal with feathers?
no they don't actually .the feathers help them stay warm according to the habitat they like to live in.
Albatross will defend themselves by using their bill that is hooked at the end and it has sharp blades on either side. The birds safe haven is flying in the sky.
Would you list a list of water fowl?
There are hundreds - if not thousands of them.
And what do you call a 'water bird'?
There are ducks, geese and swans, rails, divers (loons), grebes, waders, herons, egrets, storks and so on...
How long after mating do black swans lay their eggs?
After mating and building the nest, there is approximately 2-3 weeks before the egg laying begins. Once the female begins to lay, she will produce a new egg every 12-24 hours and it can take up to 2-3 weeks before all the eggs are laid. Once she has laid all her eggs then the incubation period begins and usually lasts about 6 weeks before hatching. Males and Females alternate sitting on the eggs during the incubation period.
on cliffs,trees,rocky coasts.sometimes in sea caves.in kolonies of ofa bout one hundred nests.P.Bougainvilii build their nests dens.about 3 nests per square meter
When can baby ducks be placed outside?
As soon as they are born out of their shells and have dried off and gone fluffy they can (and should) go into the water.
What are the cormorants enemies?
the predators of the Cormorant eggs and chicks include the Kelp Gulls and other birds.
What does the blue footed booby contribute to the environment?
The blue footed booby lives with two other species of booby, but they have different feeding and nesting areas, for example the blue footed booby lives on the ground and the red footed nests in trees. The red footed flies farther away from shore to hunt for fish than the blue footed. They can thus live in close proximity with each other, and many other seabirds.
Is a swan born alive or hatch from a egg?
Lay eggs, (of course! they're birds)
Swans have their babies by laying eggs. Birds do not give live birth like mammals do.
45 cm (18 in) and 340 g (12 oz), to 100 cm (40 in) and 5 kg (11 lb).
Does a Great Egret have all 5 senses?
It is believed that eagles only rely on the powerful vision as there primary weapon for hunting and catching prey. Eagles can spot prey from over 2 kilometres away.
What is a group of geese flying in V formation called?
A group of geese flying in "V" formation is called a wedge.
Why don't eagles have webbed feet?
Generally, only birds that live on or near the water have webbed feet to aid in swimming. Birds of prey have individual "toes" or claws (talons) to grip their prey.
