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Scratching birds: Birds such

as hens and peacocks have

strong legs with three toes in

the front and one at the back.

They dig the soil to find grains
Hen Peacock
and insects.

Swimming birds: Water birds such
as ducks and swans have webbed feet.

Their three front toes are joined by a

web of skin that helps them to swim.

Duck Swan

Wading birds: Birds such as cranes and

herons have long legs and spread-out toes

to wade through muddy water without

getting wet.

Owls are nocturnal (night) birds. Both
Did You
Know? of their eyes are set in front of their
face. They can rotate their neck almost
completely around. Their feathers make Crane Heron
no sound when they fly.

Nesting Habits

Birds build nests to live. They use different materials like grass, twigs, leaves,

feathers, thread, cotton, wool, pebbles etc. to build their nests.

Birds lay eggs in the nests. After laying eggs the parent

bird sits on the eggs to give them heat of her body. This is

called brooding. It helps the baby birds to grow fast and

come out of the egg.

Birds feed and protect their babies. Baby birds stay in the

nest until they can fly.

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