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Heron
Rook
Magpie
Size
90 cm
45 cm
45 cm long,20-25 -its tail
Food
Fish,small birds,small mammals,insects,snails,worms,
lizards,frogs
Worms,insects,their larvae,small birds and mammals,grain and occasionally carrion
Insects, larvae,fruits,eggs,young and small birds and carrior
Eggs
Colour
Grayish-blue
Bluishing-green
Number
3-5
3-5
6 or more
Colour
Grey and black wings,
Grey and white neck,
Yellow beak,
Black crest on its head
Glossy black colour with grey bare skin on its face at base of its grey beak
Black and white,glossy tinges of blue and green
Nest
What it is like
Large structure of twigs
Rough structures of twigs
A domed roof
Where it is
Tops of trees
In trees
In large bushes and trees
Distiguishing features
Hunts mainly in water but sometimes on land
By the feathers around the tops of its legs
Is a great collector and stores away bright or glittering objects it finds
Questions:
Which bird has the most distinguishable colour?
Which bird might be considered a pest?
Which bird eats something the others do not?What is it?
Answers:
The most distinguishable colour has the magpie.
The magpie might be considered a pest.
The magpie eats something the others don’t.It eats eggs.
Heron: Rook: Magpie: