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The Osprey

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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Osprey is superb fishers and indeed eat little else—fish make up some 99 percent of their diet. Because of this appetite, these birds can be found near ponds, rivers, lakes, and coastal waterways around the world. Ospreys hunt by diving to the water's surface from some 30 to 100 feet (9 to 30 meters) up. They have gripping pads on their feet to help them pluck fish from the water with their curved claws and carry them for great distances. In flight, ospreys will orient the fish headfirst to ease wind resistance.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ospreys are sometimes confused with bald eagles, but can be identified by their white underparts. Their white heads also have a distinctive black eyestripe that goes down the side of their faces. Eagles and ospreys frequent similar habitats and sometimes battle for food. Eagles often force osprey to drop fish that they have caught and steal them in midair.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Human habitat is sometimes an aid to the osprey. The birds happily build large stick-and-sod nests on telephone poles, channel markers, and other such locations. Artificial nesting platforms are common in areas where preservationists are working to reestablish the birds. North American osprey populations became endangered in the 1950s due to chemical pollutants such as DDT, which thinned their eggshells and hampered reproduction. Ospreys have rebounded significantly in recent decades, though they remain scarce in some locales.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Most ospreys are migratory birds that breed in the north and migrate south for the winter. They lay eggs (typically three), which both parents help to incubate. Osprey eggs don't hatch all at once, but are staggered in time so that some siblings are older and more dominant. When food is scarce these stronger birds may take it all and leave their siblings to starve.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px;">The feathers on this particular raptor are ruffled so they look full and not laying down on the body. The </span><i style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Osprey</i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px;"> has a dark gray head and gray that runs all down the body. However, around the eyes the have a band of brown that almost looks like a small bandana on that part of the body.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px;">The wings and the back are brown too. They have a black beak that is turned down and that is very sharp. The tail is very short and they feature large, yellow eyes.</span></div>

The Osprey

The Osprey is superb fishers and indeed eat little else—fish make up some 99 percent of their diet. Because of this appetite, these bir...

The Ostrich

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERO6hsjuyYKiHJ1inCWaN-4yCJcOEZNHSGvGRh-d-dcd6da5KV-2cixEc1o_pKipXDVEEiY3gtO87x5BgWxj-CszUe7WuBgiZ09qcOwEXb8p5UKwvu8Q7381ioTJ_XRhDjIFbosr9Oes/s1600/ot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERO6hsjuyYKiHJ1inCWaN-4yCJcOEZNHSGvGRh-d-dcd6da5KV-2cixEc1o_pKipXDVEEiY3gtO87x5BgWxj-CszUe7WuBgiZ09qcOwEXb8p5UKwvu8Q7381ioTJ_XRhDjIFbosr9Oes/s640/ot.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Ostrich is the world's largest bird. They roam African savanna and desert lands and get most of their water from the plants they eat.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.6;">Though they cannot fly, ostriches are fleet, strong runners. They can sprint up to 43 miles (70 kilometers) an hour and run over distance at 31 miles (50 kilometers) an hour. They may use their wings as "rudders" to help them change direction while running. An ostrich's powerful, long legs can cover 10 to 16 feet (3 to 5 meters) in a single stride. These legs can also be formidable weapons. Ostrich kicks can kill a human or a potential predator like a lion. Each two-toed foot has a long, sharp claw.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.6;">Ostriches live in small herds that typically contain less than a dozen birds. Alpha males maintain these herds, and mate with the group's dominant hen. The male sometimes mates with others in the group, and wandering males may also mate with lesser hens. All of the group's hens place their eggs in the dominant hen's nest—though her own are given the prominent center place. The dominant hen and male take turns incubating the giant eggs, each one of which weighs as much as two dozen chicken eggs.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Contrary to popular belief, ostriches do not bury their heads in the sand. The old saw probably originates with one of the bird's defensive behaviors. At the approach of trouble, ostriches will lie low and press their long necks to the ground in an attempt to become less visible. Their plumage blends well with sandy soil and, from a distance, gives the appearance that they have buried their heads in the sand.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ostriches typically eat plants, roots, and seeds but will also eat insects, lizards, or other creatures available in their sometimes harsh habitat.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px;">The social structure of the Ostrich is very complex so it is also very interesting to examine. For parts of the year the Ostrich will live alone or as a pair. Those pairs can be the same gender or the opposite gender. It isn’t really known how they decide who they will pair off with.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px;">During</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px;"> </span><strong style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border: 0px; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">mating season</strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px;">which lasts for several months and for the eggs to hatch though they are in a group called a herd. The social structure during this period of time is very interesting.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px;">They are nomadic which means that they will move around looking for food, water, and shelter. The herds can range from 5 members or be as large as 50 members. It all depends on the location and the availability of what they need for overall survival.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px;">There is dominant male in each herd that is responsible for where they will stay, where they will move, and where they will eat. He is also the one that decides who can join the herd and who can’t. He will mainly want adult females to be in that group so that he can mate with the dominant female. However, there can be some younger males in the group as long as they don’t try to mate with that dominant female.</span></div>

The Ostrich

The Ostrich is the world's largest bird. They roam African savanna and desert lands and get most of their water from the plants they ...

The penguin

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2691tmpDImBJ7dYkHMBcRjUftwMOQXti41NiajAOu-tfho4DKYV7iPvrKcMQ51jPcgzFsNtwXUAzyAFVA48WApW70v0vui7nUmo8KsU4gfbKw1Znu30KR8zH-q1fRS8SswL6EzyeYgI/s1600/pan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq2691tmpDImBJ7dYkHMBcRjUftwMOQXti41NiajAOu-tfho4DKYV7iPvrKcMQ51jPcgzFsNtwXUAzyAFVA48WApW70v0vui7nUmo8KsU4gfbKw1Znu30KR8zH-q1fRS8SswL6EzyeYgI/s400/pan.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The habitat for penguins is going to depend on the type you are talking about. Some of them are able to live in the coldest parts of the world. Others live very close to the equator where it is quite warm. All penguins though reside within the Southern hemisphere. They are found on every single island there. Some penguins live on thick sheets of ice most of the time due to the extremely cold weather. Others live on sandy beaches and small islands.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">All penguins have to live close to a body of water where they can hunt for food. They need plenty of fish, krill, squid, and crustaceans to be able to survive. This is why they mainly live close to cold water currents. These currents are able to pull a great deal of these types of foods to the surface for them. That is why they are often found along the coastal regions of South America, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;">The</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"> Penguin is a </span><span style="text-align: justify;">smallest species of penguin in the world </span></span></span><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">. They are well known and loved due to thei</span>r appearance. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white;">The smaller size of them and their side to side movements make them adorable and people can’t seem to get enough of them. </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">They also do well in captivity</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> so they are a common penguin seen at zoo exhibits.</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">The body of this penguin is designed to enable it to live in locations that are cooler both in overall temperatures and cooler water temperatures. This is one of the banded species of penguins. They range in height from 16 to 19 inches tall, and they average about 5  ½ pounds so they are a small penguin. The females are just a bit smaller than the males.Ita</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> head is black and it features a white border that goes behind the eye and around the ears then down to the chin on both sides where it will join at the throat. The</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Galapagos Penguin</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;">feature two black bands across the lower flanks and the breast. The bill is black and it also features a yellow color on it. The bill is very long and thin. They have very short legs and they do tend to look awkward in their land movements.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">However, the design of the body serves them very well when it comes to being quite agile in the water. They are to move quickly and without exerting a great deal of energy. Their feathers offer them two layers of insulation so that they are able to stay warm in the water and at night on land.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The Galapagos Penguin tends to find most of its food around the shore. They seem to be able to find enough all year long so that isn’t a problem for them. They do need to eat abundantly at times so that they have fat stored up. This is what they live on during molting and mating so that they don’t have to return to the water to feed.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Small fish and crustaceans make up almost all of their diet. Group hunting is often part of their experiences to help them round of schools of fish. They also use this hunting in groups as a means of deterring</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">possible predators</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">.</span></div>

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The Flamingos

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7BzeHEb3D-WV9CqiVUGKQZ70GDAtCBbu05Lka7DI7YkTqYu1TL2mrogNyy0mCcFI9DSYgQ003B95CueLAiFGIktyDr0JX3jl5kYLWPvfOdddQ1Ufo1lUueExl05HZ7zg6CGBtiZA1mQ/s1600/fo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW7BzeHEb3D-WV9CqiVUGKQZ70GDAtCBbu05Lka7DI7YkTqYu1TL2mrogNyy0mCcFI9DSYgQ003B95CueLAiFGIktyDr0JX3jl5kYLWPvfOdddQ1Ufo1lUueExl05HZ7zg6CGBtiZA1mQ/s400/fo.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The <span style="line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">Flamingos are some of the most distinct and recognizable birds in the world. Their bright pink color and wading ways makes them stand apart from the some 10,000 different species of birds in the entire world. They are truly a special group of birds with six different species, all having their own unique characteristics. Only some of these species are found in the United States.</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.6;">These famous pink birds can be found in warm, watery regions on many continents. They favor environments like estuaries and saline or alkaline lakes. Considering their appearance, flamingos are surprisingly fluid swimmers, but really thrive on the extensive mud flats where they breed and feed.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Greater flamingos are likely to be the only tall, pink bird in any given locale. They also have long, lean, curved necks and black-tipped bills with a distinctive downward bend.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.6;">Their bent bills allow them to feed on small organisms-plankton, tiny fish, fly larvae, and the like. In muddy flats or shallow water, they use their long legs and webbed feet to stir up the bottom. They then bury their bills, or even their entire heads, and suck up both mud and water to access the tasty morsels within. A flamingo's beak has a filterlike structure to remove food from the water before the liquid is expelled.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Shrimplike crustaceans are responsible for the flamingo's pink color. The birds pale in captivity unless their diet is supplemented.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 1.6;">Greater flamingos live and feed in groups called flocks or colonies. They find safety in numbers, which helps to protect individual birds from predators while their heads are down in the mud. Greater flamingos also breed while gathered in groups. Once mating is complete, a pair takes turns incubating their single egg. Young flamingos are born gray and white and do not turn pink for two years. In years when wetlands and pools are dry and food scarce, flamingoes may not breed.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px; text-align: justify;">The American Flamingo, also known as the Caribbean Flamingo, is related closely to the Greater Flamingo and the Chilean Flamingo. Although the American Flamingo is generally smaller than the Greater Flamingo, it is the largest flamingo breed naturally found in the Americas. Their maximum height is around 55 inches. Females can weigh upwards of 5 lbs. and males can reach 6 lbs.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px;">This type of flamingo naturally inhabits the Galapagos islands, Cuba, Columbia, Venezuela and other close islands since it prefers lagoons and inland lakes. Although it’s true, the birds have also been spotted in southern Mexico, the Everglades and other locations in Florida that match their preferences as well. They are good swimmers are often travel in flocks.</span></div>

The Flamingos

The Flamingos are some of the most distinct and recognizable birds in the world. Their bright pink color and wading ways makes them stand ...

The Peacocks

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2Xb9-cOZb5O-lQe2Lg4XZ-hOOV5HhOTVAHU9UE8-0O6AzEDWBjOsTHiNpKU-vnHuLHV6VnbgXeSIJ9rKopz3IhxW-mdjEI0Gz5wFGg1zbqE1YsekF1yOCBxn2Vw7Rlc1vMetPGEnMwE/s1600/pa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><strike><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO2Xb9-cOZb5O-lQe2Lg4XZ-hOOV5HhOTVAHU9UE8-0O6AzEDWBjOsTHiNpKU-vnHuLHV6VnbgXeSIJ9rKopz3IhxW-mdjEI0Gz5wFGg1zbqE1YsekF1yOCBxn2Vw7Rlc1vMetPGEnMwE/s320/pa.jpg" width="320" /></span></strike></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: inherit;">The Peacocks are large, colorful pheasants (typically blue and green) known for their iridescent tails. These tail feathers, or coverts, spread out in a distinctive train that is more than 60 percent of the bird’s total body length and boast colorful "eye" markings of blue, gold, red, and other hues. The large train is used in mating rituals and courtship displays. It can be arched into a magnificent fan that reaches across the bird's back and touches the ground on either side. Females are believed to choose their mates according to the size, color, and quality of these outrageous feather trains.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">The main body of the </span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Peacock</span><span style="line-height: 24px;"> is bluish green in color. They are long and slender with a long face that has black and white colors on it. The train of it can take up more than 40% of the overall body. They have a small bill that is very sharp on the end of it. The tail can be up to 5 feet in diameter and they can weigh up to 13 pounds. The tail features are often treasured items when people find them lying around. This bird can have up to 200 of them and from time to time a few will fall out.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The term "peacock" is commonly used to refer to birds of both sexes. Technically, only males are peacocks. Females are peahens, and together, they are called peafowl.<span style="line-height: 1.6;">Suitable males may gather harems of several females, each of which will lay three to five eggs. In fact, wild peafowl often roost in forest trees and gather in groups called parties.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Peacocks are ground-feeders that eat insects, plants, and small creatures. There are two familiar peacock species. The blue peacock lives in India and Sri Lanka, while the green peacock is found in Java and Myanmar (Burma). A more distinct and little-known species, the Congo peacock, inhabits African rain forests.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Peafowl such as the blue peacock have been admired by humans and kept as pets for thousands of years. Selective breeding has created some unusual color combinations, but wild birds are themselves bursting with vibrant hues. They can be testy and do not mix well with other domestic birds.</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 24px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Peacock is found in many locations including Burma, Indian, and Sri Lanka. They tend to live in locations that offer them access to low trees and plants. They also live in regions where they have access to farm grounds for feeding as well. They tend to do better in warmer regions but they can survive in cooler temperatures.</span></span></div>

The Peacocks

The Peacocks are large, colorful pheasants (typically blue and green) known for their iridescent tails. These tail feathers, or coverts, ...

The Parrot

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKp-UpgKBSAqgQ3VFPAYXboMPuCrmiH73ntajfxoD2ch7pKldtlWOatMBhxGwwaxjMn_UYfe0WVdIJzRVQwvxc3bUC65T4JmnB0P6D8nY7AnFLGszQiscCXod_DWH9km0oPoFQ1729zBk/s1600/parrot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKp-UpgKBSAqgQ3VFPAYXboMPuCrmiH73ntajfxoD2ch7pKldtlWOatMBhxGwwaxjMn_UYfe0WVdIJzRVQwvxc3bUC65T4JmnB0P6D8nY7AnFLGszQiscCXod_DWH9km0oPoFQ1729zBk/s400/parrot.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;">Parrot is a medium sized group of </span>birds<span style="text-align: justify;">, with the parrot being best known for it's extremely brightly coloured feathers, and the ability of some parrot species to talk, as these species of parrots are able to mimic sounds made by other </span>animals<span style="text-align: justify;"> such as humans.</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px;">Parrots have captivated man since the great ancient civilizations. Their grandeur, their charming personalities, and their vocal abilities have made them quite popular.  In the wild, there is nothing more magnificent than observing wild flocks of parrots congregating. Their social structures, their display of affection, and their boisterous personalities are downright captivating.   But what exactly is a parrot? Simply put, parrots are birds that share characteristics such as colorful plumage, hooked beaks, and two toes facing forward and two toes facing backwards.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px;">There are many bird species; however, there are roughly over 350 species of parrots throughout the world. These birds come in all sizes from the small fig parrot and budgie, all the way to the larger species such as the macaws or cockatoos.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px;">That being said, ParrotFeather.com is a site dedicated to bringing bird enthusiasts up-to-date information on parrot keeping. We strive to bring the most current information about pet parrots to ensure these birds live a happy and healthy life in your home. It’s no secret that these creatures are complex, intelligent, emotional, and complicated beings.   We hope this site will give you a guided path should you run into problems with your parrot such as feather plucking, excessive screaming, or bird training.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit; line-height: 24px;">Also, if you’re doing research about parrot species in general, or looking to start breeding, then you’ve stumbled upon the right site.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">There are thought to be over 350 species of parrot worldwide, ranging across rainforest regions of the Southern Hemisphere. The parrot tends to inhabit densely forested areas, where the parrot hunts insects and small mammals, as well as eating nuts, seeds and fruits.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The parrot can grow between 8cm and 1m, depending on the parrot species. The pygmy parrot is the smallest species of parrot in the world, growing to around the same size as an adult human's finger. The pygmy parrot is found in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. The Hyacinth Macaw is the largest species of parrot in the world, growing to more than a meter in height and native to the jungles of central and eastern South America. However, the endangered kakapo of New Zealand can often be heavier than the Hyacinth Macaw, with thekakapo often reaching more than 3kg in weight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The parrot is believed to be one of the most intelligent of all the bird species, mainly in the sense that parrots are able to replicate (mimic) the noises made around them. Some parrots are able to mimic modern sounds and human voices to almost perfection. One African grey parrot was found to have a vocabulary of more than 800 words!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Nearly all of the different parrot species around the world are known to live for a long time, particularly in comparison to other species of bird (even other species of animal). The average lifespan of the parrot is around 60 years although it is not uncommon for parrots to be much older ages, as many parrot individuals have reached the age of 100.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Parrots are identifiable by a number of their features, the brightly coloured feathers of the parrot being the most obvious one. Parrots are known to have sharp, curved beaks which help parrots to crack nuts open more easily and to access fruits on the trees. Parrots also have strong legs, but are most well known for the fact that there are four toes on each of the parrot's two feet, two of these toes face forwards and the other two toes face backwards. These remarkable feet help the parrot not only to perch on tree branches more easily but also aid the parrot in climbing tree trunks or clambering through the dense jungle foliage.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Parrot populations are rapidly declining mainly due to deforestation and therefore destruction of the parrot's natural habitat. Parrots are also a popular animal in the exotic pet trade and are trapped in the wild to be delivered to homes around the world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Due to their large size (of the majority of parrot species) and intelligence, parrots have few natural predators in the wild. The human trapping and hunting parrots, is the mainpredator of the parrot along with monkeys, snakes and large birds of prey that tend to feed more on the eggs of the parrot rather than the bird itself.</span></div>

The Parrot

Parrot is a medium sized group of birds , with the parrot being best known for it's extremely brightly coloured feathers, and the abil...