Birds

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Birds
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Bird features

• Wings
• Feathers
• Beak
• Light, hollow bones

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Eggs

• Young are hatched from eggs
• Vary greatly in size
• Usually, but not always laid in a nest

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Feathers

• Soft down feathers keep birds warm
• Long tail feathers give balance and help birds to
  steer
• Oily body feathers keep birds waterproof
• Flight feathers help birds to fly

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Flying

• The shape of their wings helps birds to fly
• Wings are rounded on top and curved below
• When a bird flaps its wings they push against the
  air

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Migration

• Many birds fly from one part of the world to
  another when the season changes
• Birds migrate to find food and warmer weather

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Flightless birds

• Penguins
• Ostriches
• Kiwis
• Rheas
• Cassowaries

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Birds I spotted in Florida