Flashcards and Pictures :

• A Kazakh falconer "holds his golden eagle during a festival of traditional sports in Ust-Kamenogorsk"
  (telegraph.co.uk)

  

• British Garden Birds (creativematch.com)

  

• White birds in pink wheat by Jenni Horne

  

• Animals - Birds (aussi en ESPAGNOL) flashcards (esl-library.com)
  Click on FLASHCARD LIBRARY.
  
  

• Flashcards (bogglesworldesl.com)
  
  

Facts :

• Geese given police escort on US highway : Article + Video
  "A Canada goose and her goslings are escorted from a busy highway in Seattle by no less than three police cars...
  The operation "to get the little guys cleared" took around 20 minutes."
  (telegraph.co.uk)
  VOCABULARY :
  1) goose / geese - goslings - the gaggle -  the little guys
  2) police escort - state troopers - motorists - the authorities - officers - patrol spokeswoman
  3) busy highway - rush hour - lanes of traffic - highway exit
  4) after - whilst

• London Zoo - with videos (travelboomerstyle.services.officelive.com)
  "The London Zoo is a Great Trip for Bird Lovers."

  

   

• Colombia police catch drug-smuggling pigeon 
  "They have captured a carrier pigeon that was being used to smuggle drugs into a prison."
  (BBC)

  

• Twitchers flocking to apply for best job in the world
  "Twitchers from all over the world are flocking to apply for what has been described as the "best bird watcher's job in the world" on the remote Scottish island of Fair Isle... around halfway between mainland Shetland and the Orkney Islands...
  The jobs pay between £7000 and £10,000-a-year each – plus all food and lodging...
  The warden and administrator are responsible for the successful day-to-day operation of all observatory functions, including ornithological work,
  accommodation and other visitor services."
  (telegraph.co.uk)
  See the word TWITCHER in the Vocabulary section.
  

  Fair Isle Bird Observatory
  (wildlifeextra.com)

  
  

• Cops Train Vulture to Hunt for Bodies
  "German police have trained “Sherlock”, a vulture, to hunt for dead bodies in remote locations...
  Vultures like Sherlock have a keen sense of smell and are able to detect the scent of rotting flesh from 1,000 metres (3,000 feet) up in the air."
  (neatorama.com)

  

• Arctic tern's epic journey mapped
  "The Arctic tern's extraordinary pole-to-pole migration has been detailed by an international team of scientists.
  The researchers fitted the birds with tiny tracking devices to see precisely which routes the animals took on their 70,000km (43,000 miles) round trip. "
  (BBC)
  tern = hirondelle de mer, sterne

  

• A little bird told me...
  "Outside the Natural History Museum's bird collection at Tring, a cat basks in the late afternoon sunshine...
  The ornithology collection here is one of the largest in the world."
  + VIDEOS
  (BBC)
  
  
  
  

• Stabbed by a violent seagull
  "A woman was treated for head wounds after a seagull attacked her — like a scene from Hitchcock thriller The Birds."
  (The Sun)

  
  
  
  The return of the seagulls (BBC)

• Chicago locals beware the birds
  "Chicago residents have been sharing tips about how to avoid coming under attack by dive-bombing blackbirds."
  + Solutions :
  "could be deterred by ... / Spread your arms and ... / should ... / avoid the birds by changing ... / it had been suggested that ..."
  (BBC)
  
  

• Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
  "is a British charitable organisation which works to promote conservation and protection of birds and the wider environment through public awareness campaigns, petitions and through the operation of nature reserves throughout the United Kingdom..."

  1 Activities 1.1 Conservation lists 1.2 Reserves 2 Magazines 2.1 Bird Notes 2.2 Birds 3 Junior divisions 4 Finances 5 Presidents 6 Chief officers 7 Footnotes 8 See also 9 External links (Wikipedia)

• Avian Influenza: Global Threat? - un dossier (whyfiles.org)

  

• Icons, symbols and institutions (traditions-uk)
  The ROBIN
  
  
  

• Encyclopedia of Birds (4to40.com)
  
  

• ALL ABOUT BIRDS (Enchanted Learning)

• Bird extremes: (Enchanted Learning)
  the biggest bird, the smallest, the bird with the longest beak, and much more.

Vocabulary :

• Glossary of Birding Words
  (trevorsbirding.com)

• twitcher
  = "someone who is prepared to travel great distances or go to great effort or expense in order to see birds..."
  (trevorsbirding.com)

  The term twitcher
  "is reserved for those who travel long distances to see a rare bird that would then be "ticked", or checked off, on a list." 
  (Wikipedia)

• Waterfowl (Wikipedia)

• Birds - with AUDIO (eslgold.net)

  

• Watching birds - Vocabulary (with AUDIO) and Interactive Activities (Ghislaine Wulles)

  

• Birds (languageguide.org)
  Les mots s'affichent quand on passe la souris sur les images. - avec son
  
  

• What do you call a group of... (a list) - (sir05)

• Animal Words with pictures (Enchanted Learning)
  
  

• Birds (with pictures and Facts) - (Enchanted Learning)
  
  

• Birds (with pictures and a quiz) - (english-zone.com)
  
  

• List of birds (Wikipedia Encyclopedia)

• Owls - Vocabulary (tooter4kids.com)
  
  

• Amazing Animal Senses (faculty.washington.edu) :
  ex : FALCON : "Can see a 10 cm. object from a distance of 1.5 km..."
  
  

• Birds in Disney cartoons, comics, and films (Wikipedia)

• List of fictional birds (Wikipedia)

Listening :

• Birds - with AUDIO (eslgold.net)

  

• Watching birds - Vocabulary (with AUDIO) and Interactive Activities (Ghislaine Wulles)

  

• Birds (languageguide.org)
  Les mots s'affichent quand on passe la souris sur les images. - avec son
  
  

• Stories (with SOUND) : The Fox and the Crow (kizclub.com)
  
  
• Edgar Allan Poe, 1845. THE RAVEN (houseofusher.net) - You can listen to it. (town.hall.org)

Idioms :

• Bird Idioms (idiomconnection.com)

• Idiom Quizzes - Birds (idiomconnection.com)

• A Little Bird Told Me by Evelyn Knight :
  "A little bird told me that you love me
  And I believe that you do..."

• Patrick Fagan -Traditional (A Collection of Scottish and Irish songs) :
  "I rise up in the mornin', I get up with the lark"

• Bad Bitch by Fabolous :
  "I'm trying to kill two birds with one stone"

• Free as a bird by The Beatles - LIEN MODIFIE
  (sing365.com)

Symbols :

• Birds as Symbols (Enchanted Learning)
  
  

• Birds as Symbols and Omens (factmonster.com)
  
  

Sayings :

• Wise sayings (wiseoldsayings.com) :
  A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. - Latin Proverb
  A good tree can lodge ten thousand birds. - Burmese (on good and evil)
  Birds of a feather, flock together. - Robert Burton (1577-1640)
  By going and coming, a bird weaves its nest. - Ashanti (West African) (on persistence)
  The crow may be caged but his thoughts are in the cornfield. - Belizean (on temptation)
  The early bird catches the worm. - William Camden (1551-1623)

• A Little Bird Told Me by Evelyn Knight :
  "A little bird told me that you love me
  And I believe that you do..."

• Strange Phenomena by Kate Bush :
  "Soul-birds of a feather flock together."

• Early In The Morning by Gap Band :
  "Now I gotta get up early every morning
  'Cause the early bird always catches the worm"

INTERACTIVE activities :

• Matching Game for NIEHS Birds! (niehs.nih.gov)
  "Match each bird with the proper foods."

  
  
  

• Watching birds - Vocabulary (with AUDIO) and Interactive Activities (Ghislaine Wulles)

  

• Birds - "Write the name of each bird." (prof2000.pt)

• How well do you know the names of birds? (english-zone.com)

• Migrating animals - (British Council)
  
  

• Idiom Quizzes - Birds (idiomconnection.com)

Activities TO PRINT :

• Bird Printouts (Enchanted Learning)

• Birds and Bird Terms - (Enchanted Learning)
  "Label the birds (and related terms), including:
  feather, wing, nest, egg, beak, penguin, pigeon, eagle, hummingbird, and swan."

• Label the External Bird Anatomy Diagram (Enchanted Learning)
  - "Read the definitions, then label the external bird anatomy diagram."

• Vocabulary Matching (edhelper.com)
  - ex :
  "This tall bird has a long neck and a pair of long legs.
  It wears a pink overcoat!
  This bird is best known for its group dance! ... flamingo"
  
  

• Multiple Choice Vocabulary (edhelper.com)
  - "Select the definition that most nearly defines the given word."
  
  

• Bird Reading Comprehensions (edhelper.com)
  
  

Lesson plans :

• Bird Flu Build Up - a lesson plan - Upper-Intermediate - Click on FREE RESOURCE (English To Go)

Webquests :

• Endangered species (niveau 6ème)
  
  

• Animals and Records (niveau 5ème)
  
  

INTERACTIVE games :

• Birds - interactive crossword (BBC)

Games TO PRINT :

• Birds Word Search (edhelper.com)
  
  

• Crosswords with pictures (edhelper.com)
  
  

• Crosswords with definitions (edhelper.com)
  
  

Jokes :

• Bird Jokes (Enchanted Learning)
  
  

Stories :

• A NICE STORY!

  Seagull that 'thinks' it's a cat
  "Pooh the seagull is a family pet.
  He has been part of the Grimwood family from Shoreham-by-Sea ever since he arrived unexpectedly as a baby."
  (BBC)

  

   

• Goose with 26-inch arrow in chest lands in vet's garden
  "Bernard Levine, a retired veterinarian from Toms River, New Jersey, helped capture the goose, perform life-saving surgery and then transport it
  to the state's largest bird rehabilitation facility."
  He "removed 6 inches of the arrow lodged in the bird's flesh, as well as several pellets from an air rifle." 
  (telegraph.co.uk)

  

• Skateboarding owl is a hit
  "A barn owl that rides a skateboard has become a hit at its local shopping centre...
  He displays his wheely good skills in front of stunned shoppers in Folkestone, Kent. "
  (telegraph.co.uk)

  

• Stories (with SOUND) : The Fox and the Crow (kizclub.com)
  
  

Poems :

• The Owl and the Pussy-Cat (Edward Lear) - (glasswings.com.au)
  
  

• Edgar Allan Poe, 1845. THE RAVEN (houseofusher.net) - You can listen to it. (town.hall.org)

Art :

• 24 Amazing Paintings on Feathers
  (piculous.com)

  

Videos :

• Reuters Video: Aesop's fable brought to life by clever crows
  "In a series of experiments, the New Caledonian crow has demonstrated an unexpected understanding of how tools work to make their lives easier. The tests by scientists in the UK and New Zealand, revealed that the bird was intelligent enough to select and use the best available tool to raise the water level in a test tube. Jim Drury reports."
  + TRANSCRIPT + LINK
  (englishblog.com)
  
  

• ESL Video Quiz: Sharon's Stories: Lala: The Pet Penguin
  "Meet Lala, the pet penguin which was caught in a fisherman's net and brought home.
  Now he is used to living with humans and refuses to leave."
  - with an interactive quiz
  (eslvideo.com)

  

• The Yellow Bird
  
  

• Real birds eye view! Golden Eagle in flight - Animal Camera - BBC
  "Animal lover Steve Leonard explains the secret behind the spectacular footage of birds of prey in flight used in this short video.
  Take a flight with a Golden Eagle in Scotland with the help of the ultra lightweight animal camera.
  Great short video from BBC wildlife show Animal Camera."
  (YouTube)

  

Films :

• 'Kes' de Ken Loach : kes - kes2 - kes3 - kes4 - kes4a - kesexosvoc
  KESBilly - KEScredits - KEShabits - KESheadmaster - KESlinkwords - KESexos1 - KESexos2 - KESmustmay - KESpassif - KESsummary - KESeval1 et Suite3
  
  
  
  
  

• The Birds (1963), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  
  
  

Songs :

• "Song the Songbird Sings" by David Rovics.
  "This song was written in memory of Mahmud al-Qayyed, age 10, killed by Israeli occupation forces for the crime of catching songbirds in the Gaza Strip."
  - with a game
  Activity created by Renée Maufroid

  

• A Little Bird Told Me by Evelyn Knight :
  "A little bird told me that you love me
  And I believe that you do..."

• Bad Bitch by Fabolous :
  "I'm trying to kill two birds with one stone"

• Birds and Bees by Jewel Akens

• Early In The Morning by Gap Band :
  "Now I gotta get up early every morning
  'Cause the early bird always catches the worm"

• Free as a bird by The Beatles
  (sing365.com)
• Patrick Fagan -Traditional (A Collection of Scottish and Irish songs) :
  "I rise up in the mornin', I get up with the lark"
  
  

• Poisoning Pigeons in the Park de Tom Lehrer. -
  "Full series of oral and written activities, with teacher's instructions."
  (Prof d'anglais, Académie de Nantes)
  
  

• Strange Phenomena by Kate Bush :
  "Soul-birds of a feather flock together."

• The Good The Bad And The Queen - Kingdom Of Doom
  - with the VIDEO
  Activity created by: Renée Maufroid

  

  
  

Cartoons :

• 		Dead birds - cartoons (cagle.com)
  Twitcher cartoons (cartoonstock.com)	Do you mind ? (newyorkette.com)	The first robin of Spring (offthemarkcartoons.com)
  Now ? (helikites.com)	How come that little guy isn't afraid ? Lien modifié	Worms again! (cartoonstock.com)
  Bird flu shots now available (slate.com)	A Thanksgiving Impasse - about bird flu (cagle.com)	see Cartoons (= HEALTH page)

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