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Flashcards : 
- Animals - Birds (aussi en ESPAGNOL) flashcards (esl-library.com)
Click on FLASHCARD LIBRARY.
Facts : 
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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)
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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
- 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)
- Bird
extremes: (Enchanted Learning)
the biggest bird, the smallest, the bird with the longest beak, and
much more.
Vocabulary : 
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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)
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Waterfowl (Wikipedia)
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Birds
- with AUDIO (eslgold.net) 
- Birds
(with pictures and Facts) - (Enchanted Learning)
- Birds
(with pictures and a quiz) - (english-zone.com)
- 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..."
Listening :
- 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 : 
- 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"
Symbols : 
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..."
- 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 :
- Birds
- "Write the name of each bird." (prof2000.pt)
Activities TO PRINT :
- Birds
and Bird Terms - (Enchanted Learning)
"Label the birds (and related terms), including:
feather, wing, nest, egg, beak, penguin, pigeon, eagle, hummingbird,
and swan."
- 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"
Lesson plans :
Webquests :
INTERACTIVE games :
Games TO PRINT :
Jokes :
Stories : 
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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)
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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)
Poems :
- Edgar Allan Poe, 1845. THE
RAVEN (houseofusher.net) - You can listen to it. (town.hall.org)
Art :
Videos :
Films :
- The Birds
(1963), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Songs :
- 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"
- 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 - LIEN MODIFIE
(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)
Cartoons :
(Click on the picture)
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