Favorite Bird Essay

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Mary Elizabeth Bell - Grade 5 - Pinewood Elementary School February 15, 2012 MY FAVORITE BIRD The bird I like the best in Florida is the Sand hill Crane. I chose it because whenever I see them they seem like very friendly birds. They are also pretty. I love that their necks they also make a certain piercing sound most people find very annoying, but I like their sound that they make. The Sand hill cranes have very long necks and long legs. They have an oval sort of body. It's also very big and, I think their colors are beautiful. They are very earthy. First of all, for one patch on their eye there is red, and then as it goes to their face and neck, it's white. On the body, it's a mix of brown and grey, and finally, their legs are grey. They also have very long and pretty beaks. Now here's more about the bird's habitat and what it eats: most Sand hill Cranes live in a fresh water habitat. They mostly live in Florida and other warmer states and countries that must have most of the conditions that Sand hill Cranes need. The average weight of a male crane is 4.57 kg (10lbs.). The average weight of the female crane is 4.02 kg (8.9lbs.). The male and female look a lot alike. The size is one way you can tell whether the bird is a male or female. Male or female cranes can live in Florida, Georgia or Cuba which are all warm places. Sand Hill Cranes eat a wide variety of foods. They usually tend to feed in large flocks. They feed in shallow water, probing with their bills sometimes. They eat insects, aquatic plants or animals, seeds, grains, berries, tubers, fruits, nuts, small mammals, rodents and even sometimes small birds. One of their habits are making there loud trumpeting call. It can be heard from very long distances. Every winter, Sand Hill Cranes will move from Siberia, Alaska, Canada and the northern U.S. to migrate to warmer southern

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