Bird migration powerpoint
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Birds migrate for reasons such as finding more food, dispersing their young, avoiding predators, and seeking more favorable climates. They navigate using the sun, stars, and landmarks, and possibly a magnetic sense. Migration is studied using bird ringing where birds are caught, tagged, and released to track their movements. Migrating birds face challenges including harsh weather, lack of resources, and threats from other birds and humans. Activities to teach children about bird migration include making bird houses, reading books, bird watching, marking routes on maps, art projects, and learning about climate and predator risks birds encounter.
Bird migration powerpoint
- 1. Bird Migration Why do birds migrate?? More food To disperse their own breed to different regions To protect their babies To get away from predators To avoid disease Warmer/colder climate
- 2. How do migrating birds find their way?? Inherit an ability to fly in a particular direction at a particular time of the year The position of the sun in the sky At night, recognise the position of the stars Landmarks such as coastal headlands, river valleys and ranges of hills Magnetic sense??
- 3. How we study migrating birds: A method called ringing is used to study and identify migrating birds. Each ring consists of a different number. Birds are caught at special trapping locations, ringed and then released back into the sky. We can tell about bird movements by identifying the country of the ring on the bird caught.
- 4. What challenges and threats do they face on long journeys? Cold weather Hot weather, drought, no water Bigger, more vicious, dangerous birds Human hunting
- 5. Activities to do with children about bird migration: Make bird houses and put food out to help feed the migrating birds. Read books to children about the issue of migration.
- 6. Bird watching For older children, they can mark migration routes on the map
- 7. Simple bird art, paintings Learn about different climate types that birds can encounter (drought, blizzards etc.) Teach kids about predators and bigger birds Teach kids simple facts about human interference and the danger of humans for birds.