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Owl

Owls are nocturnal hunting birds with eyes that face forwards. Owls sleep during the day and emerge at night to hunt small prey. This eye placement gives them binocular vision and very precise depth perception. This peculiarity lends them an appearance of studious intelligence, and now has long been used as a symbol of wisdom. They have an acute sense of hearing which also helps in finding meals. Owl's feather tips are split to break

the wind flow at the trailing edge of the wings, eliminating even the soft sound of flowing air to produce absolute silent flying. The diet of owls consists of toads and frogs, insects, and small birds. Barn Owl (Chouette Effraie), Eagle Owl (Grand-Duc), Long-eared Owl (Moyen-Duc), Short-Eared Owl (Hibou de Marais) and Tawny Owl (Chouette Hulotte) are the important classifications of owls. Owls are found worldwide in a huge range of habitats from rainforests to grasslands, from wooded areas to tundra.

Nilkontho
The bird nilkontho is naming so for its brilliant blue colour body, it is about the size of a pigeon. They are believed to be near relative of bee eaters and kingfishers. They are strongly built with a big head, heavy bill, rufous brown breast, pale blue abdomen and blunt tail. They prefer open, cultivated green country, and avoid dense forests. They prefer to take insects like, crickets, beetles, grasshoppers and various pests. They have a
very unique flight style. It has a variety of loud raucous

calls and is particularly noisy and demonstrative during its aerial courtship display. They built nests on a hallow trunk tree by collecting sticks, straws, feathers and rubbish. They are usually solitary in nature. It is considered the most auspicious bird of Orissa. During Durga puja, just before immersion many household pujas had the tradition to set free the Nilkontho birds as a messenger towards heaven.

Peacock
Peacock is the national bird of Burma and India. The male is called peacock, while the female is called peahen. However, in common English usage, "peacock" can be used refer to members of either sex. Peacock are omnivorous and consume plants, flower petals, seeds, insects, and other arthropods. Their life span extends 20-30 years in captivity and approximately 18 years in the wild. The peacock has a beautiful iridescent blue-

green or green coloured plumage. A peacock, dancing in full plumage, is surely the most beautiful sights of the eacock is said to come out and dance on seeing clouds and rains. This beautiful bird is native to India, Nepal and Srilanka. In the wild, peacocks are found in forest regions and dense jungle areas. They live in small family groups. Their shallow nests made of sticks, leaves, and grass. Nests are usually located in the undergrowth of the forest. They are near extinction due to hunting and a reduction in extent and quality of habitat.

breeding ducks, the diving ducks, and the fish eating ducks. Though ducks are not a swift flier, but are the expert swimmer and diver. The duck nests in the hollow of a tree or a hollow stump near water, sometimes directly over water, but other times up to 2 km away. They devote no effort to build a nest. The nest is usually a simple structure made of the stems of water plants, twigs and grass. After hatching, the ducklings jump downfrom the nest tree and make their way to water. The mother calls them to her, but does not help them in any way. The ducklings may jump from heights of up to 20 m without injury. They can move rapidly and pecks and dabbles on water surface, sometimes they tip-up or dive for submerged food items. They lay eggs occasionally on the grass, and the female thoroughly covers the eggs when she leaves the nest. The number of eggs varies from six to eight, though ten have been recorded. They are of a yellowish buff or greenish yellow in color. Ducks are generally pair up in January; some of them regularly produce

two broods in one year.They are found in forested wetlands, including along rivers, swamps, marshes, ponds, and lakes. They take seeds, acorns, fruits, aquatic plants and terrestrial invertebrates as their food. Female makes loud cooing calls when they feel disturbed or at the time of taking flight. But male has thin, rising and falling zeeting whistle.

PARROT
Parrots can be found in most of the warm parts of the world, including India, southeast Asia and west Africa. A small number of parrots are also found in desserts and grasslands of Australia, rainforests of South America and Central America. It has green coloured feather with a red beak. A parrot's beak is the equivalent of a human's hands. Birds use their beaks for a variety of activities that enable them to survive. They use their beaks to eat, to preen, and to feel and hold objects. They also ,

use them for aggressive and defensive behaviors. Considering their size, parrots have large hearts, and yettheir organs are streamlined, their blood volume is small, and their bones are thin and light. It belongs to the class Aves.They need fresh fruits & vegetables, fresh water and seeds, nuts, grains or pellets to eat. Parrots live in flocks for protection from their natural predators-raptors, snakes, monkeys, rodents, and man. Some parrots have the potential to live 50+ years. All parrots have the four toes on each foot placed two at the front and two back. Parrots are divided into several species, including Red-lored Parrots, Lilac-crowned Parrots, Yellow-chevroned Parrots etc. Parrots are kept as pets, particularly conures, macaws, Amazons, cockatoos, African Greys, lovebirds, Cockatiels, Budgerigars and parakeets, because of their rich and varied colouration. The popularity of parrots as pets has led to a thriving - and often illegal - trade in the birds, and some species are now threatened with extinction.

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