This seal was minding its own business trying to catch a feed of fish... until we came around to annoy it
All of these birds were just sitting about waiting for the tide to go out (then they can go and feed)... that is until we scared them all away
BUT where is the godwit ?
We did not see any ?
More pics of birds from previous years
BUT where is the godwit ?
We did not see any ?
More pics of birds from previous years
This boat has an interesting history
Birds that are often seen in and around the estuary
Task 1
Godwit (eastern bartailed godwit)... this is the one on our school crest.. and it is very much like an international student... here is the task & info & a good site
Task 2
Produce a Word document where you:
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/wading-birds/2
http://www.nzbirds.com/birds/spoonbill.html
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/wetland-birds/3
http://www.nzbirds.com/birds/piedshag.html
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Bio02Tuat03-t1-body-d6.html
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/gulls-terns-and-skuas/5
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/gulls-terns-and-skuas
Task 1
Godwit (eastern bartailed godwit)... this is the one on our school crest.. and it is very much like an international student... here is the task & info & a good site
Task 2
- Spotted shag
- Pied shag
- Royal spoonbill
- White-fronted tern
- Oystercatcher
- Stilt
- Black-backed gull
- Red-billed gull
Produce a Word document where you:
- Have an image (copy and paste) of the other birds seen, identified with its common name and its scientific (Latin) name
- Provide a few sentences of information about each of these others bird... feeding, behaviour, breeding, interesting facts,etc
- Save it to the dropbox in S drive, ie..... S:\Science\Drop Box\GBL's stuff\MARINE SCIENCE .....or.... save as a google doc and share with me
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/wading-birds/2
http://www.nzbirds.com/birds/spoonbill.html
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/wetland-birds/3
http://www.nzbirds.com/birds/piedshag.html
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Bio02Tuat03-t1-body-d6.html
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/gulls-terns-and-skuas/5
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/gulls-terns-and-skuas