In the summer, when the sun is burning hot.

The sparrows ,doves and sun bird have started working in pairs as they prepare to make their nests. In some of the nests, the eggs have hatched. The parent birds are busy feeding the cheeks with different kinds of insects and other things.

The Birds

Robin Indian robin lays its

eggs in the space between stones. It makes its nest of grass soft twigs roots, wool hair and cottonwool. It makes soft and cozy home for its cheeks.

CrowA crow makes its nest

of all kinds of things like pieces of wire and wood. It makes the nest on the top of the tree . It eats all kinds of food .

Koel The male koel sings

sweetly.Koel does not make its nest.It lays its eggs in crow’s nest. The crow hatches them along with its own eggs.

SunbirdThe sunbird makes its

nest that hangs from the branch of a small tree or a bush. The nest is made of hair ,grass,thin twigs ,dry leaves,cottonwool, bits of tree bark, pieces of cloths rags and spider’s cobwebs.

WeaverbirdThe male weaver

bird make beautiful woven nests.The female chooses the best of them and decides to lay her eggs in it.

Tailor bird

The tailor bird uses its sharp beak to stitch together two leaves on a bush . It lays its eggs in the fold of the leaf that it has made. This is his nest.

SparrowThe sparrow can be

found in and around

our own house. It makes its nest anywhere-on top of cupboard ,behind a mirror, on a ledge.

PigeonPigeon makes

its nest like sparrow . Often they make nests in old or deserted buildings.

BIRDS

GREAT INDIAN HORNBILL

BIRD’S BEAK

This type of beak is used to break and

crush the seeds. E.g.- sparrow and

pigeon

This type of beak is

used tearing

and cutting the

meat.E.g.-eagle and

owl

This type of beak is used to find out

the insects

from shallow water.

E.g.-crane and swan

This type of beak is used to suck the nectar

from flowers.E,g.- humming bird

This type of beak is used to cut and eat many kinds

of food.E.g.- crow .

This type of beak is used to make holes in wood

and tree trunk.E.g.- woodpeker

BIRD’S FEETThese feet

are used to swim in the

water. E.g.- duck

These feet are used to

catch the prey. E.g.-

eagle and owl.

BALD EAGLE FOOT

HAWK FOOT

WILD TURKEY FOOT

These feet are used to walk on the land

GREEN WOODPEKER

These feet are used to

climb to tree

trunk

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