Friday, April 6, 2012


Starling
Scientific name: Sturnus Vulgaris

Ave. Weight: 78 grams

Ave. Size: 22 cm.

Description: Its colors are Brown, grey, and black. They have a black beak with yellow on the sides of its mouth. They have a white dots all over them (black is dominant) 

I have personal story about a starling. When I was 7 years old we were leaving Imos. My Dad almost stepped on a baby starling. My mom ran into Imos to get a “to go box” and we scooped upped the baby starling. I named the bird Lacy. We kept him in an antique bird cage that was sitting on top of dresser. We put the Lacy in the antique bird cage. Lacy got stronger and we started to train her by putting her on my finger and drop my finger which makes her instinctively  flap her wings. When she got good at flying she would fly around my house. When we let her go free she flew away. But that’s not the end of Lacy. The next morning my mom went outside and screamed Lacy! She flew back and landed on my mom. This went on for 2 or more weeks and finally she stopped we don’t she is dead we think she went off with some of her bird friends.


Cardinal
Scientific name: Cardinalidae

Ave size: 2-9 inches

Ave. Weight: 1.5 – 1.8 oz.

Its whole body is red with slashes of black here and there (females have more of a brown back but mostly red) it has a yellow beak and has a playful call

I like that a cardinal has red and black and yellow they look so good together. They are so casual and easy to see.

Robin
Scientific name: Turdes Migratious

Ave. size: 7.9 inches.-10 inches

Ave. Weight: 5.50 grams – 5.65 grams

It has a grey back a yellow beak. A warm orange stomach and a happy call

Description: I think robins are very fun and cute animals I love how their eyes look exactly like human eye’s with no iris.

They are probably the most mischievous birds I personally know. When I was younger a robin was sitting on my deck. I was going inside and then SPLAT!!!!! It just took a poop on my head. All I remember is running in screaming and rubbing my head against the drywall screaming get it off get it off!