Ever been fishing with your friends and saw a hurd of geese flying in the sky towards the south? Ever been hunting and saw a flock of geese above you? If your like me then you would wonder how these majestic birds do this at the same time every year. I will be figuring out how and why these magnificent birds do these extrordinary task such as why they migrate, how can they fly such long distances, and how they navigate their trips. One of the most important questions about migration is why the geese migrate. It is a natural phenomenon that only science can explain. In the passage " The Mystery of Bird Migration" it states in paragraph 3 that the main reason for migration is for " birds to relocate to find suitable breeding location and to find an adequate food source. They flock to America mainly because of the abundant food supply of birds and insects that are here. They flock to Canada mainly because of the many breeding areas they have. Some even flock to Mexico because of the warm and mild tempatures they have there. The …show more content…
Obviously birds have brains but that doesn't mean they can think the way we do. After all, their heads are about as big as my fist. This means they don't just sit at a table and have cookies and tea and discuss their flight plan with each other. According to the passage " How One Bird Makes the Trip " these birds basically " make up their flight plan as they go ". They basically just wing it until they can figure it out as they fly. In conclusion, the three most asked questions about bird migration is why they make the trip, how they make the trip, and how they navigate the trip. The passage above explains in detail and answers all three of those questions about bird migration theories. Hopefully you have learned something new and exciting about these magnificent birds and their long
Individuals have their own unique perception of beauty. In 1813, John James Audubon got to experience the extremely rare phenomenon of seeing incredible masses of pigeons in flight. In 1974, Annie Dillard witnessed a similar occurrence as Audubon, with the exception of the flocks that she came across consisting of starlings. Both writers recorded their engagement with the birds. Both writers also grasped the splendor of the spectacle, expressing it to being “extreme” and “unexpected”. The only occasion that the two writers’ perspectives correspond to each other is their recognition of the beauty that was within the wonder that they witnessed. Although both Audubon and Dillard realize the magnificence of the phenomenon, their general outlook and how they are affected by their experiences differ.
Wild Geese-- a poem by Mary Oliver. 1 May 2009. Youtube. 2 Sep. 2010. .
The causes of the Great Migration has many reason and different stories for each induvial that part in the migration.
Few days later, the goose group decided to fly across the North Sea (I, 18, 172). On our way, we kept singing (I, 18, 173). Then we passed a rock-cliff of the ocean (I, 18, 175). The is a city of birds. Although there are a lot of birds who like to chat and argue, they are friendly all the time (I, 18, 175).
Migration is not just about arrival, but also departure and circulation’ (Raghuram and Erel, 2014, p. 150). Explain how different sorts of evidence in DD102 have been used to support this claim.
Basically anything that uses wings to fly uses the Bernoulli’s Principle. Both birds and planes take an advantage of the Bernoulli the Bernoulli’s Principle. Flight (n.d.)[online] states that airplanes and birds have an airfoil shape. They have this shape in each of their wings and they are used to create lift. An airfoil shape has a certain shape that splits the air at the front part of the wing and it joins back at the back. The wind at the top part of the wing moves a lot faster than the wind at the bottom part of the wing. Since the wind at the bottom part of the wing is a slower fluid, it moves faster than the wind at the top part of the wing. This creates lift and lifts the plane or bird up. Racecars also use this principle so they can have better traction in a race. They use a reverse airfoil at the back of the car instead of an airfoil so that there is a greater amount of pressure at the top part of car and pulls the car down, creating more traction for the car.
represent in real life. Birds are a part of a class of animals that have the ability to roam
American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos) are a species of bird found in the family Corvidae, a family that also includes magpies, nutcrackers, and jays (Eastman, 1997). According Eastman’s book Birds of Forest, Yard, and Thicket, there are around forty-two Corvus species, and most of them live in the Northern Hemisphere (1997). American Crows in the United States usually do not migrate, but they do migrate in Canada. Not all American Crows migrate, but they are social birds who form wintertime flocks that sometimes reach over 200,000 birds (Burton et al., 2010).
When Merlyn turns Wart (Arthur's nickname) into a goose, another goose named Lyok Lyok teaches him about the lives of geese. Wart migrates with the geese and talks to them. He finds out that geese are very peaceful animals; they do not fight with each other, they share any food that they acquire, and each bird only has one nest (172).
People migrate for land, freedom, and for the though of the better chance at life. In the movie Joseph and Shannon immigrate to America for a better chance at life and for there own land. One thing that made people want to immigrate to America was the Oklahoma race for land. This was an actual race, how people would race each other to the plot of land that they would like.
The idea that part of human nature is similar to the qualities of a bird encourages an individual to reflect how they are. This is significant because it speaks deep in the heart of human experience and makes one ask why human and birds are both evil, war-like, and
Wisby, Gary. "Half of Migratory Birds in Chicago May Disappear; Many Heading North as the Globe Warms up." Chicago Sun-Times 16 Dec. 2004, NEWS sec.: 20. LexisNexis Academic. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
For birds, flight is the main source of locomotion. For 160 million years, birds have flown. Birds are able to fly due to a variety of special features. They have high metabolisms to supply their body with energy. They have lightweight bones as well. They have feathers, some of which are flight feathers that are long and strong with also help birds fly. They also have a bone called a furcula, in their chest, which is very important for being able to produce the strength and support needed to flap their wings. Birds also have very powerful muscles to power their wings, which means they can flap their wings so fast so that they can take off from the ground and move through the air, as well as gliding through the air. A bird can make its feathers close tightly together which, when gliding or flapping, forces the air to flow around their top and bottom wing surfaces to help them fly. It can also make its feathers open, which allows the air to pass straight through them, which allows the bird to fall. So, because a bird can set its wing feathers to be in any of a vast number of positions ...
have lost the ability to do so. The lighter-bodied birds can fly short distances, and some
In conclusion, not all migration occurs in the same way or is even triggered by the same things. While some migration is triggered by genetics other migration can be learned over time or can be forced to occur due to a need for resources. Resources that can drive this movement of animals are not only food, water, and shelter, but a need for reproductive advantages as well. Whether by internal compasses or biological clocks something is contributing to an individuals need for movement and its survival. As shown when comparing salmon and birds; both animals need to migrate. Although the reasons why and how are different, the overall need is still there making this a very important aspect when studying animal movement and behaviors.