I love this bird‘s hairdo. It reminds me of a time when I told the beautician that I wanted something wild and crazy and then sat back and dozed. When I opened my eyes my hair was about 3 inches long all over my head. I got what I asked for. It was wild and crazy and very easy to wash. As to combing it, no need–it looked the same whether I did or didn’t comb it.
OOPS! I digress from the reason for picking this bird, which is the type of beak that it has. The shape and size of a bird’s beak and mouth help it to catch food. Some birds, such as the Snowy Egret in the photo have long pointed beaks so they can spear their food.
Research Project Ideas
Matching the shape and size of bird beaks to the food they eat would be a fun research project.
The video shows a working model of a bird beak made from an envelope.
Popcorn thrown toward the beak represent flying insects. Notice how the beak opens and snaps closed as it grabs for the “flying insects.”
Catchers is the beak activity describing how to make the crafty envelop bird beak. This activity from “Play and Find Out about Nature” is found on Journey Into Unschooling website.
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