.
| Blackbirds Carlos11 The red winged blackbird and tricolored blackbirds are confusingly similar in plumage and strikingly different in their nesting habits. The red winged blackbirds is one of the most widespread species or north America, while with the tricolored is narrowly restricted to the California.
|
Condors Condors are the largest vulture in southern California. The wing span of a condor can be 10 feet or more. The male condor can weigh at an average of 24 to 33 pounds. The female condor can weigh at an average of 18 to 24. DESCRIPTION : THE CONDORS feathers are mostly black but their necks are Reddish – black , with a fleshy wattle over the beak , called a caruncle. Condors can live up to 50 years and mate for life. Females lay their eggs on a cliff ledge. IN 1970-80 there were less than 25 condors. IN 1980-90 there were only two condors. IN 1990-2000 there were 55 condors IN 2000+ there were 120 condors. Isaiah |
| Hawks A sharp-shinned hawk is 10.5 inches and the wingspan is 21 inches. it has a short, dark hooked beak with a long narrow tarsi. It has short rounded wings with a long tail that is squared-off at with prominent corners. The sharp-shinned hawk typically flies with several quick snappy wingbeat and a short glide, but also roars. It lives in mixed forests and in open lands in occasions in North America. Marcos10 Short-tailed Hawk by Gabe: Small hawk of grass and woodland habitat in Florida. Occurs in two color morphs: Dark morph adult is uniformly dark brown with thin dark bands on a dull white tail. In flight shows white flight feathers with thin dark bands and dark wingtips. The light morph has white Underparts. Length : 14 inches Wingspan: 35 inches, Sexes similar , Small B uteo , Broad rounded wings , Hooked beak , Short broad tail , Wingtips help upwards while soaring , Long wings reach end of tail at rest . Where It Lives: Short-tailed Hawk Dark Morph: Found in a wide variety of mixed woodland and grassland habitats throughout the southern two-thirds of Florida. Food: Birds, rodents, insects, reptiles, amphibians Nesting Habits: Broods: 1 Eggs: 1-3 Incubation: 34 days Fledge: days |
HummingbirdsThe hummingbird can be in different colors. It has a long beak, and can also fly. It can flap its wings 100 times per minute. Onaidy11
|
| Sea Lion Zalophus califonianus is the scientific name for the California sea lion. They are seen from Baja California to Alaska. Their coloring ranges from a tan-like color to a chocolate brown color that appears black when wet. It is said that their face resembles that of a dog because they have a pointed muzzle. Their long flippers have nails and are leather like. The male is very large weighing at about 800 pounds, while the female only weighs about 250 pounds .California sea lions are quick learners. That is why they are easy to train for the circus. They have very loud barks almost like a dog’s; pups have a bleat like call. A California sea lions diet consists of schooling fish, rockfish, squid, flatfish, hake, lamprey, dogfish and salmon. The environmental changes affecting sea lion are oil spills, fishermen, and garbage in the ocean. They can get trapped in fisherman’s net and oil spills. Garbage can destroy the food and make sea lion sick. Arianna SEa ShEllS SEA tREASURES! SOMETiMES yOU dONt SEE tHE MOSt BEAUtiFUL ThiNGS ARE RiGHt iN FRONt OF yOU DOES MEAN yOU HAVE tO TAkE ThEM LEt THEM LiVE tHE SHEllS HAVE A LiFE TOO BUt PEOPLE dONT THiNK ABOUt THAt WhEN tHEY ARE kiLLiNG ANiMAlS tHEy ARE SO SWEET Nd NiCE THEy DONt HURt NOBODy THERE PRACtiCALLy HARMlESS. THEy COME iN DiFFERENt SHAPES iN SiZES COLORS ANd EVERyTHiNG. iF yOU BEliEVE iN SAViNG ANiMAlS LiKE ME THEN HELP SAVE tHE CUtE LiTTLE CREATURES WHO LOVES THEy'RE LiFE FOR ALL yOU KNOW THEy MiGHt OF HAVE A FAMiLy? SEE PEOPLE DONt THiNk LiKE THAT THOUGH iM HAPPy i BEliEVE iN MySELf TO TRy ANd STOP tHE kiLLiN THEM PLEASE.
|
Rattlesnakes Snakes have a long,legless,flexible body that is covered with dry scales. When snakes move about on land they usually slide on their belly. Snake’s eyes are covered by clear scales rather than movable eyelids; therefore, their eyes are always open. They repeatedlyFlick out their narrow, forked tongue, using it to bring odors to a special sense organ in the mouth. Jose Alisah11 T he Western rattlesnake can reach lengths slightly over 4 feet but 1/2 feet is more than norm The rattlesnakes mostly live across the Western United States like Mexico and Canada. The South Pacific rattlesnake is distributed from California to the central part of Baja California. In the early spring, the western rattlesnake basks in the sun or glides around as it looks for food and a mate. |
