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CALLING ALL BIRD BRAINS!
If you’re an avid avian fan, we have something that’s right up your flightpath!
We’ve rounded up a nestful of bird-related brainteasers, and your challenge is to score 10 out of 10. If you can, you’ll go in the draw to win yourself a very nifty pair of Inpro 8 x 21 binoculars, courtesy of our friends at the East of England Binocular Centre. We have six pairs to give away…
Sounds tempting? Then get off your perch and see what you can do with these:
GOOD LUCK!
01 According to the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch 2002, what is the commonest bird recorded in the UK?
Starling
Blue footed boobie
Emu
02 Which of the following is NOT a possible explanation for how homing pigeons find their way home?
They form a mental map of their surroundings.
They seem to use the Earth’s magnetic field to guide them.
They stop other birds and ask for directions.
03 Which species of bird has the fastest wing beat?
Hummingbird
Albatross
Chicken
04 What bird is famous for laying its eggs in other birds' nests?
Sparrow
Cuckoo
Magpie
05 Why don’t you ever see baby pigeons?
Pigeons hatch fully grown.
Pigeons are born in the arctic and migrate south when they become adults.
Pigeons stay hidden in their nests until they are able to fly.
06 What are bird watchers also known as?
Snifflers
Scratchers
Twitchers
07 Why don’t woodpeckers get a headache when they peck?
Their beak is made of rubber.
Their specially adapted skull contains shock absorbers.
Their immune system produces its own form of painkiller.
08 Why are flamingoes pink?
The shrimps and algae that they eat contain a pigment that dyes their feathers.
The colour acts as camouflage because hyenas can’t see pink.
Flamingoes are the only bird to have blood flowing through their feathers.
09 What is the largest angle owls can rotate their heads through?
280 degrees
360 degrees
90 degrees
10 What's the collective noun for a group of crows?
A murder
A kill
A deathwatch
Answers:
1= Starling • 2= Ask directions • 3= Hummingbird • 4= Cuckoo • 5= Stay hidden • 6= Wwitchers • 7= Adapted skull • 8= Pigment dyes feathers • 9= 280 degrees • 10= A murder
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