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1. FLYING HIGH COMMON BIRDS AROUND US

2. CROW CROW IS A COMMON BIRD SEEN IN KERALA. ITS BODY AND FEATHERS ARE BLACK IN COLOUR. THEY ARE VERY INTELLIGENT BIRDS . THEY MAKE THEIR NESTS IN TREES WITH ALMOST ANYTHING. THEY COLLECT TWIGS, STRAW, FIBRES, PLASTIC AND EVEN IRON WIRES. THEY ARE OMNIVORES.

3. CUCKOO CUCKOO IS A BIRD SIMILAR TO CROW. THEY FEED ON FRUITS . IT HAS GOT A VERY BEAUTIFUL VOICE. CHILDREN USUALLY MIMIC THE SOUND OF IT. CUCKOOS ARE GENERALLY CONSIDERED AS LAZY BIRDS. THEY WILL NOT MAKE A NEST TO LAY EGGS. THEY LAY THEIR EGGS IN A CROW’S NEST.

4. DRONGO DRONGOS ARE ALSO QUITE COMMON IN KERALA. THEY ARE ALSO BLACK IN COLOUR. THEY ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE ‘POLICE’ OF BIRDS. THEY CAN IMITATE THE NOISE OF MANY BIRDS. THEY USUALLY FEED ON INSECTS.

5. PIGEON FEEDS ON GRAINS{RICE,WHEAT,PADDY} IT MAKE ITS NEST ON HOUSES, TREES. WHAT IS A DOVE? A DOVE IS GENERALLY SMALLER THAN PIGEON.

6. PEACOCK IS OUR NATIONAL BIRD. IT IS VERY WELL KNOWN FOR ITS FEATHERS. THE CREST ON THE HEAD IS COMMON FOR BOTH MALES AND FEMALES. BECAUSE OF ITS BEAUTIFUL FEATHERS, IT IS ONE OF THE MOST HUNTED BIRD IN INDIA, IN SPITE OF IT BEING OUR NATIONAL BIRD. KILLING PEACOCK FOR FEATHERS IS OFFENSIVE. KINDLY AVOID BUYING FEATHERS TO DECORATE YOUR HOME.

7. EAGLE KITE EAGLE AND KITE FEEDS ON SMALL ANIMALS LIKE MICE, CHICKS AND SNAKES.THEY HAVE STRONG, CURVED AND SHARP BEAK.

8. PARROT FIND OUT MORE ABOUT PARROT…..

9. Vulture It is a bird which feeds on dead bodies. It has a long neck without feathers and s trong beaks. It makes their nests on tall trees or on cliffs. It lays one or two eggs at a time.

10. Woodpecker This bird is very common in kerala. It has a characteristic red crest on its head. Its beak is strong and very long. It feeds on insects hiding inside a tree hole. It makes the ‘tuk tuk sound”, while searching for food.

11. Tailor bird A small bird which will make a nest by stitching two l eaves. They use a cob web ora ny cotton or silk thread t o stitch two leaves.They feed on small insects and fruits.

12. Bulbul Owl