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Birds: beaks, feet and nests — EVS worksheet

Birds have beaks and feet that suit their food and home. An eagle has a hooked beak to tear meat and sharp claws to catch prey; a duck has a flat beak and webbed feet for water; a kingfisher has a long beak to catch fish; a woodpecker pecks holes in wood. Birds build clever nests — the tailorbird stitches leaves, the weaver bird weaves a hanging nest, and the koel lays its eggs in crows’ nests.

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Food decides the beak — “a bird’s beak and feet fit what it eats and where it lives”

  1. Beaks: tearing meat (eagle, owl), cracking seeds (sparrow, parrot), sucking nectar (sunbird), catching fish (kingfisher, heron), straining food (duck).
  2. Feet: perching (sparrow, crow), swimming (duck, swan), climbing (woodpecker), catching prey (eagle, owl), wading (heron, crane), scratching (hen), running (ostrich).
  3. Nests: tailorbird stitches leaves, weaver bird weaves, woodpecker pecks a hole, kingfisher digs a tunnel.

Use it for: Class 3 EVS lessons on birds, bird-watching walks and nature diaries.

Worked example: 🐦 What is the kingfisher’s beak best for? → catching fish

  1. A kingfisher sits by the water and dives in.
  2. Its long, sharp beak is just right for catching fish.

Check: A kingfisher lives near ponds and rivers — it eats fish ✓

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