Welcome to Great Blue Marble - Birds. Great Blue Marble Birds features bird images, bird animations, bird cartoons, bird facts, and bird sounds. Welcome to Great Blue Marble - Birds. Great Blue Marble Birds features bird images, bird animations, bird cartoons, bird facts, and bird sounds.
Great BLUE MARBLE - Birds

Welcome to Great Blue Marble - Birds. Great Blue Marble Birds features bird images, bird animations, bird cartoons, bird facts, and bird sounds.

Great Blue Marble Birds features bird images, bird animations, bird cartoons, bird facts, and bird sounds.

Great Blue Marble Birds features bird images, bird animations, bird cartoons, bird facts, and bird sounds. Great Blue Marble Birds features bird images, bird animations, bird cartoons, bird facts, and bird sounds. Great Blue Marble Birds features bird images, bird animations, bird cartoons, bird facts, and bird sounds. Great Blue Marble Birds features bird images, bird animations, bird cartoons, bird facts, and bird sounds.

Welcome to Great Blue Marble - Birds. Great Blue Marble Birds features bird images, bird animations, bird cartoons, bird facts, and bird sounds.
Bird Superlatives
What are the largest birds?  What are the smallest birds?
The largest bird in the world is the ostrich, standing 8 ft. tall and weighing about 300 lbs. Ostriches
are now only found in southern Africa, zoos and ostrich farms. The emu is the second largest bird.
The largest extinct bird is the Australian Dromornis or Thunderbird, an ostrich type bird that was 10 ft.
(3m) tall and weighed 1000 lbs. The tallest extinct bird is the Giant Moa of New Zealand at 3.7m (12 ft.).
The largest wingspans on a bird are the Albatross and White Pelican with wingspans of 12 ft. (3.6m).
The smallest bird is the bee hummingbird at 5.7cm (2.24 in.) and 1.6 g (0.056 oz).
Did You Know?
Bird feathers are light and bones are hollow, giving birds less weight and making it easier to stay aloft.
The bird is a warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves. This is where we get the word aviation.
The giant South American condor, who soars in the High Andes, is part of the vulture family. The giant South American condor, who soars in the High Andes, is part of the vulture family. The eagle represents might and courage, and has been used as a national symbol since Roman times. A young goose is called a gosling, and a male goose is called a gander. Many geese are domesticated. A young goose is called a gosling, and a male goose is called a gander. Many geese are domesticated.
Did You Know?
The giant South American condor, who soars in the High Andes, is part of the vulture family.
The eagle represents might and courage, and has been used as a national symbol since Roman times.
A young goose is called a gosling, and a male goose is called a gander. Many geese are domesticated.
The very rapid vibrations of the hummingbird's wings produces a humming sound. Hummingbirds Blue jays and crows are part of the corvid family, and are the smartest in the bird family. Blue jays and crows are part of the corvid family, and are the smartest in the bird family. Owls have forward facing eyes, noiseless flight, and are nocturnal, which means they hunt at night. Owls have forward facing eyes, noiseless flight, and are nocturnal, which means they hunt at night.
Did You Know?
The very rapid vibrations of the hummingbird's wings produces a humming sound. Hummingbirds
like nectar. Blue jays and crows are part of the corvid family, and are the smartest in the bird family.
Owls have forward facing eyes, noiseless flight, and are nocturnal, which means they hunt at night.
The birds best protection against predators, or to view their area for food, is high on a branch.
Birds have strong social and family values. Birds are excellent house builders with hundreds of variations of nests from the thousands of bird species. Many bird species remain with the same mates for their entire lives. Birds are excellent house builders with hundreds of variations of nests from the thousands of bird species. Bird parents spend all day feeding, teaching, and caring for their young. Birds are excellent house builders with hundreds of variations of nests from the thousands of bird species.
Did You Know?
Birds have strong social and family values. Bird parents spend all day feeding, teaching, and caring
for their young. Many bird species remain with the same mates for their entire lives.
When one bird is sick or hurt the other bird will get the food for the young birds.
The duck is the smallest of the web-footed swimming birds. The mallard duck is the original domesticated duck. The flamingo is one of the largest web-footed swimming birds. Flamingos live in tropical regions. Some tropical birds can live over 80 years.
Did You Know?
The duck is the smallest of the web-footed swimming birds. The mallard duck is the original
of the domestic duck.  A male duck is called a drake. The flamingo is one of the largest
web-footed swimming birds. Flamingos live in tropical regions. Parrots can be trained to
imitate speech and sounds. Some tropical birds can live over 80 years.
A dove has historically symbolized peace. Did You Know?
A dove has historically symbolized peace,
especially when depicted with an olive
branch. A person is known as a dove
when they bring peaceful solutions to
international conflicts. A dove is a
member of the pigeon family. Some
pigeons are known as rock doves.		 A dove has historically symbolized peace.
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Anger is a stone
cast into a
wasp's nest.

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see, and don't hear
all you hear.

Irish Proverb
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