Question

If there is a nest inside or around your house, look carefully at it. Remember, do not go too near the nest, and do not touch it. If you do, then the bird will not come to the nest again.

Observe the nest for some days and note down the following things:

• Where is the nest made?
• What is the nest made of?
• Is the nest ready or are the birds still making it?
• Can you recognise which bird has made the nest?
• What things does the bird bring to the nest?
• Is there any bird sitting in the nest?
• Do you think there are any eggs in the nest?
• Can you hear any sound like ‘chee chee’ from the nest?
• If there are chicks in the nest, what do the parent birds bring for them to eat?
• How many times in one hour do the birds come to the nest?
• After how many days did the chicks leave the nest?
• Make a picture of the nest in your notebook.

Answer 1

• It has been made on the branch of a tree.
• The nest had been made of straw and dried leaves.
• The nest is ready.
• Yes, the crow has made the nest.
• The bird brings worms, straw, twigs etc. to the nest.
• Yes, one crow is sitting in the nest.
• There are no eggs in the nest.
• Yes, I can hear a sound like ‘chee chee’ from the nest.
• If there are chicks in the nest, parent birds bring grains and insects for them to eat.
• The birds come to the nest two to three times in one hour.
• The chicks leave the nest in two months.
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