BIRD FACTS

Hiranmayee : I’ve heard that animals hibernate. Do birds also hibernate?

Parth : Birds do not hibernate. Some species of birds migrate to warmer places.

Mrinmayee : Do all birds make their own nests?

Kshipra : All birds make their own nests but Cuckoos. They lay their eggs in other birds nests.The Crow-pheasant or Coucal is the only one in the cuckoo family which makes its one nest.

Fiona : Do all birds make the same kind of nests?

Hiranmayee : No, every species make different kinds of nests. Sunbirds and Weaver birds make nests hanging from branches. Bulbuls and Crows make twiggy nests between the branches of trees. Lapwings lay their eggs on a few twigs put to gather on the ground.

Fiona: How many species are there in BITS?

Kshipra: There are more than 100 species in BITS!