Collecting specimens
This activity is part of our Game Ranger course. We caught a Crested Barbet in a cage to observe it afterwards we let it go.We took it out of the cage and observed things like the eye, ears, beak, claws and the different feathers.
The Ears are located behind the eyes and covered with feathers, they
are very sensitive because they have to pick up high frequencies from other birds.
We had a look at the feathers and what job each type of feather had. The claws was interesting, we learned that each type of bird had a different foot structure.
This was just a small capture but we are going to do more of them in the future, were we use various methods and catch different species. The Barbet flew away after we looked at it, and that is important to know that wen capturing something you should always place it back in the wild.
The Ears are located behind the eyes and covered with feathers, they
are very sensitive because they have to pick up high frequencies from other birds.
We had a look at the feathers and what job each type of feather had. The claws was interesting, we learned that each type of bird had a different foot structure.
This was just a small capture but we are going to do more of them in the future, were we use various methods and catch different species. The Barbet flew away after we looked at it, and that is important to know that wen capturing something you should always place it back in the wild.
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