Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Presentation is loading. Please wait.

Feeding Strategies.

Published byHomer Gardner Modified over 5 years ago

Similar presentations

Presentation on theme: "Feeding Strategies."— Presentation transcript:

1 Feeding Strategies

2 Feeding Strategies Carrion: eating dead fleshr
Generalist: eating a variety of prey, depending on what’s available Specialist: an animal That eats one or very few types of food.

3 How do birds catch food? Surface Feeders Pursuit Diving
Dip mouths in while Swimming/sitting on water. Pursuit Diving Swim underwater in pursuit of prey - use feet or wings. Enlarges area to hunt food. Plunge Diving These species ‘dive bomb’ into the water directly from flight – very specialized! Kleptoparasitism Aquilina Lestenkof Scavenging, and predation. Stealing

4 How do birds feed their chicks?
Feed whole prey. Regurgitation. Throat or gular pouch. Stomach Oil.

Download ppt "Feeding Strategies."

Similar presentations

DEFINING A SEABIRD A bird – Duh?! –Feathers –Hollow bones –Wings –Endothermic (warm blooded) –Specialized lungs – air flows in one direction aided by.

DEFINING A SEABIRD A bird – Duh?! –Feathers –Hollow bones –Wings –Endothermic (warm blooded) –Specialized lungs – air flows in one direction aided by.
Feeding Surface feeding while flying (sometimes with pursuit plunging) Storm Petrels Flit back and forth, lowering the feet and pattering the surface of.

Feeding Surface feeding while flying (sometimes with pursuit plunging) Storm Petrels Flit back and forth, lowering the feet and pattering the surface of.
by: RJ and Meghan A Bald Eagle has brown feathers in the first 3 or 4 years. Most eagles are brown and black. They can be up to 24 to 45 inches. A Bald.

by: RJ and Meghan A Bald Eagle has brown feathers in the first 3 or 4 years. Most eagles are brown and black. They can be up to 24 to 45 inches. A Bald.
Penguins: The Odd Bird Out 5 th Grade. Penguins! Class – Aves Family –Spheniscidae – Penguins are the only animals in the Spheniscidae family Species.

Penguins: The Odd Bird Out 5 th Grade. Penguins! Class – Aves Family –Spheniscidae – Penguins are the only animals in the Spheniscidae family Species.
Food Webs.

Food Webs.
Marine Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals

Marine Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals
Penguin’s Adaptations By: Austin Savage. How Penguins Stay Warm Penguins have feathers like birds but they can still be cold. Penguins huddle in large.

Penguin’s Adaptations By: Austin Savage. How Penguins Stay Warm Penguins have feathers like birds but they can still be cold. Penguins huddle in large.
Class Aves the Birds. General Characteristics All members are homeotherms All members are homeotherms They can maintain a constant body temperature They.

Class Aves the Birds. General Characteristics All members are homeotherms All members are homeotherms They can maintain a constant body temperature They.
Ecosystem A place with living and nonliving things.

Ecosystem A place with living and nonliving things.
What Birds Of Prey Eat And How They Catch It By Jeff And Ryan.

What Birds Of Prey Eat And How They Catch It By Jeff And Ryan.
Wild in Pennsylvania Frog By Jonathan Berry. Introduction Have you ever wanted to swim with the fish? Or hop from lily pad to lily pad? Read on and find.

Wild in Pennsylvania Frog By Jonathan Berry. Introduction Have you ever wanted to swim with the fish? Or hop from lily pad to lily pad? Read on and find.
The Emperor Penguin. Scientific Name: –Aptenodytes forsteri Lives in Antarctica Tallest and heaviest of all penguin species –48 inches –48 – 82 pounds.

The Emperor Penguin. Scientific Name: –Aptenodytes forsteri Lives in Antarctica Tallest and heaviest of all penguin species –48 inches –48 – 82 pounds.
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Call

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Call
Why Do Bald Eagles Swim? By: Jaden Schlotter Meet My Neighbors The Bald Eagle usually lives near lakes, and rivers. The Bald Eagle usually lives near.

Why Do Bald Eagles Swim? By: Jaden Schlotter Meet My Neighbors The Bald Eagle usually lives near lakes, and rivers. The Bald Eagle usually lives near.
* Animals depend upon each other to survive * Three types of predator-prey relationships * Hunters and hunted * Relationships where both species benefit.

* Animals depend upon each other to survive * Three types of predator-prey relationships * Hunters and hunted * Relationships where both species benefit.
How Organisms Get Their Energy

How Organisms Get Their Energy
MARINE BIRDS.  Probably evolved from dinosaurs about 160 million years ago.  Their reptilian heritage is clearly visible in their scaly legs and claws.

MARINE BIRDS.  Probably evolved from dinosaurs about 160 million years ago.  Their reptilian heritage is clearly visible in their scaly legs and claws.
Marine Birds  Shorebirds –Live and feed on the coastlines –Have bills specialized for dealing with different kinds of food  Seabirds –Remain at sea for.

Marine Birds  Shorebirds –Live and feed on the coastlines –Have bills specialized for dealing with different kinds of food  Seabirds –Remain at sea for.
Penguins By Brooke jade siegel. Young The parent feeds the chick. Now the chick is not hungry. When the chick gets bigger, it will go to sea. It will.

Penguins By Brooke jade siegel. Young The parent feeds the chick. Now the chick is not hungry. When the chick gets bigger, it will go to sea. It will.
Corey McKay. Characteristics  No real physical distinctions between sea birds and other birds such as wing shape, because each species has evolved differently.

Corey McKay. Characteristics  No real physical distinctions between sea birds and other birds such as wing shape, because each species has evolved differently.

Similar presentations

Ads by Google