You may know these chipper little parrots as parakeets, but they're really called Budgerigars, or Budgies! But that's not the fun fact. When you go to a pet store and see the Budgie cage, packed full of colorful birds, you aren't seeing what lives in the wild. Budgies in Australia, their native home, are only green and yellow! Blue budgies and budgies of any color except Yellow-green are mutations that occurred in captivity! Basically, pet budgies that were bred had chicks that were new colors, never seen before. So next time you see a budgie, see if it's the color of its wild ancestors, or of the colorful pet Budgies! -Rose
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Rose here! Sorry for the lack of posts lately, we've been just hugely busy every day with our everyday lives. We're getting everything together, though, and big things are coming! Anyway, here's today's fun fact: Some people used to think birds migrated to the moon! In the 1800's, a publication stated one man's theory that birds flew to the moon, and that the trip there took 60 days! Many other theories existed, such as one that many people back then agreed with: that songbirds slept in enormous clumps underwater. Fishermen reported finding these, but we now doubt the accuracy of these reports. You see, back then people didn't know about migration! -Rose
Have you ever heard of Edgar Allen Poe's Poem, "The Raven?" If you haven't, in the poem, a Raven says the word "Nevermore." Well, in real life, Ravens and Crows both have the intelligence and vocal abilities to mimic human speech! How cool is that?
-Rose Ready to learn something awesome? OK, here we go: There is no such thing as a Seagull! "Seagull" is a common name for birds such as the Ring Billed Gull, the Mew Gull, and the Herring Gull. There is no bird that's real name is "Seagull!"
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About RoseI am Rose, a 12 year old birdwatcher and the founder of Junior Ornithologists! I REALLY love birds and have since I was five years old. I also know a lot about birds and, through this website, I hope to share my knowledge with you! About JillHi! I'm Jill, and I like birds just as much as Rose does. The first word I learned to say was bird! My favorite birds are perigrine falcons and snowy owls. I can't wait to share information about birds with everyone!
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