Activities
Fun Activities & Resources
ACTIVITY: Draw A Great Blue Heron
ACTIVITY: Create a Great Blue Heron Model
Here’s a chance to print out the above. (It might be helpful if the paper is thicker than normal.) Carefully cutting out the parts, one can put together a standing Great Blue Heron model.
ACTIVITY: Great Blue Heron Crossword Puzzle
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| 3. when something blends in with something else, making it hard to see
4. this is the Herons primary food 6. another name for when a Heron throws up 10. word for when two birds begin hanging around together and building a nest 11. what you look forward to eating after you wakeup 12. a word describing the feathers of a bird 13. a structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young |
1. when young birds are about to fly
2. this word describes the width of the Heron’s wings 5. the name of a breeding colony where Herons gather each year to build their nest 7. this phrase describes when two Herons get too close to one another 8. the name of the person who takes photos 9. smaller than a branch, this word describes the material Herons use to build a nest
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Answers:
1. Fledge 2. Wingspan 3. Camouflage 4. Fish 5. Rookery 6. Regurgitation
7. Territorial Dispute 8. Photographer 9. Twig 10. Courtship
11. Breakfast 12. Plumage 13. Nest
READ: Poems about Herons
READ: Fun Facts about Herons
