Love birds and budgies

SPECIAL FACTS ABOUT BUDGIES

They are the most widespread of all the parrots.• they feed in hundreds-strong flocks, which can reduce amounts of fruit and cereal crops.• they live in cities and in countries far from its normal tropical range, including Britain.• Pairs mate for life and make their nest in a snug hole in a tree or wall.

There foot is really strong. In the wild they use there claw to grab there pray.

They can be kept as pets and they are so cute and cuddly.

They climb on you and they are really lovable.

PHOTOS OF LOVE BIRDS AND BUDGIES

Budgie

Love birds

Budgies

Love bird

THE LOVE BIRD What they eat:

The love bird eats a variety of seeds, fruits, berries and vegetation such as leaf buds in the wild. Some species have been known to attack farmers' crops and are recognized as pests in their natural environment.

Were do they live The love birds live in dry open country aria. It's

geographical range is in south-western Africa around the countries of Angola Namibia, Congo, and South Africa.

What they like to play with? Love birds like to play around with little objects.

they use there beck to tumble it around.

DID YOU KNOW??? Budgies live up to 12 years The love bird lives up to about 20 years The budgies real name is Budgerigar but

nearly everybody that I know call them budgies.

Budgies are part of the parrot family. The budgie reaches up to about 8 inches in

size.

WHY I THINK LOVE BIRDS ARE INTERESTING I think Love birds are so interesting because

They are so cute and cuddly. They are so nice to be around. The lovebirds are interesting because they can be different colours and they can be all the same species.

WHY I THINK BUDGIES ARE INTERESTING I think the budgie is interesting because

they can come in a different variety of colours, shapes, and sizes. Budgies can do amazing things like climb over things.

WILD BUDGIES The wild budgie can be different colours like

light green, with a yellow face and black Global Habitat

Budgies original habitat is in Australia—this is where their ancestors' fossils have been found. And travellers have taken budgies as pets to Asia, Europe, Africa and other continents, the only region where the species has developed a new natural habitat is Florida. While their numbers in Florida don't compare to the population in their native Australia, it is the only place outside their country of origin where wild flocks have settled.

WHERE ARE BUDGIES FOUND The budgerigar's natural habitat is in red.

The budgie is mostly found in dry hot landscape.

LABELLED DIAGRAM OF A BUDGIE

BEHAVIOUR OF NESTING LOVE BIRDS The female love birds are notorious for

becoming very protective, knowing when they start nesting can help deter behaviour problems along the way. When a female love bird is about to have babies it gets protective were it has made its nest.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR THE THE FEMALE LOVE BIRDS TO LAY THERE EGGS The first egg is laid within 10 days after

mating. . The lovebirds eggs are laid in the nest every other day.

HOW MANY EGGS DO LOVEBIRDS LAY? If you have a pair of lovebirds, you may

have 5 or 6 eggs in the nest. However, in many cases, not all survive, it is just a part of nature.