Nate’s North American Anthology of Wonderful Wingspans
Nate (a second grader) has an interest in birds. Ansel (a third grader) and her father are birders too. Below is a mix of Nate's wingspan data and Ansel's father's photographs.
After looking at the bird photos and talking about the wingspans, we went outside and drew life-size wingspans of several birds.
Nate (a second grader) has an interest in birds. Ansel (a third grader) and her father are birders too. Below is a mix of Nate's wingspan data and Ansel's father's photographs.
After looking at the bird photos and talking about the wingspans, we went outside and drew life-size wingspans of several birds.
Check out the photos, the facts, and the life-size wingspans!
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| Bald Eagle |
Bald Eagle 80”
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| Black-footed Albatross |
Black-footed Albatross 84”
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| Brown Pelican |
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| Golden Eagle |
Golden Eagle 79”
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| Great Blue Heron |
Great Blue Heron 72”
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| Greater Sandhill Crane |
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| Laysan Albatross |
Laysan Albatross 78”
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| Lesser Sandhill Crane |
Sandhill Crane (lesser) 73”
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| Short-tailed Albatross |
Short-tailed Albatross 87”
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| Turkey Vulture |
Turkey Vulture 67”
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| White Pelican |
American White Pelican 108”
Addition wingspans:
Whooping Crane 87”
Trumpeter Swan 80”
Brown Pelican 79”
Sandhill Crane (greater) 77”
Mute Swan 75”
Here are the life-size models:
What surprised you about the wingspans?
How did you convert the inches to feet and/or yards?
What is your favorite bird?
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Dear Nate and Ansel,
ReplyDeleteI am the turkey vulture and I have the shortest wingspan of all of the birds listed. That’s 67 inches and is also known as 1 yard, 2 feet, and 8 inches. My friend is here with me and this magnificent bird is the lesser sandhill crane.
Hi, I am indeed the lesser sandhill crane and my wingspan is not the shortest of all, but not the longest either. That means that it’s 73 inches which is also known as 2 yards and 1 inch.
We knew how to convert these wingspans because we over heard some other birds investigating yardsticks and rulers. Here is a fun fact about rulers: The name ruler came from a king and his foot was the size of 12 inches.
Turkey vulture’s favorite bird is the turkey vulture, obviously and the lesser sandhill crane’s favorite bird is the lesser sandhill crane, clearly.
We were both surprised about the California condor’s wingspan! His (or her) wingspan was 109 inches! That was our second favorite bird.
Sincerely,
Turkey Vulture and Lesser Sandhill Crane