Me and Emily were finding out facts about the peregrine falcon. But we have not seen one in Banton.
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Facts about ptarmigans
ptarmigan facts 16-2-18
The rock ptarmigan is a medium sized game bird. It’s a part of the gouse family. The name ptarmigan is known simply in the uk and Canada. Most places know this bird as a diffrent name. In japan it’s known as the meaning of thunder bird. There subspecies are something like 20-30. The rock ptarmigans eat sometimes on birch, willow buds and catkins when available. They also eat various seeds, leaves, flowers and berries of other plant species. The young eat insects rather than anything else.
Emma’s tattoo Art
I was at home at I have these sketch books and one is a tattoo one so here are some of the tattoos I have drawn.
Rowans- Zara
Rowan grows in most parts of Britain but is more common in the north and west and is found throughout Scotland. Rowans are often found growing in places such as cliffs stream-sides and on top of large boulders.
Rook-Aaliyah
Rooks wingspan is about 81-99 cm
There is over 1,100,000 breeding pairs in the uk.
They can weigh up to 280-340g
There length is 44-46 cm
We found some on the 2018 BBC big bird watch we found about 6.
Aaliyah
Bog-myrtle Islay
Bog-myrtle is found a lot in Dumfries and Galloway and in the inner and outer Hebrides. Bog-myrtle can grow up to 1-2 meters tall.
Milkworts – Zara
Milkworts is a common name for the Polygala. It grows 10–25 cm or 4-10 inches with many stems that are hairy.The flowering time is June-July.
Tormentel – Islay and Alana
The tormentel can be found in both dry and wet habitats.
It is really common on Rocky Mountains
It can also be found in the woods.
Solitary bees get honey from tormentel.
Sundew – Zara
The Round leaved Sundew is a strange and beautiful plant that can be found sitting among the soggy Sphagnum mosses.
Harebells – Zara
There scientific name is Campanula rotundifoli. It proffers dry conditions and sandy soil. It flowers between July and September. It reaches the height of about 20cm and the flowers are held singly on thin whirly stems.
