This is my wildlife report for school

Fantail are wonderful birds.They fly fluently in the breeze, while the sun splays above them with the clouds and the sound of chirping follows.

Fantail are a type of brownish grey colour. They are 16cm long and they have a fan shaped tail, that's why they are called the fantail. They are very talented birds. When they fly it looks like a paper fan is in the sky with a broken core so the feathers are flapping wildly in the breeze. It's unimaginable.

Fantail live in forest edges, parks and gardens. That means they are widespread. You can see them about anywhere but they do have special places where they make their nests.

Fantail lay 5-2 eggs every season. So, everyday the parents have to go out get food for their young ones, Come home put the babies to sleep and feed themselves. That is a lot of work to do in one day.

Fantail have a special diet. They are not like the normal birds that feed on worms. They eat;
Fruit, insects, berries and small food like that.

You would expect fantail to live for more than 4 years right? Well no. They only live up to 3 years! I mean that is a very small life right? imagine if you could only live up to three years! That would be a really small life.

Wow! Who knew that fantail are only 16cm long, they have a small diet, they dont live very long, they have 5-2 eggs every season and they are widspread! So, in conclusion, they are wonderful birds.

School Holidays

Holidays are fantastic. They are days away from school. I fancy school as well as I fancy the holidays. But then, holidays are the time of year when you just get to sit back and relax. Then it actually depends what type of things you do in the holidays. I enjoy seeking out to go on adventures. I really enjoy going on bush walks, I like to pretend that there are monsters in there and that they are coming out to eat me. And then thats the part where my dad makes evil scientist noises. I love the school holidays. Do you?

My school report on Pukekos!

Pukeko

Pukekos waddling around the grass thinking the world revolves around them. Their navy blue and white feathers swishing back and forth in the wind. Their beak is knipping at the grass trying to find food.

Pukeko’s are about 51 centimetres long and have navy blue and white feathers, with a black head and upper-parts, and a red bill and legs. They are very pretty birds I think. Have you ever seen a pukeko?

A pukeko walks like an Egyptian dancer. They are very clumsy at flight but can fly long distances. They can be seen peacefully grazing enjoying the nice weather.

Pukekos have a wide range of food they eat. They mostly eat; invertebrates, eggs, mammals, grass, frogs and small chicks.

Pukekos live around forests, shrubs and bushes.  But they are widespread so that means they hang out anywhere, but live in certain places such as; wetlands and forest edges.

Pukekos are fascinating birds. They have fancy coloured feathers, they are BIG birds, they have a wide range  of diet, live in a LOT of places and have weird actions. So, Long live pukekos!

My thoughts

I really enjoy having this blog. I really do. Here is a story that I made up when I was bored. Once upon a time there was a unicorn. It's name was Corn-Feild. It was shaped like corn. It lived in the village of corn yard. It gave all the towns people corn when there fields ran out. The end. You probably think that was a boring story. Well if you post a comment on my story maybe you can change it around a bit so its more exciting.
By Lily

Lily's Speech

Bloated stomachs, bones jutting out of sagging skin, sunken in eyes and pitiful cries...what am I talking about... hunger. There are 7 billion people in the world. With an estimated 925 million hungry people in the world, this means 1 in 7 people are hungry. I I know what you’re probably thinking you’re probably thinking well who cares its not our problem. Well, no. You’re wrong. It is our problem. I’m here to tell you where, why and how it’s our problem that all over the world hundreds of children die and suffer

You are probably thinking to yourself what is hunger what does it mean? Well I’m here to tell you. Hunger means lack for food which means they don't get enough food and go hungry. You probably think hungry means that they don’t eat for a couple of hours. It actually means they haven’t eaten for a few DAYS OR WEEKS! I mean how unfair!

Children that suffer from hunger, will probably live in Africa, Asia and other dry countries. I mean, have you even seen these  children? Their so hungry they look like living skeletons roaming the streets asking for food! We NEED to fix this.  It is our problem.

How they suffer is, in your human body, we need nutrition. To get nutrition you need to eat different types of food that are good for you. All these children have malnutrition. That means they have no nutrition. That’s one thing you call a problem. it is our problem that all over the world children suffer from hunger.

They suffer from hunger because their countries are poor. I think one of the reasons they are poor is because their government spent all their money on the country in a bad way so that means they haven’t used it wisely. They have raised food prices.  In my opinion, I say why. Why does it have to be this way? I mean, bad governmental choices? WHY!!!!!!!!  It is our problem.

We are all the same in this world we are all equal. So why make bad choices? Why rise food prices? Why do some people  Children like me feel very sad when they hear another child has died from hunger. If you had a leftover sandwich that hasn’t been eaten think about the African children that only get one meal a day or one meal a week! It is our problem.

So what can you do?  Plan for a sustainable future? Sponsor a child.  Take a stand by spending money wisely.  Make good choices and appreciate your three meals a day - and that isn’t including all that junk food you probably eat.  Another thing that you can do TODAY is visit freerice.com.  It is a website that has word challenges and every question you get right you donate ten grains of rice to those poor children who don’t get any food - and go hungry.  I donated 6 bowls of rice in 15 minutes.  THAT is making a difference.

These are a few of the things you can do to help these children that have this thing called hunger. So, save the children - it is our problem




http://www.worldhunger.org/reduce.htm

http://www.lowescreativeideas.com/idea-library/projects/Building-a-Compost-Bin-0109.aspx


By Lily

My First Blog Post

This is my first ever blog post. I am really looking forward to see how much the world enjoys my writing. I am really hoping that people will read my writing. In my next few posts after this, I am going to write about; activities I participate in school, What I have learned at school and all sorts of things like that.