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Water Bird
A water bird, alternatively waterbird or aquatic bird, is a bird that lives on or around water. In some definitions, the term ''water bird'' is especially applied to birds in freshwater ecosystems, although others make no distinction from seabirds that inhabit marine environments. Some water birds (e.g. wading birds) are more terrestrial while others (e.g. waterfowls) are more aquatic, and their adaptations will vary depending on their environment. These adaptations include webbed feet, beaks, and legs adapted to feed in the water, and the ability to dive from the surface or the air to catch prey in water. The term ''aquatic bird'' is sometimes also used in this context. A related term that has a narrower meaning is waterfowl. Some piscivorous birds of prey, such as ospreys and sea eagles, hunt aquatic prey but do not stay in water for long and lives predominantly over dry land, and are not considered water birds. The term waterbird is also used in the context of conserv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belmont Lake Birds
Belmont may refer to: People * Belmont (surname) Places * Belmont Abbey (other) * Belmont Historic District (other) * Belmont Hotel (other) * Belmont Park (other) * Belmont Plantation (other) * Belmont railway station (other) * Belmont Street (other) Antigua and Barbuda * Belmont, Antigua and Barbuda Australia * Belmont, New South Wales, a suburb in the Hunter Region * Belmont, Queensland, an outer suburb of Brisbane ** Shire of Belmont, Queensland, a former local government area ** Electoral district of Belmont (Queensland), a former state electorate in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland * Belmont, Victoria, a southern suburb of Geelong * Belmont, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth ** City of Belmont The City of Belmont is a local government area in the inner eastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about east of Perth's central business district on the south bank of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
