【賓果08翠鳥】翠鳥，捕魚專家
Kingfishers: the expert fishermen
(賓果兒童自然科學(xué)第一輯 Go wild)
#動(dòng)物#鳥類#翠鳥。

●導(dǎo)讀頁(yè)
Gone fishing
Some people love to fish.
They spend all day sitting on the riverbank,
dangling their line in the water.
Sometimes they don’t catch a single fish,
but they still enjoy their peaceful time.
Kingfishers don't mess about like that.
They see a fish and they dive for it.
Bam! That's lunch, right there.
●扉頁(yè)
Are you ready to find out about kingfishers?
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The kingfisher leaps from the branch towards the water.
It hurtles down like an arrow from a bow.
Success!
The bird emerges with a fish in its beak.
●03
Kingfishers have beautiful, brightly coloured feathers.
Their long, sharp beak is designed for catching slippery fish.
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Whack! 啪！Smack! 咔！Whack! Whack! Whack!
The kingfisher smacks the fish against the branch until the fish stops wriggling.
Then it swallows it whole in one big gulp.
●05
Flip! 捻！Whack! 啪！Gone! 吞！
●08 求偶
This kingfisher is looking for love.
He wants to find a mate.
He dives into the water to catch a fish as a gift.
The kingfisher gives the gift to the female.
She accepts it. Mmm, a tasty snack!
◇Tip. Kingfishers aren’t the only birds to give mating gifts. The shrike, oriole and some jays do it, too. 伯勞鳥，黃鸝
Now she has accepted his gift,
they are partners. They mate so they can have babies.
●13 筑巢
The couple need to dig a hole to use as their nest.
‘If our nest is safe enough, it will protect us from weasels and snakes.’
●15 養(yǎng)育
Before long, the female kingfisher becomes a mum.
Her mate will keep bringing food back to the nest to feed everyone.
The rest of the time, he stays near the nest to keep away any predators.
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When the chicks are big enough,
their parents teach them how to fly and catch fish.
●19 寶寶
The chicks grow up quickly.
Soon they are big enough to leave home.
‘Can’t we just stay here with you?’
But there isn’t room for them all to stay.
The young kingfishers fly off to make their own home.
●23 遷徙
When autumn comes, the kingfishers will fly south,
looking for a warmer place to spend the winter.
The young kingfishers are grown up and ready to fly south on their own.
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Find out more! Kingfisher Facts
○A gift of love
Kingfishers look for a mate in spring.
The male gives a fish to try to attract a female.
If the female accepts, they can become a pair.
They dig a hole to make their nest.
○This is mine
Female kingfishers find a place to live that is safe and close to water, with plenty of food.
They mark it to let others know it is their territory.
A male kingfisher will live here when they become a couple.
The male has to try to attract the female.
○Catching fish 捕魚
① The kingfisher dives all the way into the water.
② It comes out with a fish in its beak.
③ It rests on a branch with its prize.
○Gotcha! 我可逮著你了！
① The fish is caught!
② The fish wriggles but can’t escape.
③ The kingfisher smacks the fish against the branch.敲
④ It swallows it whole.
●A different bird
The ruddy kingfisher has red feathers and a bright red beak.赤翡翠
It will catch and eat frogs as well as fish.