Glorious Glossary

Plumage = A birds feathers

Talons = The sharp claws of a bird of prey

Raptor = A bird of prey

Habitat = The place and natural conditions in which a plant or an animal lives

Migrate = Move from one region or habitat to another

Prey = An animal that is hunted and killed by another animal for food

Predator = An animal that naturally preys on another animal

Diurnal = An animal that has a daily cycle

Breeding = To produce offspring

Incubation = The process of incubating eggs

Fledging = Developing wing feathers that are large enough for flight

Skua = Any of the several large brown sea birds of the same order as the gulls

Clutch = All of the eggs produced by a bird at one time or season

Facial Disk = A concave, relatively flat, forward facing arrangement of feathers on a birds face

Owl Pellet = An owl's stomach cannot digest the fur and bones so it throws up an owl pellet

Ear Tufts = Tufts of longer feathers on some owl's heads