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aquatic vegetation - plants that grow
in water
camouflage - protective coloring
or design
canopy - the uppermost spreading,
branchy layer of a forest
carnivores - meat-eaters
cavity nesters - birds that build
their nests in hollowed-out, protected spaces such as tree trunks
forage - to search for food
habitat - the place or type of
site where a plant or animal naturally and normally lives and
grows
nightjar - a medium-sized night
bird with a short, wide bill, short legs and short feathers.
predators or birds of prey -
an animal that preys on others
scavenger birds - birds such
as vultures that feed on dead and decaying animals
talons - the claws of a bird
of prey
understory - smaller trees and
shrubs that grow underneath the forest canopy |
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