Transcript Winter

Seasons and cycles in nature
Winter
Photographs : Alun Williams
Winter
Snowdon is the
highest mountain in
Wales, it can often
be covered in snow.
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By late November the leaves of deciduous
trees have fallen.
The
Natterjack
toad was
extinct in
Wales , it has
now been
successfully
re-introduced.
Frogs spend the winter months simply lying in
the mud.
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Barn Owl
Barn owls are
best seen at
dawn or on winter
afternoons when
prey is scarce.
They are well
adapted to a
nocturnal
predatory life.
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Lesson –
File: Adaptations
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The red kite used to be a rare bird in Wales, numbers are
now increasing. They can be seen in good numbers in
mid Wales, especially in winter, where they are fed at a
number of centres.
Bryony berries are
poisonous to humans,
they add a touch of
colour to the bleak
winter months.
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Garden birds in winter
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Lesson –
File: Bird Feeding
Blue tit
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Bullfinch
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Nuthatch
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Robin
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Mistle Thrush
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Great tit
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Chaffinch
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Greenfinch
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Fieldfare
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Starling
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Dunnock
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Whooper swans – many birds leave Wales to
find warmer weather in Southern Africa, others
like the whooper swans leave the cold winters
further north and spend the winter with us.
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The year has come full circle,
Snowdonia and the Brecon
Beacons are once again covered
in snow. Plants and animals
have had to adapt to the ever
changing weather conditions.
Spring, however, is just around
the corner and snowdrops will
once again break through the
frozen soil to brighten the
countryside.