Some facts about swans

We collected some facts about swans from the BBC website.

Here are the facts we decided to use in my video report:

• Swans are the largest members of the duck and goose family.
•  All the swans native to Britain have white feathers.
• The habitats of swans are flooded grassland, lakes and ponds, rivers and streams and wetlands.
• Mute swans aggressively defend their nests in springtime and have been known to attack people using their habitat like fishermen and rowers. 

Habitat no2: Swans on the pond

This is the second habitat we visited. We decided to go to the pond on the Common.

We went to the pond because it was the only place we knew where some swans lived (it's in our blood).

What does the habitat look like?

• It looks like a giant swimming pool but instead of people it's ducks
• In the middle of the pond there is a little island
• There's a small sandy beach on one side of the pond
• There are lots of reeds and long grasses growing out of the pond
• We made our film on a rainy day when the area on the side of the pond was muddy and full of puddles
• There are trees and bushes around the pond and on the island

What other creatures use this area as their habitat?

• Ducks
• Fish
• Birds
• Water insects (dragonflies, pond skaters etc)
• Frogs (we didn't see any but we think they would like to live there)

We took these pictures at the pond:

We think this is an Egyptian Goose

We think this is a Barnacle Goose

This looks like an American Coot

In this picture we can see a Tufted Duck, two Mallard Ducks and we're not sure about the white duck. We've done some research and it could be a white mallard or a Pekin Duck

Here are two Mute Swans

This sign says you can fish in the pond - which means there must be fish in it

Some facts about foxes

We collected some facts about foxes from a website called Foxolutions.

Here are the facts we decided to use in my video report:

• The Urban red Fox is exactly the same species as the country fox.
• They find food and shelter in our gardens, yards and other open spaces. 
• They eat insects and grubs, slugs, worms, small rodents, and indeed anything they can raid from our rubbish.
• The population in London could be as many as 28 foxes per square mile.
• Foxes hunt alone but live in family groups. 
  

Habitat no1: Foxes in the dirt

I made this video (and this blog) for my habitat homework. We filmed it in the shared garden opposite our house because we don't have our own garden.

We decided to film here because we often see foxes in the night playing there; they make a lot of noise. It sounds a bit like sealions! 

What does the habitat look like?

• It's bushy (literally)
• There are lots of leaves
• It's muddy
• It's grassy
• There are lots of trees
• There are places for the foxes to sleep
• There are places for foxes to hide

What other creatures use this area as their habitat?

• Birds (we saw birds and their nests)
• Insects (we saw flies, ants and worms)

We took this photo of pigeons in the tree opposite my house: we also saw female magpies in this tree

We took this photo of a birds nest in the sahred garden: we can see this nest from our living room window

This photo shows the ground around the base of the tree where we saw lots of small insects