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Starlings
B11 | Starlings are small to medium-sized birds native to Europe, Asia, Africa and the Pacific. Their feathers are generally dark and ……………………… and they usually nest in holes, laying blue or white eggs. | SHINE |
B12 | Starlings are highly sociable animals, flying in flocks of up to one million birds. ………………………, flocks of this size are a very eye-catching sight in the sky. | NATURAL |
B13 | The shape of a starling flock is usually ………………………, but it constantly expands, contracts and changes form. | CIRCLE |
B14 | Interestingly, flocks move without ……………………… from any sort of ‘leader’ bird. | GUIDE |
B15 | Single males build nests to attract single females. They decorate their nests with flowers and green vegetation and sing during the ……………………… of them. Starlings can produce a wide range of sounds – from beautiful songs to mechanical-sounding chirps. | CONSTRUCT |
B16 | Starlings are also very good mimics. In ………………………, they can learn to reproduce many types of speech and sounds. | CAPTIVE |