Watch the birdie
young learn about feathered friends
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YOUNGSTERS from the north-east got the chance to learn about birds during a free event held in Aberdeen yesterday.
Toddlers and their parents got to explore Aberdeen University’s Zoology Museum, where they studied a golden eagle, puffin and the bones of a now-extinct bird called the Moa.
The group also got to handle stuffed birds including owls, a buzzard and a swan during the session. They also got up close to small garden birds after members of the Grampian Ringing Group gave them a demonstration of their work.
The Brilliant Birds session was part of the Natural History Centre’s activities open to two to five-year-olds, which aims to introduce young children to the environment and natural history. During 2009 more than 400 children visited the centre to learn about the world, insects and bogs.
For more details about next year’s programme log on to www.abdn.ac.uk/nhc/under5
