Dereila Nature Inn - Bird's Nest Lounge

The Dereila Nature Inn - A Cyber Nature centre for Nature Lovers

A curious Canada Jay welcomes you to the Bird's Nest Lounge

Dereila Nature Inn - Bird's Nest Lounge

The Bird's Nest Lounge is a comfy little spot to immerse yourself in the world of birds. You'll find tips and stories, guides and fact pages all featuring our feathered friends. You are invited to enjoy our photo galleries, jigsaw puzzles, crosswords, trivia and other features.

Featured Birds, Guides and Fact Sheets
	Bird of the Month Check out this month's bird or visit the archives.	Birds At-A-Glance - Part 1 Our first At-A-Glance page of birds features a variety of birds of prey, thrushes, woodpeckers, finches and many other songbirds.	Birds At-A-Glance - Part 2 This page of different groups of birds includes waterfowl, shorebirds, dabblers, divers and waders.

	Walking in the Wild - The Birds 50 North American birds are highlighted in this series of fact and photo pages.

Learning More About Birds
	Diving Ducks This group of ducks prefer to dive for their food. Read about them in this feature.	Dabbling Ducks Some ducks, like the one on the left, dabble for food. Find out more about them in this article.	Young Birds Take a look at some of the babies of the bird world.

	Comparing Bird Eyes Birds have eyes in all sorts of different sizes and colours. Here's a straight-forward look at some of that variety.	Bird Eyes Quiz Once you've studied the different bird eyes from the Comparing Bird Eyes page, you might want to try this quiz.	10 Song Birds Learn how to spot the differences between these visitors.

	Bird Feet See some of the adaptations found in the feet of birds.	Bird Bills Find out about some of the interesting adaptations in the beaks of birds.	The Colours of the House Finch It appears that there's quite a variation in the colours of this wonderful little bird. NEW

Stories, Crosswords, Jigsaws, Trivia and Fun Stuff
	Birds of North America - Crossword #1 See how well you can identify these birds.	Birds of North America - Crossword #2 Another fun challenge for you to try.	Birds of North America Crossword #3 Our latest interactive crossword features birds that have red, reddish or orange coloured features.

	Birds of North America Crossword #4 - Ducks This crossword features 15 divers and dabblers.	Birds of North America Crossword #5: Shore and Wading Birds See how well you can identify this collection of water-loving birds.	Birds of North America Crossword #6 - Birds of the Month This crossword has over 20 birds that have been a bird of the month.

	Birds of North America Crossword #7 - Birds of the Month Part 2 Here are more birds that have been monthly selections over the years.	Birds of North America Crossword # 8 - Little Birds This puzzle includes wrens, swallows, sparrows, finches and other small birds.	Birds of North America Crossword #9 - Big Birds The birds in this crossword include large herons, birds of prey and other big birds.

	Birds of North America Crossword #10 - Provincial and State Birds 1 Test your knowledge! This crossword features visual and word clues.	Birds of North America Crossword #11 - Provincial and State Birds 2 In this crossword the clue is a province or state and you have to determine the name of the official bird.	Birds of North America Crossword #12 - Provincial and State Birds 3 There are only 11 bird clues in this crossword, but they represent over 24 different states and provinces.


	Fantastic Jigsaw Puzzles Pass some free time at the Inn with these bird jigsaw puzzles.	Sliding Jigsaw Puzzles Try your hand at re-assembling these jumbled images.	Caption This! Suggest a caption for these images of birds caught in action.

	Tales from the Deck Stories of bird encounters and adventures.	Groups of Birds Increase your bird vocabulary with these names used for bird groups.	Provincial and State Birds A visual guide to the official birds of Canada and the USA.

	Bird Sayings Note how sayings involving birds have become part of our vocabulary.	Illustrated Bird Sayings This is a humourous, nonsense photo tale featuring sayings which involve birds - an update from the original page.

	Bird Trivia -1 Interesting obscure facts and information for bird lovers.	Bird Trivia - 2 The second page of fascinating facts on birds.	Bird Trivia - 3 A third collection illustrated interesting facts and trivia about birds. NEW

Photo Galleries
	Wildbirds Photo Gallery Enjoy a few snap shots of our favourite birds.	Wildbirds Photo Gallery #2 Peruse our second collection of over two dozen birds.	Birds of Hawaii Photo Gallery This gallery features beautiful birds photographed in Hawaii

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