Nature @ Oasis | Crossword-1
Across
- 1. (In French) Known for its crown of feathers, it has a distinct call that sounds like hooo-pooo (not joking)
- 2. Chubby, cute, known for their long migrations, and get caught in orb spider webs from time to time (don't search up photos)
- 3. Singing, often the last bird heard before the sun sets (also a well known heroic outlaw)
- 4. Large, colourful, known for their showy flowers, and also used to make tea (that is red and definitely does not look like wine)
- 5. (In Turkish) Can rotate its neck 360 degrees (creepy)
- 8. One of the best purifying plants, rhymes with Rebecca (whichever one you know)
- 9. (In German) Hardworking, colourful, good pollinators, named after the sun, and illegal to own (like turtles in Iceland)
- 10. Named for the bristles at the bases of their bills, big-headed (literally not metaphorically), short-tailed birds, around 9–30 cm
- 11. The only known bird that can fly backwards, has no sense of smell, and builds nests with spiderwebs (don't ask how)
Down
- 1. Named after their bill, which is long and down-curved, and one particular subspecies can live for around fifty years (wow)
- 2. Super long tongues, don't get headaches, and make a LOT of noise
- 6. Known for their looks, live for 6 - 14 years, and have excellent vision. Also very colourful (pretty much like a rainbow)
- 7. Colourful, a bird found in Antarctica too (occasionally)
- 9. A superb flier, it is sooty brown, but often appears black, and is much, much faster than Usain Bolt (while flying, obviously)