Nature @ Oasis | Crossword-1

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Across
  1. 1. (In French) Known for its crown of feathers, it has a distinct call that sounds like hooo-pooo (not joking)
  2. 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. 3. Singing, often the last bird heard before the sun sets (also a well known heroic outlaw)
  4. 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. 5. (In Turkish) Can rotate its neck 360 degrees (creepy)
  6. 8. One of the best purifying plants, rhymes with Rebecca (whichever one you know)
  7. 9. (In German) Hardworking, colourful, good pollinators, named after the sun, and illegal to own (like turtles in Iceland)
  8. 10. Named for the bristles at the bases of their bills, big-headed (literally not metaphorically), short-tailed birds, around 9–30 cm
  9. 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. 1. Named after their bill, which is long and down-curved, and one particular subspecies can live for around fifty years (wow)
  2. 2. Super long tongues, don't get headaches, and make a LOT of noise
  3. 6. Known for their looks, live for 6 - 14 years, and have excellent vision. Also very colourful (pretty much like a rainbow)
  4. 7. Colourful, a bird found in Antarctica too (occasionally)
  5. 9. A superb flier, it is sooty brown, but often appears black, and is much, much faster than Usain Bolt (while flying, obviously)