A bird is strong with its wings, and a man is strong with friendship. Class hour on the topic: A bird is strong with its wings, and a man is strong with friendship A bird is strong with its wings, and a man is strong with friendship

In ornithology, the term "bird of prey" describes any bird species that hunts in flight, has strong talons, keen eyesight, and a strong beak capable of capturing or killing its prey. It is mainly because of these menacing characteristics that many people consider birds of prey to be some of the most terrifying creatures on the planet. However, it is difficult not to admit that at the same time, these large predators are captivating and majestic creatures.

There are several different criteria that are used to determine the size of these birds, such as overall length, wingspan or weight, which actually complicates the ability to identify the largest birds of prey.

To raise awareness of these amazing birds, we decided to compile a list of some of the largest, heaviest, most powerful and fearsome raptors in the world.

From huge condors and creepy vultures to bald eagles, here are 25 of the largest birds of prey that are stunning, yet awe-inspiring!

25. Andean condor

Found in the Andes Mountains and the adjacent Pacific coast of South America, the Andean condor is the world's largest flying bird by combined measurements of weight and wingspan. The wingspan of this bird reaches 3.3 meters, being the fifth largest among birds (only two species of albatrosses and two species of pelicans have a larger wingspan).

Considered close to vulnerable, the Andean condor is also one of the longest-living birds in the world, with a lifespan exceeding 70 years.

24. Crowned eagle


The crowned eagle is a large bird of prey native to sub-Saharan Africa in South Africa. Armed with unusually large talons and very strong hind legs, the crowned eagle is considered the most powerful eagle in Africa, measured in terms of the weight of its prey. It often preys on mammals such as bushbuck (a type of antelope), which can weigh up to 30 kilograms.

23. Wedge-tailed eagle


The wedge-tailed eagle is the largest bird of prey in Australia and one of the largest raptors in the world.

Capable of soaring through the sky for long hours without flapping its wings, the wedge-tailed eagle has a wingspan of up to 2.84 meters and reaches a length of 1.06 meters.

It has long, fairly wide wings, fully feathered legs and, of course, a wedge-shaped tail (hence the name).

22. Himalayan vulture


The Himalayan vulture, also known as the kumai or snowy vulture, is a huge bird from the Old World vulture subfamily.

One of the largest vultures and true predators, this species lives primarily in the highlands of the Himalayas, Pamirs, Tibet and Kazakhstan, down to the northwestern borders of Afghanistan and the southern reaches of Bhutan.

21. Golden Eagle


One of the best known and most widely distributed birds of prey in the northern hemisphere, the golden eagle is a large raptor with a wingspan of up to 2.34 meters.

For centuries, birds of this species were among the most revered: they were used in falconry. The Eurasian subspecies were used to hunt and kill large prey such as gray wolves.

Due to its excellent hunting skills, this bird is regarded with great reverence in some tribal cultures.

20. Owl


With a wingspan of up to 190 centimeters, the eagle owl is sometimes called the world's largest owl. Found primarily in mountainous regions, coniferous forests and steppes, the eagle owl is a nocturnal predator that preys on a range of different predatory species, predominantly small mammals, as well as other birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, large insects and various invertebrates.

19. South American Harpy


The South American harpy eagle is the largest and most powerful raptor native to the Americas and one of the largest extant eagle species in the world.

The destruction of these birds' natural habitat has led to their extinction from many parts of their former range (mostly Central America), but fortunately this amazing bird remains quite common.

18. Bearded man, or lamb


Found in mountainous regions from Europe to much of Asia and Africa, it is a large bird of prey with a wingspan of up to 2.83 meters. The bird can be recognized by its unusually long and narrow wings and long wedge-shaped tail.

The bearded vulture is a scavenger with a very highly acidic stomach (estimated pH around 1), allowing it to digest even large bones.

17. Philippine eagle


Also known as the monkey-eater or Philippine harpy eagle, the Philippine eagle is considered the world's largest eagle in terms of body length and wing surface.

Being one of the rarest and most powerful birds in the world, it has been declared the national bird of the Philippines. This species is endangered mainly due to the loss of vast areas of habitat due to deforestation.

Fortunately, the Philippine government has made several efforts to preserve the species, and killing a Philippine eagle is now punishable by 12 years in prison.

16. Martial Eagle


Found in open and semi-open areas of sub-Saharan Africa, the martial eagle is a very large bird, with an average length of 96 centimeters, a wingspan of up to 260 centimeters, and a weight of up to 6.2 kilograms.
Feeding on everything from other birds to lizards and even large and dangerous snakes, including the black mamba, the martial eagle is one of the most powerful birds of prey in the world.

15. Fish owl


The Latin name of the species is given in honor of the English naturalist Thomas Blakiston, who discovered this species of owl in Japan in 1883.

The fish eagle owl is a large owl that hunts in the coastal regions of East Asia and Russia. With a wingspan of up to 190 centimeters, the fish owl is often considered the world's largest owl (at least in terms of wingspan).

14. Steller's sea eagle


The Steller's sea eagle is a large bird of prey that lives in the coastal regions of Northeast Asia.

Distinguished by its huge yellow beak, this bird primarily hunts fish and waterfowl. Her favorite delicacies are salmon and trout.
On average, this is the heaviest eagle in the world: some individuals reach 9 kilograms in weight.

13. African long-eared vulture


The bird from the vulture subfamily is one of the longest and largest vultures in the world.

The African long-eared vulture is a scavenger, feeding mainly on animal carcasses. These birds are so powerful and aggressive that other vultures will usually give up the carcass if they decide to make themselves known.

12. California Condor


Weighing up to 12 kilograms, the California condor is the largest North American land bird and one of the world's largest raptors.

The species was nearly extinct by 1987 (the year the last free-living California condor was captured), but thanks to a restoration program, the species has reappeared in parts of Arizona, Utah and California.

The California condor is a symbolic bird for many California Native American groups and plays an important role in their traditional mythology.

11. White-tailed eagle


Also known as the sea eagle or gray sea eagle, the white-tailed eagle is a very large bird of prey, reaching a length of 94 centimeters with a wingspan of up to 2.45 meters.

A highly skilled hunter as well as an adaptive scavenger, the white-tailed eagle is considered a close relative of the bald eagle, occupying the same ecological niche, but only in Eurasia.

10. Black vulture


The black vulture is a large bird of prey that lives across a large area of ​​Eurasia.

Reaching a weight of 14 kilograms, a length of 1.2 meters and a wingspan of 3 meters, the black vulture is sometimes considered the largest true bird of prey in the world.

9. African vulture


A close relative of the European griffon vulture, the African vulture is a typical vulture, only it has an unfeathered head and neck, very wide wings and short tail feathers.

The bird weighs up to 7.2 kilograms, reaches a length of up to 1 meter and has a wingspan of 2.25 meters. The African vulture is a scavenger, feeding mainly on the corpses of animals, but sometimes it does not disdain the remains of food that it finds near human dwellings.

8. Kaffir eagle


Found in the hilly and mountainous regions of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula and the southern Middle East, the Kaffir eagle is a very large raptor.

Its length from beak to tail tip is up to 96 centimeters, and females (which are usually larger than males) can weigh up to 7 kilograms.

7 Great Gray Owl

Also known by many other names such as the Ashy Owl, Lapland Owl, Great Gray Owl, the Great Gray Owl is a very large bird, recorded as the world's largest species of owl by length (it can reach up to 80 centimeters).

The gray owl appears to be very large and strong, but appearances are deceiving because this bird, covered with very fluffy feathers, weighs only 1.29 kilograms.

6. Screamer Eagle


Found near bodies of water throughout sub-Saharan Africa, the screamer eagle is a large bird of prey that resembles the bald eagle in appearance.

Females of this species (weighing up to 3.6 kilograms and with a wingspan of up to 2.4 meters) are significantly larger than males.

As one of the most common African sea eagles, the screech eagle is the national bird of countries such as Zimbabwe, Zambia and South Sudan.

5. Cape Vulture


The Cape vulture is an Old World vulture endemic to southern Africa. Found mainly in Lesotho, Botswana and Namibia, the Cape vulture is a huge and robust bird of prey, up to 115 centimeters long, weighing up to 11 kilograms and with a wingspan of up to 2.6 meters.

4. White-bellied sea eagle


Also known as the white-breasted sea eagle, the white-bellied sea eagle is a large diurnal bird of prey found in an area stretching from India to Sri Lanka throughout Southeast Asia and into Australia.

The bird lives along coastlines and along major waterways, breeding and hunting near water. Fish makes up almost half of its diet, but it is also an opportunistic scavenger.

The bird of prey can reach up to 90 centimeters in length, have a wingspan of up to 2.2 meters and weigh 4.5 kilograms.

3. Long-tailed Eagle


The Long-tailed Eagle is a large brown sea eagle native to Central Asia. The size of the bird reaches up to 84 centimeters in length, the wingspan is up to 215 centimeters.

Its diet consists mainly of freshwater fish. The Long-tailed Eagle is perhaps the largest weightlifter among birds of prey. There was a recorded case when a long-tailed eagle caught, lifted and carried through the air a fish whose weight was twice its own.

2. Griffon vulture


With a wingspan of up to 2.8 meters and a weight of up to 15 kilograms, the griffon vulture is a large Old World vulture that can be found in many parts of Europe and Asia. It nests in large groups in inaccessible rocks, untouched by people.

1. Bald Eagle


As the national bird and national animal of the United States, the bald-headed

Class hour

“A bird is strong in its wings, but a man is strong in friendship”

for students in grades 1-4.

Teacher: Adamova Galina Vasilievna.

MBOU Secondary School No. 4, Aksai.

Today we are having a class hour.

You determine the topic of the lesson yourself after listening to the poem.

Let's be

Be friends with each other

Like a bird with the sky,

Like a field with a plow,

Like the wind with the sea,

Grass with rain,

How the sun is friendly

With all of us!

Let's determine the topic of our lesson (children speak out).

That's right, guys, we will talk about friendship.

What is friendship, everyone knows?

It may be funny to ask.

Well, what does it mean?

This word? So what is it?

Friendship is if your friend is sick

And he can’t come to school, -

Visit him of your own free will,

Bring school lessons.

Patiently explain tasks

Take on some of his worries,

Give him your attention

Days, weeks, month or year.

If your friend has something to regret,

Did or said something bad

It must be honest, straightforward, without a doubt

Tell him the truth to his face.

Maybe he'll suddenly be offended

You still have to tell the truth,

After all, that's what a best friend is for

Friendship in joy and friendship in sorrow.

A friend will always give his last.

A friend is not one who flatters, but one who argues.

He who does not deceive will not sell.

Friendship never knows boundaries. There are no barriers to friendship. Friendship on Earth unites. All children: both white and colored.

Now in the process of activity we will determine the name of the class hour.

Guys, let's stand with you and imagine ourselves as birds. First, a titmouse or a sparrow (Let's depict how they fly. Children depict).

Now let’s depict the flight of an eagle (Children depict)

Why is the flight of these birds different?

Why is a bird strong?

(wings)

Here is the first part of the phrase: The bird is strong with its wings.

Now look:

in front of you is a bunch of twigs. Let's try to break them all at once. (Children come out and try).

It does not work.

Why doesn't it work?

What's easier to break? (untie and break one branch at a time).

Now let's imagine that a twig is a person without friends, and many twigs are a person with friends.

How strong is a person?

That's right, a person is strong through friendship.

Now we are once again convinced of the truth of folk wisdom:A bird is strong with its wings, and a man is strong with friendship.

The purpose of our lesson: You must also determine for yourself: Why do we need to talk about friendship, what should we learn (children express their thoughts. That’s right, we must learn to be friends, to understand the people who are next to us and will meet in life.

We all need each other, plants need land so they can eat, apple trees need bees to pollinate the flowers. People need friends.

How does a person feel who has no friends? (children speak out)

Now be careful. Here are proverbs - folk wisdom, which does not lose its relevance even now (the teacher reads).

1. Wealth is like water: it came and went.

2. A man without friends is like a tree without roots.

3. Talking to a smart person means drinking honey.

4. You can’t even pull a fish out of a pond without difficulty.

5. Friendship is like glass: if you break it, you won’t be able to put it back together.

6. On someone else’s side, I’m happy with my little crow.

7. Don’t have a hundred rubles, but have a hundred friends.

7. An old friend is better than two new ones.

8. Woe is like the sea: you can’t swim across it, you can’t cry.

Choose proverbs about friendship and show them with a fan (children show)

Your choice turned out to be correct. Let's try to explain the meaning of proverbs. You can choose which one you like (children speak out).

Attention! New planets have appeared in the Universe. Listen to how people live there. (slide coming)

1 planet . On this planet people live richly, they have everything: houses, beautiful furniture, cars, clothes. But everyone lives alone, there are no friends, no relatives.

2 planet . Families live here, everyone has friends, there are quarrels and fights. But then people understand their mistakes, ask each other for forgiveness, and learn to live together.

3 planet. Here you can do anything: fight, spit, say bad words. Here people cannot smile, they do not come to each other’s aid.

Let's give these planets a name.

1 planet - children call "Sadness"

2nd planet - children call it "Joy"

3rd planet - children call it “Enchanted”

(The teacher writes the name on the board).

You now need to choose the planet on which you would like to live. You have a flower on the table, decide on the planet and attach your flower. (Children come out and attach).

Why did you choose this particular planet?

Why didn’t they want to live on other planets? (there is wealth, and there you can do everything. Children answer).

Before you are personality traits, both positive and negative (slide).

Kind, brave, rude, polite, cheerful, cocky, greedy, attentive, cruel, honest, envious, sympathetic, responsible.

Choose one that you want to cultivate in yourself, consider the most important thing in order to be a true friend, write it on a petal.

You and I will grow the “Flower of Friendship” (Children write down, who wrote down, come out and attach).

Why did you choose this particular quality?

Guys, we have something to strive for. Let's develop all these qualities in ourselves.

It's a whole science

Be a good, generous friend;

Help with a kind word, don’t bother with nonsense.

Cry and laugh together

Don't be rude, don't be offended,

Be attentive and sensitive,

Being a friend is no joke!

A person is not born with all good qualities. “Good people become more from exercise than from nature,” wrote the ancient Greek philosopher Democrat. Therefore, you and I need to learn to be friends.

Game "Magic chair" (the chair is decorated) Do you like the chair? Why? Soon everyone will sit on this chair, but today you and I must choose 5 people. These are the guys you want to bring joy to today, support them, and help them believe in themselves.

Look around who we will give this honor to today. (Children choose. The selected children sit on a chair one by one). And you should tell them kind, affectionate words, compliments (children say).

What have we learned now? (children express their thoughts)

Guys, what needs to be done to make a person smile if he is sad or upset about something? (children express their thoughts)

Who will help you with this first? (children answer)

Game "Give joy, find a friend."

You each have a heart on your desk. Let's give him a little of our warmth.

Let's press it to your heart. Now look around and give it to someone with whom you would like to be friends, or whom you have offended, or love, adore. (Children pass around hearts and hand them to each other.)

The teacher takes a big heart and gives it to all the children.

I want to be friends with you. (Everyone with hearts comes to the board)

Let's become a circle of friends.

Guys, what do you need to do to live together? (Children speak out).

That's right, guys, before you are the laws of friendship. Let's read them together (they are reading).

1. Do not offend others with rude words.

2. Learn to respect other people's opinions.

3. Learn to notice for yourself where your help is needed.

4. Argue without quarreling.

5. Know how to keep your word.

6. Say everything you think about a friend directly to his face.

Will it be easy to observe the laws of friendship?

What do you need to do for this?

Let's conclude: Why is a person strong through friendship? (Children speak out).

At the end of our class hour, let's define the motto of our class?

There is a crossword puzzle on the board; you can solve it by taking the first letters of each word (the children say it, the teacher writes it in).

Buck, mustache, oak, spruce, mother. (we will)

Beetle, game, you, b. (live)

House, fish, dinner, sting, knife, window. (together)

Let's read the motto together:

Let's live together!

That's right guys, friendship is a great thing? Joy and responsibility, and nobility, tact and sincerity.

To summarize, let's determine our mood.

1. if you have a lung, throw in a cotton ball

2. who has a joyful smile

3. whoever is having fun - jump up

4. Whoever is happy, clap your hands.

And whoever experiences all these feelings can do anything. (Children express their mood).

Guys, are all the people on Earth in a good mood now?

Why are you in a good mood? Let's send a piece of our warmth to all people - let's spread our joy all over the world, let everyone live joyfully (children raise their hands to the sun, forward and blow them away from their palms.

My dear friends, learn to be good people, learn to be friends and forgive.

After all, the beauty of the mind causes surprise, the beauty of the soul causes respect. (Bernard Fontenelle, French writer).

Every person dies. Not every person really lives.

False people are more dangerous to have as friends than as enemies.

A person becomes better only when there is a loved one.

If you don’t kiss in time, you can forever remain just friends.

The bird of happiness is not at all against pecking the grains from your hand. She doesn't need to be caught. It’s enough just not to drive her away.

Is a bird born good or bad?
She is still destined to fly.
The same will not happen to a person,
It is not enough to be born a man,
They still need to become.

A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid that the branch under it will break, because it trusts not the branch, but its wings!

No matter how a person lives, he still needs a family. Family cannot be replaced by money, career, or friends. Family is like an element of a puzzle: you find the missing piece, and the picture of life will come together.

When the last tree is cut down, when the last river is poisoned, when the last bird is caught, only then will you understand that money cannot be eaten?!

A person who lives unloved is like a bird without the ability to fly. Pain clips our wings and deprives us of the ability to fly. And if it stays for a long time, then you may forget that you were created primarily for flight.

Sevak Galstyan | 17 February 2017

Long stories

January 20 at MBOU Secondary School No. 5 with in-depth study of individual subjects in the urban district of Podolsk became special and exciting for the students of our school. And all because a schoolboy from Chile, Esteban Chilinos, came to study with us.

He will study at our school for a whole year. Upon completion of his studies, he will have to pass exams to receive a special certificate. In addition to studying in educational institutions, schoolchildren from other countries are given a wonderful opportunity to learn about the culture and traditions of the country in which they live.

This became possible thanks to the school international exchange program. Since 1993, Secondary School No. 5 has accepted students from the USA, New Zealand, Italy, Venezuela, Brazil, Turkey, Austria, and Germany. Since 1996, our school began to actively participate in school exchanges with Italy.

In 2015-2016, two schoolchildren studied at our school: Camilla Perego from Italy and Barna Menhart from Hungary. Our school is a friendly, hospitable family.

Friendship is a great power. A Russian folk proverb says: “A bird is strong with its wings, and a man is strong with friendship.” Our school has been taking part in intercultural exchanges for many years and has become home to many foreign students from different parts of the world. And many of our schoolchildren met peers from Italy, Austria, Germany, New Zealand, the USA and studied in other countries.

The participation of our schoolchildren in international programs is recognized as truly improving direct intercultural contacts and mutual understanding between peoples. The program promotes the personal development of its participants and the training of highly qualified specialists at various levels. Our school pays special attention to supporting and promoting the Russian language in the world.

MBOU Secondary School No. 5 not only accepts schoolchildren from around the world, but also sends its students to study in one of the countries participating in the program. Anna Rybalova, a student of the 11th “A” grade, participated in an annual program in Italy in the 2014-2015 academic year. She represented our country with dignity! Now a student of the 9th “B” grade, Polina Solovyova, is studying in sunny Argentina.

Schoolchildren who have successfully completed their studies in Russia do not say goodbye, but say: “See you again!”