Episode 30 Green Balloon Club


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# Gather round, one and all

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# You gotta answer the call

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# Listen up, look around you

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# There's a magical world to explore

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# There's a nature adventure

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# Coming your way soon

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# So come and join us

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# In this Green Balloon

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# And when we fly We're higher than the moon

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# So join us

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# Ah, ah

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# In our Green Balloon. #

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Oh, hello. I was just looking for some birds.

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-Did you spot any yet, Jay?

-Not yet but look who I have found.

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Oh, yes! Hello. Come on in and let's get started.

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-Hello!

-Welcome to the Green Balloon Club.

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-What are you two up to?

-We're being Skipper.

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We're copying her when she moves.

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This is what she does when she's excited -

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GIGGLING

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And this is what she does when she's hot -

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SHE PANTS

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-This looks fun, can I join in?

-Me too!

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-What about the register?

-Oh, yes. I nearly forgot.

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Here goes, then. Lily-Rose?

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Aww! Are you still being Skipper, Lily-Rose?

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Yes, I'm Skipper saying, "Hello, pleased to see you."

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So you are! She does that, doesn't she?

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Good. Lily-Rose is here. Ant?

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-Eww!

-I'm Skipper when she's very pleased to meet you!

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I like that one!

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What about you, Cat? Are you Skipper too?

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GIGGLING

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I'm Skipper when she's chasing her tail.

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What about Skipper? What kind of Skipper are you being today?

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Both.

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Good girl.

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Very good, so Skipper's here. Now it's me.

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MAKES A DOGGY SOUND

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-I'm Skipper chasing rabbits!

-Ahh.

-What about Sky? Are you Skipper too?

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I'm Skipper bowing!

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Ahh, yes, so you are!

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And what about you? What sort of Skipper are you being?

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Eww!

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-Good. That's everyone present.

-Shall we do the Green Balloon Club Chant?

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ALL: Yay!

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ALL: We love animals Plants and birds

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We love snails and slugs

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Large and small, we love them all And we never, ever step on bugs

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Cos we are the Green Balloon Club!

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I've noticed something about Skipper in the park.

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She arches her back like this and keeps going very slowly.

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-She does that when she's seen a squirrel?

-Yes.

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She's doing "stalking".

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It's when animals creep up on each other to catch them

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and lions and tigers do that to catch their prey.

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Skipper loves stalking squirrels,

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-but she doesn't catch any.

-It's a game for her.

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I can't see any birds today, Jay.

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No, me neither. I think we're flying a bit too high today.

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Birds often fly quite low, except when they're migrating.

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Oh, what's that down there?

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-BOTH:

-Hello!

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-I think it's some Green Balloon Club members.

-Oh, yes,

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it's Antoine and Chantel. I think they're bird-watching.

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-Let's hope they have more luck than us. BOTH:

-Hello!

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Today we're going to see how many different birds we can see

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for the Big Garden Birdwatch.

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This is our bird table.

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We're filling it up, so we can lots of birds in our garden.

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We always wash our hands after touching the bird feeders.

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We're going to watch the birds from the bedroom window,

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so we don't scare them.

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-On the tree. Can you see him?

-Yes, a little bird.

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You need to watch for one hour to see how many different birds we can spot.

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We're going to tick them off on the special chart.

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There's a wood pigeon.

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The birds are playing hide-and-seek. SHE GIGGLES

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Can't find them.

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A blackbird!

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Blackbird.

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There's two bluetits on the feeder.

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I think that's a coal tit.

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He's getting a nut.

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Look, there's a female blackbird.

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There's Chantel's robin.

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We've had a great time bird-watching. As well as Chantel's robin,

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we've seen a wood pigeon...

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..two bluetits...

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..two blackbirds...

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..and a coal tit.

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Why don't you take part to see how many different birds you can see?

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-BOTH:

-Bye-bye!

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That looked fun. I definitely want to do the Big Garden Birdwatch.

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I'm going to get one those sheets off the internet.

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I've got one here.

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Oh, wow! Which of those birds have you spotted?

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Well, I've seen most of them, cos I look out for them a lot.

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I put lots of food out for the birds.

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I've never seen a song thrush though. They're a bit more rare.

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Are they called that cos they sing a lot?

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Yes, they've got really clear voices.

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They like to sit up high and sing the same song over and over again.

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Do you mean a bit like this, Jay?

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BIRD SINGS

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Yes, like that.

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Is the song thrush your favourite bird?

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I really like them,

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-but I think my favourites might be the starling.

-Why?

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At first sight they look really dull,

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but when you look closely, they're shiny,

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and the feathers shimmer all green and purply.

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They're mimics. They make noises like things around.

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I heard one mimicking a telephone.

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THEY IMITATE A PHONE RINGING Like that!

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I like them cos they live in flocks and fly around together

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making cool patterns in the sky.

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Why do they do that?

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-I don't know. Why don't we ask the Ground Crew?

-Can I?

-Sure.

-Thanks.

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Have you ever wondered why starlings make shapes in the sky?

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We've got our mission, Ground Crew.

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-ALL:

-Yeah!

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Let's see what it is.

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-What's the picture of?

-A bird.

-And the mission?

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"Have you wondered why starlings make shapes in the sky?"

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I wonder. First, we've got to find some starlings.

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Do you know where the starlings are?

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-Over there.

-Over there? Let's have a look then.

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I thought you said you were going to show me some starlings.

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-Why are we on the beach?

-Starlings roost on the piers -

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-there and there.

-Oh, I see, yeah.

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-So they roost on the ledges and nooks and crannies on the piers?

-Yes.

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OK. But, where are they now? Why aren't they here?

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-Because they come out at 3 from finding food.

-Ahh.

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So they're out feeding? I think that's exactly right.

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Starlings can go up to 20 miles away from their roost.

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Hopefully we'll see them going to one of these piers.

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-So what have we got to do now? Sit...

-And wait.

-And wait. Exactly.

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So, while we're waiting, where do we need to be looking to spot them?

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Their food is over there and that's where they get their food from.

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And they'll come over to roost here.

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Look, look! See them? They're starting to come.

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Oh, yeah!

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They look drunk cos they're going in different positions!

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It keeps moving around, doesn't it?

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And look at these coming in! See above?

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It's kinda like they're shimmering. You see that?

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Ooh! Like a banana!

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-Why do they all come together?

-To keep warm?

-That's right.

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-There's one other thing.

-Cos if they were alone

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and any predators came, he'd just go straight for that one.

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If they're all together, they can confuse the predator.

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That is exactly right. A brilliant answer, well done.

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-They're settled down for the night. I think we'd better go too.

-Yeah.

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So there's only one thing left! ALL: Mission complete!

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-And it's back to you in the Green Balloon. Bye!

-Bye!

-Bye!

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Those starlings are amazing!

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They looked like they were dancing in the sky!

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-They gave me an idea in what we could make.

-Oh, what is it?

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A dancing bird!

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What you do is, you get some modelling clay.

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And we're going to do the body first.

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And what you have to do is get three feathers...

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One... Two... Three!

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-And you get white elastic bands. There you go.

-Nice long ones.

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And a paperclip. Put the feathers to the side.

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Now, we have to make a hole with the pencil in the clay.

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Like that. You get your paperclip...

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And you put the elastic band down the side.

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And it'll go into the middle of the paperclip.

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And then what you do is, you get the paperclip

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and you put that in the hole that you've just done

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and then squeeze it back together to make it nice and firm inside.

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-And then now, this...

-It bounces!

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This bounces! Now we have to put the feathers in.

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Keep it one in each side for the wings.

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So it should look like that.

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And then you've gotta put the last feather in

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and you stick that in the back of the body so it is a tail.

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-So it should look like that.

-Why do birds have a tail?

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I think so it can balance on a branch. Now they need a head.

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You get a little bit of paper from here - here you go,

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and you get your scissors.

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And you cut a little triangle so it looks like a beak.

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The bird won't be able to eat otherwise!

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And then you get another paperclip.

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And you stick it in a hole in the middle of the head

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for the beak to go in.

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Now put your beak in the hole and squish it round the sides

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to make it nice and firm.

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There you go, a beak.

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There.

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Now you get some googly eyes...

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And two!

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Two googly eyes.

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Now we need to attach the head to the body.

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-Can you help me a bit?

-OK. I'm just gonna put my one on.

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Like that.

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And I'll do yours.

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There we go.

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Now let the birds dance!

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You've got your birds! Dancing birds!

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I love my dancing bird, it's so funny!

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Me too! But birds aren't the only animals that can dance.

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How about this animal?

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If you happen to see a little creature with a long, slim body,

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a pointed little face,

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and a black tip on its tail, you can count yourself very lucky.

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Because I'm a stoat and although there's quite a few of us around,

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we're very secretive. There are very few people

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who have ever caught a glimpse of a stoat.

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I have chestnut-coloured fur and a pure white chest.

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In winter in Scotland, my stoat cousins' fur turn snow-white.

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So no matter what season it is, we blend into the background!

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I'm a carnivore which means I eat meat.

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I use my good sense of sight,

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smell and hearing to help me hunt for prey.

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I also have razor-sharp teeth and dagger-like claws.

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Although I'm very small,

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I can actually hunt animals that are much bigger than me.

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Take rabbits, for example.

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I'm also partial to the odd rat, bird and birds eggs!

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In can also climb trees, you know.

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High up in the treetops!

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Some people say that us stoats can mesmerise our prey

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by performing a hypnotic dance.

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Well you can call it what you like, but it seems to be doing the trick!

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Baby stoats are called kits.

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Right now, I'm getting ready to lead my young kits to a safer den.

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OK, kits, all follow me. Keep in line, that's it!

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Let's take cover behind this bush!

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We're all very careful not to get caught out in the open.

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A fox or a buzzard would happily have us for supper.

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There! We made it to our new den.

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And whilst I'm off hunting to feed all those hungry mouths,

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the kits find time to play.

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Look, Skipper! A stoat on the website.

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Is it the secret picture password?

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Which one do you think it is, Skipper? The dancing starling,

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or the dancing stoat?

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The dancing stoat? Let's go for that one.

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Oh, no! Skipper, that was the wrong one!

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It must be the dancing starling...

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Yay, yay! Now we're in!

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Right, now, let's have a look at the wind chimes

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and see if we can dance along with them.

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Yay! I feel like having a boogie!

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# All Earth's creatures are beautiful

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# Fill the...

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Can we join in?

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Oh, of course!

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-Wow, I love your birds, they're really cool!

-Thanks!

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# All Earth's creatures are beautiful

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# Fill the world with colour And sound... #

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Hang on a minute, what's that?

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Oh! I've spied some Green Balloon Club members.

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It must be time for the Spot Of The Week!

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BOTH: This week's spot is the swan.

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Swans are very large white water birds.

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They have a long s-shaped neck

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and an orange beak with black at the top of it.

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You will see them in shallow lakes and ponds,

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slow-running rivers and parks.

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Did you know that a male swan is called a cob,

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a female swan is called a pen,

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and a baby swan is called a cygnet.

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Swans like to eat lots of things like plants around the riverbed,

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small fish, frogs and worms.

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BOTH: Now let's see if you can spot some. Bye!

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-Hey, what are you lot doing now?

-We're being swans.

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-Can't you tell by how graceful we are?

-Oh, yes, of course!

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-But I'm going to be a fox stalking after you.

-Hiss! Hiss!

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-ALL: Hiss!

-Very good swan impressions, everyone!

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But now you'd better change back cos we're coming in to land!

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And whenever we land, it's time for a song!

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# See the leaves in a spin

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# Tossed and blown by the wind

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# It's like they're waving summer Goodbye

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# And the colours change to gold and brown

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# Flying high as they leave the ground

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# Till they're just a speck against the sky

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# I see them flying

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# Watch them fly-i-ing

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# To places that are wonderful And new

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# To see them fly-i-ing

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# Is just like angels on the wind

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# Can we come flying too?

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# See the birds, how high they swoop

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# Full of grace, they loop the loop

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# Living free So high above the ground

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# And they're making circles in the sky

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# Calling out, it's migration time

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# I wish that I could soar beyond the clouds

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# You'd see me fly-i-ing

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# Watch me fly-i-ing

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# In circles just like life that will renew

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# The birds are fly-i-ing away

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# Returning in the spring

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# Yes, they'll come flying

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# Sun will be shining

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# We'll all go flying too... #

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E-mail [email protected]

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-Thanks for coming to fly with us.

-You can make your own dancing bird!

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-Or see if you can spot a swan!

-Or count birds in your garden!

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-See you next week!

-ALL: Bye!

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