Feather Fun

Here is an encrypted famous poem with a bird theme.  To solve it, figure out what letter each number stands for.  You can use the grid on top to keep track of the substitutions.  Not every letter may present.  I have started you off with three letters and their corresponding numbers.  It’s up to you to figure out the rest!  The answer is provided at the bottom of this page.

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The Roost Sudoku

by Tiellover

To play Sudoku, fill in every empty box with one of the nine letters listed below.  Each letter can appear only once in a row, once in a column, and once in a 3 x 3 grid box.

Unscramble the nine letters and answer the following question:

• These cute little African parrots come in many species and colors.

For an extra clue, see if you can find the answer hidden in the puzzle (in a straight line)!

• B D E I L O R S V

For help solving Sudoku puzzles, go to:
http://www.sudoku.org.uk/PDF/Solving_Sudoku.pdf

 

Answers to The Roost’s Sudoku can be found at the bottom of this page.

Have fun!!!

Parrots of the World Word Search

By Tiellover

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Find all the words in the list forwards, backwards, up, down, and diagonally.

When you are done, the letters which remain uncircled spell out the answer to the following question:

What is our most patriotic parrot?

ANSWERS AT BOTTOM OF PAGE

Bird Anatomy Word Puzzle

By Tiellover

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A	E	B	E	T

Find as many bird body part words of three letters or more as you can.  Words are made up from letters that are horizontally, vertically, or diagonally adjacent in the grid.  You may use each letter only once per word.  I found 15 words.  How will you do?

(example – locate the word “Cake”)

• 1-5 words:       You love birds, but they’re a mystery to you
• 6-9 words:       You can find your way around a bird
• 10-13 words:   You’re a bird brain (that’s a compliment!)
• 14-15 words:   That’s why they call you Leader of the Flock!

Bonus: Three more things birds possess which are not body parts.

Answers can be found at the bottom of this page.

Search-a-Word fun!

Welcome!  We hope you enjoy The Roost’s ‘Fun & Games’ page!

Make some tea, put your feet up, grab a pencil and enjoy an old fashion Search-A-Word – but with a birdie twist!  Enjoy!

Sarah Ludick is a contributor for The Roost, including Feather Fun. Here’s Sarah and her birdie, Tigger the Angel

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Answers to the Cryptogram

Hope is the thing with feathers
by Emily Dickinson

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,

And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.

I’ve heard it in the chillest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.

Answers to The Roost Sudoku Game

 

Clue Answer: LOVEBIRDS

Answers to the Parrots of the World Word Search

US Military Macaw

Word List

African Grey                           Kea

Amazon                                   King

Blue (and Gold)                       Lorikeet

Budgerigar                              Lovebird

Caique                                     Macaw

Cockatiel                                 Monk

Cockatoo                                Mustached (parakeet)

Conure                                    Parakeet

Eclectus                                  Parrotlet

Galah                                      Pionus

Gang (Gang)                           Red-Bellied

Hawkhead                               Spix (Macaw)

Jardine’s                                  Vasa

Kaka

Answers to Bird Anatomy Word Puzzle

Back                Ear                  Tail

Beak                Eyes                Toes

Breast              Leg                  Tongue

Cere                Neck               Vent

Crest               Nose                Wing

Bonus words: Wit, Reason, Song