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Life-sized Silhouettes and Supporting Fact SheetsCreated by the Students of the Hood Canal Institute using recycled x-ray film.The NatureMapping students of the Hood Canal Institute create these silhouettes at the Theler Wetlands. These North Mason students were looking for a way to assist all wetland visitors in identifying the birds of the wetlands. The project expanded to include small mammal silhouettes for NatureMapping schools. Bird SilhouettesOne of the first clues to bird identification is size. The bird silhouettes provide a quick life-sized reference for some common birds with identifiable physical characteristics. Recognizing a crown, a forked tail or posture of correctly-sized bird helps to create confidence by building the correct search image.
< Bird Silhouette Notes >(pdf) Mammal SilhouettesThe mammal silhouettes provide a quick life-sized reference based on identifiable physical characteristics such as thickness and length of the body and/or tail, and the shape of a head. When placed or displayed in a location that mimics the behavior of the mammal, you are creating the correct search image. For example, with similar sized mammals, you are likely to find a marmot on the ground and a gray squirrel up in a tree.
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