Beth's Wildlife Journal

Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Flower Culture #6

My little plants are coming up!

I wonder what that one little thing is, in the corner.

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Flower Culture #6

I'm so happy! My plants are popping up!

Wednesday, March 16, 2005

Flower Culture #6

For this one we have to prepare the soil, fertilize, plant, and grow to maturity three different kinds of annuals. Last year I helped Mother with some cantaloupe, impations, and sunflowers in her garden, but this time William and I have our own hanging pots. Mine is a butterfly attractor. It has Annual Ludine, Bachelor Buttons,annual Baby's Breath, Cosmos, Dames pocket, sweet William, Candytuft, Marigold Larkspur, Sweet alyssum, Purple coneflower, Plains Coreopsis.

Monday, March 14, 2005

I have to write a story about a mammal that I have seen. I have a few.

Squirrels

Well, first of all, a squirrel came to our back yard and began hacking away at the cord that held the nut-bell on to the shed. a few hours later, he had a big chunk of half-gone nut and molasses in his mouth, it was almost bigger then he was! Then he tried to get over the wall. He managed to get half way over it, then it fell. He tried over and over again with the same results. He tried again, and he finally got it over. Months later, a squirrel was on the shed trying to get the nut block that was on the bungee connected to the shed. Then, he got on it, upside-down! He was twirled and bounced. He actually fell off!

Friday, March 11, 2005

Mammal Honor: Item #7

I have to state what the largest mammal is, where it lives, how it feeds, and what it eats.

The blue whale live in all but the polar seas, and is rarely seen at the coast. They live on the surface. They eat tiny organisms called krill. They sift it through their baleen to get out the water. Not only are they the largest animal that ever lived on this planet, but they are also the loudest. Their noise can reach up to 188 decibels! That is louder then a jet plane!

Thursday, March 10, 2005

I have to list four aquatic mammals and where they live.

Manatee:Found primarily in shallow costal rivers and estuaries in florida and along the Caribbean
Dolphins:Virtually all seas and oceans
Porpise:Siberia and Alaska to California
Gray Whale:Along the Pasific coasts of Asia and North America

(I don't really like looking up stuff, but I have to.)

Wednesday, March 09, 2005

Mammal Honor: Item #5

I have to write four things that mammals do that are harmful.

1.)Mice can eat horse feed
2.)Rats can spread diseases
3.)If you are a sheep farmer, you need to look out for wolves, they eat the flock
4.)Ground hogs tunnels can cause harm to horses, because if they step on it, their foot goes down and they can hurt themselves.

Tuesday, March 08, 2005

Mammal Honor: Item #4

For item #4, I need to list four beneficial mammals and tell why they are benefical.

Cow: It gives milk
Horse: They can carry us on their back
Ox: they can pull heavy loads
Dog:Guide dogs: thy lead people who are blind, Search dogs: they can sniff out people who are lost, Sheep Dogs: they can help herd horses, cattle, and sheep