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Chickens

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Raymie

Yesterday, we visited chicks and chickens at my Aunt Paula and Uncle Pete’s farm.  We went with them out to the barn to open the door and let them run around outside. We found an egg in the nest! We … Continue reading →

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Chicks

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Raymie

These are chicks that live at Uncle Pete and Aunt Paula’s farm.  They were really cute and really soft.  They live in a big trough with a heat lamp to keep them warm.  There is also a dead deer hanging … Continue reading →

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Wild Turkey

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Raymie

In October last year, I went on a trip to Minneapolis with my mom and dad.  One of the places we went to was the Minnesota Zoo.  It was a great zoo with some really neat animal exhibits. While we … Continue reading →

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Red-Tailed Hawk

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Raymie

A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting at home watching the movie Race to Witch Mountain with my dad.  (There is a dog, a tarantula, and a gila monster in the movie. A gila monster is a big lizard.)  … Continue reading →

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Liberty

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Raymie

This is Liberty, a Humboldt penguin chick at Milwaukee County Zoo.  I just learned about her while reading the Zoo’s website.  She was named Liberty because she hatched on July 4th of this year. Liberty’s dad is named Jack and … Continue reading →

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Chicken and Evie

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Raymie

This is a chicken.  The little girl trying to pet the chicken is my little sister Evie.  These chickens were near the donkeys in the Moldova room at the Tour of Missions last week at Pathways Church.  The chickens were … Continue reading →

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Dark-eyed Junco

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Raymie

We saw this dark-eyed junco yesterday in our backyard.  He was playing in the rain.  There are a few different varieties of dark-eyed juncos.  This one is a slate-colored dark-eyed junco, which is the only kind of junco found in … Continue reading →

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Canada Geese Resting

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Raymie

Every evening for the last month, hundreds of Canada geese have been coming to a pond near my house.  They spend the night there resting, and they take off in the morning.  The next evening, new geese come to take … Continue reading →

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White-Naped Crane

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Raymie

White-naped cranes live in marshy areas in China, Mongolia, Russia, Korea, and Japan.  They are called white-naped cranes because they have white napes.  The nape is the back of its neck.  One of the things I like about this crane … Continue reading →

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Downy Woodpecker

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Raymie

Peck, peck, peck… It’s a woodpecker! Daddy and I were in our living room today playing zoo animals.  We heard a bunch of birds chirping, and we looked out the window.  We heard this pecking sound, and then we saw … Continue reading →

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