Author Archives: Raymie

About Raymie

Raymie is a 11 year old boy who loves animals. He is always looking around for new animals. He wants to be a zookeeper someday.

Fire-bellied Toad

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Raymie

This is a fire-bellied toad.  He doesn’t really have fire on his belly, but he is poisonous.  He’s very interesting because he has different colors on his back and his belly.  On his back, he is light green and dark … Continue reading →

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Suck

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Raymie

This is a picture of my pet plecostomus.  His name is Suck.  He has a very important job in my fish tank.  He sucks up the algae on the glass, on the leaves, and almost anywhere else in the tank, … Continue reading →

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Differential Grasshopper

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Raymie

This is a differential grasshopper.  They are found in most of the United States, except the Northwest, Southeast, and New England.  They are very common in Wisconsin.  I see them around my house quite a bit. We took this picture … 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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Sherman

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Raymie

This is Sherman.  Sherman belongs to my Uncle Tim and Aunt Ady.  Sherman is a cock-a-chon, which is a mix between the American Cocker Spaniel and Bichon Frise breeds of dog.  He is a very friendly and active dog.  He … 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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Bunny Cracker Crunch

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Raymie

Last night, we watched a movie called Ratatouille.  It is a great movie about a rat who loves to cook.  After the movie was over, I wanted to make up my own food recipe like Remy the rat does 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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