Category Archives: Animals

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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Donkey

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Raymie

On Monday, we went to the Tour of Missions at Pathways Church.  It was fun. Each room in the church was a different country.  In the Moldova room, they had live animals!  Here is a picture of me next to … Continue reading →

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Bad Kitty

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Raymie

We’ve been reading a chapter book at home called Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty.  It is a very funny book by Nick Bruel.  We read some of the Bad Kitty books at school, and I liked them so much I wanted … Continue reading →

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African Clawed Frog

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Raymie

These are African clawed frogs.  Other names they go by are clawed frog, common platanna, and upland clawed frog.  Some people also call them clawed toads, but I don’t understand that because they aren’t really toads.  We saw them at … Continue reading →

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Two-spot Assassin Bug

Posted on November 6, 2010 by Raymie

These are two-spot assassin bugs, also called white-eyed assassin bugs.  They are named for their white spots on their backs.  I like the name two-spot better, because they don’t really have white eyes.  They come from Africa. In this picture, … Continue reading →

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Sticky Spider Feet

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Raymie

My friend Natalie asked me a question on Facebook: How can a spider walk upsidedown on the ceiling? That’s a great question.  Different animals have different ways of sticking to walls and ceilings.  Frogs, like the Chinese gliding frog, have … Continue reading →

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Boxelder Bug

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Raymie

These are boxelder bugs.  They live in eastern North America, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Plains. They eat sap from the leaves, flowers, and seeds of boxelder, maple, and oak trees.  They have a really cool black and … Continue reading →

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Chinese Gliding Frog

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Raymie

These are Chinese gliding frogs.  They live in China, Vietnam, Laos, and Burma (also called Myanmar).  They eat insects and live in montane forests, which are forests on the sides of mountains. Chinese gliding frogs are very special.  They can … Continue reading →

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