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Canada Geese

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Raymie

I saw these Canada geese at my daddy’s work, near the Fox River. It was a mommy and daddy goose with 22 babies.  Baby geese are called goslings.  We took this picture this past summer on June 5, which is … Continue reading →

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American Flamingo

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Raymie

This summer we took a trip to the Milwaukee County Zoo.  I really like the zoo because it is big and has more animals than most zoos. This is a picture of my mommy and me standing in front of … Continue reading →

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Crickety

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Raymie

This cricket was my pet Crickety.  He was one in a bag of crickets that my friend Cheryl gave me on my birthday this past summer.  I put him in the bug playground that my uncle Jim gave me for … Continue reading →

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Giant Water Bug

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Raymie

My friend Dan was at work, and they found this bug inside their office.  The ladies were scared and thought it was a cockroach.  It really is a giant water bug. Giant water bugs are very large true bugs.  They … Continue reading →

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Whooping Crane

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Raymie

This is a whooping crane.  Whooping cranes are the tallest birds in North America.  The whooping crane is not the most endangered bird in the whole world, but it used to be.  Fifty years ago, there were only about 20 … Continue reading →

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Aphids

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Raymie

While we were raking leaves under our paper birch tree, we saw that we had little bugs on us.  We looked up at the leaves on the tree, and we saw these aphids all over the leaves.  I think there … Continue reading →

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Sarus Cranes

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Raymie

During our visit to the International Crane Foundation, when we got to the sarus cranes, they were dancing. We made a short movie of their dance: Sarus cranes are from Australia, India, and Southeast Asia.  It was a lot of … Continue reading →

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Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Raymie

This is a multicolored Asian lady beetle.  We found it yesterday crawling on our kitchen counter.  Usually these have lots of spots, but this one only has 2 little spots.  You can see one of the spots in this picture.  … Continue reading →

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Banded Woollybear

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Raymie

This is a banded woollybear moth caterpillar.  My great uncle Jim caught it for me.  He got it on the side of his apartment building.  There were lots of them climbing up the side of his building after they sprayed … Continue reading →

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Black Crowned Crane

Posted on October 9, 2010 by Raymie

Today we went to the International Crane Foundation.  It is a really cool place with cranes from all around the world.  We took lots of pictures and even some video and you’ll be seeing more cranes here soon. This is … Continue reading →

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