Article: Mayfly.(Nature Watch: From the Roger Tory Peterson Institute)

Article: Firefly.(Nature Watch: From the Roger Tory ...
Highlights for Children;  May 1, 2007 ;     522 words ...Did You Know? Fireflies make their own light by producing a chemical reaction in their bodies. They use light the way birds use their songs: to show where they are and to find a mate. Usually the male flies around, flashing his light. The female doesn't move around as much as the male does. When

Article: Bluegill.(Nature Watch: From the Roger Tory ...
Highlights for Children;  May 1, 2009 ;     465 words ...Did You Know? When the weather warms in springtime, male bluegills make nests for their young. They prefer shallow waters in lakes and ponds, often with a sandy bottom. Each male uses his tail to scoop out a cup-shaped nest. He defends his nest from other males, and tries to get females to lay eggs

Article: Kestrel.(Nature Watch: From the Roger Tory ...
Highlights for Children;  July 1, 2009 ;     517 words ...The kestrel can hover like a helicopter. It flutters its wings back and forth. That motion holds the bird steady in the air. Very few birds can do that. The kestrel hovers over a field or meadow. Then it dives to catch a grasshopper or mouse. The kestrel can fly fast and catch smaller birds, too.

Article: Matching.(Nature Watch: From the Roger Tory ...
Highlights for Children;  July 1, 2009 ;     290 words ...[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Look at each pool toy on the left. Find one like it on the right.

Article: Hummingbird.(Nature watch: from the Roger Tory ...
Highlights for Children;  May 1, 2005 ;     449 words ...Did You Know? The hummingbird spends most of its time feeding at flowers. It uses its long beak and tongue to drink the flowers' nectar. This bird has to keep drinking nectar almost all the time. Nectar contains sugar, and sugar gives the bird the energy it needs. The hummingbird can't store up

Article: Jumping spider.(Nature Watch: From the Roger Tory ...
Highlights for Children;  July 1, 2005 ;     498 words ...Did You Know? Jumping spiders don't weave webs. Instead, they capture prey by leaping and pouncing. Some jumping spiders can jump 40 times their own body length. Jumping spiders use sharp eyesight to spot their prey. They have four pairs of eyes, and they can tell the difference between prey and

Article: Scrub Jay: from the Roger Tory Peterson ...
Highlights for Children;  January 1, 2010 ;     463 words ...Did You Know? Like the blue jay and gray jay, the scrub jay has a good memory. A scrub jay needs to remember where to find its food in winter. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The scrub jay spends a lot of time storing food in the fall. The bird collects seeds and nuts. then stashes them in little holes in