Our local public libraries have so many neat programs for children of all ages. Over the summer, I dragged three of the kids (usually they don't want to go, but love it after they've been) to a program on creatures in our back yards.
We learned about a corn snake that rustles in the leaves to sound like a rattler and some other neat animals.
Here is a turkey buzzard that showed off its large wing span.
They had a cute little tree trunk prop that they would pull the animals out of. Of course, they warned all the kids not to go reaching into holes in the woods.
There was a pretty barred owl...
...and a screech owl. Look at those big eyes!!
Here's a close up of that cute opossum. Interesting fact #1: No, they do not hang by their tails. She said that only happens in cartoons. They are too heavy to do that, but they may wrap their tail around a branch to balance themselves. Interesting fact #2: Their lifespan is only three years!
On our way to the car, we came across this amazing, but dead, beetle. You never know what you'll find at the local library!
Today, Isabela's off to learn how to use a 3D printer.
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