The woodpecker is one of Gods most fascinating creatures. The woodpecker is a type of bird that is in the same family as the sapsucker. The woodpecker has a hard beak and a long tongue. 

Woodpeckers live in trees where they grow. They are part of the Picidae family which includes sapsuckers. The sapsucker bores a hole in trees to eat, similarly to woodpeckers. Woodpeckers are omnivorous meaning that they eat plants and meat. Though sometimes confused for its cousin, the sapsucker, the woodpecker doesn’t normally eat sap. 

The woodpecker’s amazing beak is adapted from pecking trees over there years. Their bill is outstanding and plenty tough too. Most woodpeckers have long tongue while others have small barbs.  A little-known fact about woodpeckers is that they can’t get brain damage and they build nests for other birds. The people who study birds like woodpeckers are called Ornithologists. 

The woodpecker’s hard beak hides a long tongue. The woodpecker is in the same family as the sapsucker. woodpecker is one of my favorite subjects to study and one of the most fascinating. 

Sharks are some of the oldest and most fascinating things to ever roam this earth. Sharks play a huge part in the food chain and are a top predator. Sharks are some of the oldest creatures in the sea. Sharks are fascinating to study, especially the deep-sea kind. The bull shark is really captivating. 

Sharks are fish because they are not warm blooded. Sharks are a type of fish called elasmobranch fish. They are some of the oldest fish that live in the sea. Sharks are similar to rays because they have similar skin. When sharks swim fast, it’s because most sharks have a torpedo shape to glide and cut through the water. They have been happily living in the sea for over 400 million years. They have been on the earth longer than trees have. There are over 400 different types of sharks with each one being different in its own way. If all sharks disappeared tomorrow, sea life would suffer. 

Bull sharks are a special kind of sharks. They are called bull sharks because of their strong build and study form. Bull sharks are some of the only sharks that can persist in freshwater and saltwater. Many bull sharks have been found in the Mississippi river. They get there by swimming up the Mississippi river. It is impossible for most sharks to do this. They like to live in warm and tropical water. They kill prey by a process called bump and bite. Information about bull sharks is gathered by marine biologist who are experts in sea life.  

The shark is one of the oldest things to ever live being older than trees themselves. Sharks are fish and predators. They have earned the title, apex predator. Bull shark is one of the only seas creatures that can survive freshwater and saltwater. Bull sharks can swim up lakes and rivers to catch freshwater food and can swim into the sea to get saltwater fish. Sharks are significant because they are the top predator in the ocean’s food chain. 

The octopus is one of nature’s most mysterious creatures. The octopus lives in the deep sea far down but sometimes you can see them crawling on the ocean floor. 

 The octopus belongs to the octopodidae family. The octopus has skin cells called chromatophores. These special cells allow the octopus to change colors and blend it with its surroundings. At the same time the octopus is changing color it might also be mimicking another animal.  

The octopus and squid have many similarities with the squid. The squid and octopus both have eight arms and a soft body. However, the octopus has blue blood. Experts say that this is because the octopus has coper in its blood. Some octopi can grow very big. However, the kraken is simply a work of fiction. 

 We are pretty confident that the only octopus that can kill is the blue-ringed octopus. The octopus has very large complex eyes with a slit shaped pupal. The octopus has eight arms and all of them are covered with suckers. Each arm has two rows of suckers. The octopus uses its suckers to rip apart its pray. These suckers allow the octopus to taste what it is touching.  

 The squid and octopus have many differences bit also have many similarities. The suckers of the octopus are very complex and fascinating. The octopus is one of the most mysterious animals in the deep blue sea. 

Have you ever wanted to shrink and see what leaves are like up close? Well, you’re in luck because we are about to do just that! The way leaves work is interesting because leaves are an important part of plants. All leaves have different parts, like chlorophyll, which can create energy. When summer turns to fall some leaves fall hence the name. 

 Leaves are made up of minuscule parts called cells. Inside of these cells are even more tiny things called chlorophyll. These chlorophylls are what makes leaves green. The sun glints light on the chlorophyll which makes energy for the tree. This process is called photosynthesis. When fall comes around, the green chlorophyll disappears, and turns into orange and yellow. The green chlorophyll turns sun into energy, whereas yellow and orange do not. All leaves have small openings called stoma. These stomas bring in carbon dioxide and push out air. At the same time, the leaves are making energy. If all leaves disappeared, the air quality will go downhill. These results are gathered by specialists in the field.  

Most trees shed their leaves in fall, except trees in the evergreen family. The Some leaves are long and thin like pine needles. Pine needles have wax so they don’t need to shed their leaves.  

The way leaves work in nature is riveting. They play a very important role in making energy using chlorophyll and photosynthesis. They play a fascinating and beautiful part in the wildlife, especially when the seasons change. 

Imagine you’re on a hike. You stop to see a few rocks on the trail. You see some have crystals, while others have lines. You wonder how they were made. A rock can form from lava, which comes from inside the earth. This can be millions of years old. Lava is made of molten rock, so when it cools down, it makes new rocks. Sometimes, lava forms a skin, which then- forms a wrinkled surface on the rock. The rock pumice is made of solidified lava froth and is the only rock that can poise in water. Today, pumice is commonly used as a skin exfoliator.  

Sedimentary rock forms when sand, other rocks, and shells of dead animals or coral get compressed down into a hard stone. This happens over millions of years’ time. Some known sedimentary rocks are limestone and sandstone. 

  Every rock has minerals in it. A mineral is a solid compound of chemicals and other substances. There are more than 3,000 mysterious minerals that make up earth. Some rocks oddly contain very minuscule amounts of gold. Others contain gemstones. 

You continue on your hike. You have learned a lot about the different kinds of rocks. They come in many sizes; some are small like pebbles; some are big like boulders. They may have come from lava or sand, but all of them are interesting and each has a story to tell. Rocks make up this earth and without them we wouldn’t have many of the things we use today.