What do bullfrogs eat? Do you know the answer? I thought I did until I watched this amazing video by National Geographic. It turns out that bullfrogs eat a lot more than just insects.
Did you know that bullfrogs also eat birds? Watch the video!
To teach kids more about frogs and other wildlife, be sure to check out our children’s books and movies that teach gentle lessons of nature.
Preservationist Jack Finch has spent 30 years putting up bluebird nesting boxes all over his farm and North America. Seeing the bluebird nesting boxes on his farm inspires me to want to build some myself.
I admire Jack Finch’s dedication to the preservation of the bluebird. Enjoy the video.
I came across this unbelievable story, “Golden Eagle attacks White-tailed Deer at Nachusa Grasslands!”, and series of amazing photographs on the Illinois Birders’ Forum. A golden eagle attacks a running white tail deer and the drama is captured by a photographer.
Don’t worry, the deer is fine. The story and photos are amazing. Learn more.
This video of a mother polar bear and cubs is amazing. The images are taken from the Arctic circle as a mother polar bear emerges from her winter long sleep with two new polar bear cubs.
With brilliant images of mother polar bear sledging down the slopes and cute cubs first taste of the Arctic air, this is a video you don’t want to miss from the BBC natural history masterpiece ‘Planet Earth’.
Celebrate National Wildlife Week March 15-21 and get children outside. The National Wildlife Federation offers a number of outdoor activities for children.
If you are a teacher, look over our Lost in the Wood and Stranger in the Woods Curriculum Guides. Each guide contains 54 fun-filled activity pages plus 12 additional “project cards” with great ideas for bringing Lost in the Woods and Stranger in the Woods to life in the classroom.
The challenging activities in the guides were developed to meet the Michigan Education Assessment Program’s (MEAP) requirements in Language Arts, Science, Math, Music or Art.
And finally, Crayola offers some fun activities for kids during National Wildlife Week. Enjoy and please comment to keep us informed about your activities.
The NWF (National Wildlife Federation) is holding their Great American Backyard Campout on June 26, 2010. To start building excitement for this important event that gets kids outdoors in nature, we want to share this informative video, featuring National Wildlife Federation Naturalist David Mizejewski and Rebecca Cohen from Rebecca Plants, with you.
Are you planning to participate in the Great American Backyard Campout? Comment and let us know your camping plans.
I’ve always loved bighorn sheep. They are majestic animals.
When I lived in Colorado I saw a male bighorn sheep standing in the middle of the roadway one evening. I stopped my truck and after a few minutes he finally ran off the road into the mountains. I was surprised how calm he was.
According to KXNet.com bighorn sheep were venturing onto Highway 85 and getting killed so the North Dakota Game and Fish Department recently relocated 14 bighorn sheep in the badlands in Theodore Roosevelt National Park to new locations.
According to the video the sheep are not sedated and are very calm by nature. View the video.
Looking for a children's book in Spanish? Our New York Time's best selling children's book "Stranger in the Woods' is available in Spanish.
If you’re looking for a children’s book in Spanish, our best-selling children’s book Stranger in the Woods is available in a Spanish edition.
Educators and reading specialists treasure Stranger in the Woods and welcome it into their classrooms.
If you’re looking for Spanish language children’s books, we have an additional source for you. Colorin Colorado offers the Spanish edition of Stranger in the Woods and additional Spanish children’s books.
A deer discovers the stranger's nose is a delightful treat. From the book, "Stranger in the Woods", by Carl Sams and Jean Stoick. Photo by Carl R. Sams II and courtesy Sisbro.com
Some of you may not be aware that we are on YouTube. We will be updating our video clips on this channel from time to time.
Please share our nature videos for kids with your friends, comment, favorite, become a friend and subscriber. Visit our Stranger in the Woods channel on YouTube.
Neighboring Kensington Metro Park and our backyard are overrun with all kinds of squirrels. Photo by Carl R. Sams II
Have you ever wondered why there are so many squirrels in your yard?
Milena Shattuck and Scott Williams, doctoral candidates in anthropology, have found that tree-dwelling mammals live longer than those who live on the ground. Humans are an exception, but tree-dwelling ancestors may explain that.
View the article, “Tree-dwelling mammals climb to the heights of longevity“, in PhysOrg.com. It explains why we see so many squirrels scampering around our yards and neighborhoods.
