Nature Hikes - A Golden Exploring Earth Book

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Contents lef Take a Wak ........  ....  ..............  Across the Fieds We Go ..................... 

Some Birds Like to Live In Fields ..............  Field Animals ............................. Flowers of the Fields ............ . ..........  Weeds and Grasses ........................ Bugs, Butterflies, and Little Things . . ..........  A Snake, a Turle, a Frog, a Toad .............  Through the Wood ..............  ..........  How to Know the Trees .  .................. Leaves and Fruits .....................   ..  Some Trees Hae Cones  .   ..          .....  Forest Wildflowers ...  .....................  Some Plans Have No Flowers .......... .............. ....   Forests Need Insects .............. ...................... ........  Birds of the Forest ..  ..............  ......  Forest Mammals .......................... More Forest Creatures .. .....................  Around the Pond .  .........................  What ives In te Water? ...................  Birds of Riers and onds .................  Animals That Live Near Water .    ...........  Dragonflies and Damselfies ................. ...... ...........  Some lowers Grow In Water ................ 

Foow a Stream ............................  A Wnter Wak .................  ............  Spring I Here! ............................. A Summer Wa ...............  ............  An Autumn Wak ..........  ................  Dangr! Beware! .....   ..................... 

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 u are ooi or adventure ou a d i b tig a a outoors.  ear 'roud ad eture is aiti or ou i es ad oods aon streams d s  eve i the ars ad at s o the it. Lrge ad sma reatures ive i these habitats.  o them have strage s ih re hidden rom mot eole. u a ear the seret as of birds aias ad isets b eei our e oe heever yo go ai i e outdoors.  mii ass o a air o ed asses il el ou to disove some of the ma dieret serets o a idie habiat ou m at to tae aon a ass ja o oltig insets or a bag o ox or hodi  ro oetio or othe teasues u  d

O this ae ad the ext there ae itures o tigs ou ma as  o a ie. I our avorite hii sots hee ma be ma othe easres e  he tai.  nature a s ie a i gae hun or a saari into the ue. Nos uters ad aers see very itte. he rihte birds ad aimas aay y rashing thouh the rush. I ou oud ie to g et se to  ii  ife ea to a ie a Ida. Look here you ste and tr to  so tha ou do not sue eaves and sap tigs. Wid reatures see ad hear you o beore ou see see the. the . I you oud ie to see ir irs s a ai ai mas at ose rage ou must earn ther as. his boo i te ou hat oes o i their haitats.

ee how man bir eathers you an nd o a hike. Crow nd gull faters ar large songird feathers are small.

On an autumn hike ou may n leaes of bautiful olors

ou an te wat in  an oa tre it i  is acorns Tse are te acos o a















Inan arrowheas may be foun n some laes Many arrowheas are mae of n.

Milkwees grow n weey els an along roaies. n autumn, their os hol feathery ees.

Many kins of hells can be foun along along sa sa ny beahes. beahes. n wet els or aroun on, look for snail hell

Gravel its, its, tony el an lake l ake an sea shores are goo laes to lok fr small toes for a rok o1eton You may n bit of nt, agate, aga te, j aser, an other tone

Loo for anmal track on your hkes. They show u bet in the san or in snow Can you tel whh anmal mae the trak?

On fall an wnter ike lk fr empy bir nets A br bok  hp yu t entify en tify the bir that but the nt















S W E GO LDS SS THE F IE LD ACRO AC ROSS an ead oss an ope o penn eld ccan across A rai acr ntues. Al Al sorts of creaadventues. o m any adve

ue fom an and rahopper o nake and woodchuck e n a d. Each one of thee cature  ryn t be o tay tay alive n th habitat, to t o keep t home and o rae  family To keep alve, it mut often il other reature fo food But a he ame time,  mu watch out for eneme who would lik o ea   urn. Ak a fiendly armer, or other and owner for permon  walk aro h el. Lien to any advce he ha o ive yo for he want o poec h h an mal and crop fom any pob ham e may remd you o coe ae and o to ramle on h panted crop. He may gve yo ome  on wa o loo for. Perhap e w el you abou a woodchuck burrow or he ne

 you o acro a  ay nd of life tha make her ome here wil hop y o n wa n o cm nea. The have o ma enm a they hink you are an enemy, oo. No creature  afe afe n a ld o n any wildlif wi ldlifee com commu munty. nty. The The rbbt rbb t a a 

nibbe cover, mu keep a ap oo for haw haw  o w nae na e an fxe f xe . The wou ou d ke o  o ca cac c nd  nd a a hm. hm. aw awk k and ow woop own om he a. Bul nake and a nd pine nake nake l a a a  by coln oln aroun aro undd h od  ody y ad q queezn ueezn him to to deah. Foxe Foxe chae him un e  e 

oo tired o un any one The oad ha it it n e hade  ca ng liv e fo food od oo. oo . He He doe doe  y y icn icngg out   lon lon  t tcky cky ton t onu u to rab  rab pa pag f an an o t ter er n nect ect..

In h trn he ad ma e obbled up by a heron or other lar rd or by

















Meadowlark lldeer veper parro eld parrow and bobolnk are ome of he brd ha lve  eld. I prn a a ummer f ou are ucky ou may nd her ne. As you you walk across open, andy an dy pots, you may see rac o amal amal Some lie n he eld and ome come here oly a night o hu or ood hese tracs may hae bee made by aimals whose ootrits are pictured o pages  ad  o ths bok. e down on our hand and knees and ee wha lvn hn you can nd n ron of you. n nec ad pder p der

D no he ol and ou are ure o nd earhworm. he help he farmer crop  ferlizn he ol and akn  of and porou. You are ure o nd hole n he round whch are enrance o underground burrow o ne  and anmal Mce hrew mole and rped round qurrel ve n underround burrow . So do kunk oxe and woodchuck or roud hog he anmal and brd of a ed mae good ue of he rae weed and shrub ha row here. hee plan provde food nen e and cover

















ome d e o  o e In Fl Fl In a a aoss a eld you ill see many birs Some wil be looig for fo   gou Oes i be eating s a bries of pans at grow  i  el  ew will be casing inses an snappig them up in ig   birs ae dullcloed for amage Wen he vesper sparrw, ose piure is on e opposite pae, dops down to the round, its seaked feates oo muc lie the eath Forest bids have ree and buses in hih to ide when daner comes nea nea  Even bigored foret bird can disappea wen te see an enem appoahing With onl gass and weeds in i o ide, it would be daneous for el birs to wear bigt colors On a spring or early summer hike, you may nd a eld bids nest i a lite oo on t gound gound or in the middle of a lump lum p of gass gass Wo�  you ike to nd a eld birds es Hee is one wa t do it Sat walking slwl ad quiely aoss a e ead of you, a bid may ise fo  goud and y aay i oud als u ave ushed e bid

Keep your eyes n e spo from ich te bird rse alk over o it and op a aeief o oher marer o, begiin b egiingg at te te maked po, p o, look lo ok a e oud an  evey lump of gass fo te idden nes Kep lookng uil you nd it In your searhin, be carefu no o step on , and do no tou e eggs wen you nd it he paet bids someimes ese the nest if it has has been hadled Some birds wil eep he secret of their nes hidden rom ou  ne kildeer wi ofen pu on a benin at, rying and dragin hs wn s you olo te a  o catch i, it is takin ou farther and farther om e st st When it has lured ou far eouh away, it will  awa on s good su wings, nd all is mok "Killdee, "Kil ldee, Killdee no noes es Bids ave hap ees and ears and fen see and ea you from a lon distane. Instead of rising from ter nests, tey sak awa hrouh t gass ad eeds, and then y up Whre you used tem may be far away fm fm te nes, i ggs, or e etig birds

















Some br lke e crow mournn ove an olnc ne n ree ad bushe awy from te el n wch hey feed. e crow come o e eld o fee on animal corn an oher ran.. unn ove lve on catere ran ee ey nd on he roun old nches lke e see of uc wee a hle n anelon wc ey nd n a el. hey ue e own of tee weed o lne her ne. Oher brd ha you may ee as you are cron a el are the bobwhe peant ray or uropean parre uplan plover an bobolnk. e a vanna el rahopper and veper parow are among he many nave parrw tha bul her ne n el.  ed ol e n tee br nee. here are nen e and ra leave an plan ber for builn bu iln ter ne. ee are ee and brre for em o e an many kn of nec o fee o ter youn. eld are full of grasopper crcke an caerpllar rub an oer nec lfe. ll of ee are goo foo for youn br a canno ea ar ry ee. el br ave eneme oo. Snake unk ca foxe awk and ol are

Another bird tht nest in ees is he mourning dove. Mourning dove like bre eds, where hey n look for wste grn nd eed eeds They e grit or arse and too

ou cn te te eer rrw r e a  e  it ie uter tai eater. L r it ne n a gr cum in a ae r atur.

Aug  gn t in ree an ta e r  it gt mu   d in e  an ea . Gn Gn   ie t a ee  u  ants a a rag rag an ion

















Field Anmals r cm  ld a nih o a plan. Wlv and cyo omime cro ld whn chain heir pry. Red and ray foxe hun for bird and animal in he bruhcovrd land bwe fores a . Evn  blac br wh iv in havy fr may omim cm o a farm d  lk for ar f corn  nih a bear may vii a farmyard  al a pi r a am n  liv n h wildr and  ld par f h cnry y ar n lily   a lmpe f h ar craures In walkin acro a ld  lar wild animal you can xpc o e in mo place i a kunk a rabbi or a woodchuck any of h animal ha liv in d ar rdn or nawin anmal oden hae harp fron eeth with which hy can pel bar from ree and buhe or o r crack hard eed  eed an andd nu. nu . So e rdn can ven cu down ree wih heir tron eh. Squirrl mic ra ophr wdchuc and prpine are rodn. h beaver mukra chipmunk and prai

ai rat ee  e e     e hey ea    er r n reen eee.. n wner e be e r eee  ree n hrb

do ar rdn o. h rai i n a rue rdn alhoh i can naw ark on buh and r Th conail i h m cmn rabbi in h aern half of hi cny The ac rabi a wih lon ar and ln hind  live on he wern prairi and plain. h ravl fa by hoppin. Alhouh rabbit come u o fed moly a nih you may car n p o a hi duin daylih hour. u mo f h im hy id dr dr h day nder a bruh pil r prhap in a hol in h rund Beore the yg are br, he mther makes a st, warm nes r hem The ne i a hollow which may

















e  e ergr ere t erte l  ter  t  g re r  te rg.

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 me le te trie gr squirrel s lled  "ger. t ets grn  ees,  ls te grub o rmul insets

 ored ow may come woop dow rom the ky to grab a you rabbt  red ox may catch oe that ha wadered too ar rom t et. Sake eat rabbt, rabbt, too. Woo oodchuck dchuck make m ake may o the larer hle  the roud that you d we walk aro a eld Woodchuck are good dier, ad ther burrw are ote take over by uc amal a skuk ad rabbt I yu kow the ometme very melly way o kuk, you wl ot chae oe, or poke a tck to the hole whch lead to t de! The prare deer mouse the meadow jmpg muse, ad the meadow vole are amog the amal we call eld mce mce Moe ad hrew are oter mall creature oud  ed They are ot rodet, but they eed o sect ad small amal Mole are at, urry creature th hort legs, mall eyes, ad log poted oe Shrew are muh smaller but they are very erce or ther ze.

rir deer mose Tesee  ther ml Tes ml  ret re fte lled el mie



















white daisy

pink clovr

blue chicry

wid caot, or Quen Anne's lace

godenrod

il aser

lowe of the Feld Many beautfu ower grow n pature and other ed that ae not powed and panted to crop. In png there may be voets sg beautie and pussy toes gwig i a astue astue But es are ther most oery n umme and a. a . Then the oes oes i be b e o a s of coo coo bue yeow whte w hte in pure and orange. Yu may need a ower boo t name

Some ed ower are nd tha once ago the gew ony n garden. eed were blon about by te wd or ee cad to the ed  d. n ths way the owe escape rom gares nd ae now gowing id n eds. ay iy catnp chicory whte day ad Queen nne ace are oe pant that have escape escap e fom gaen. Yu may nd thee and othe n o near the so



















e an Gae

quack gs

ra i  mo common plan n paur vcan lo and other unculi vaed place. I i e food of wild cra tur a wll a of catle hep hep  and an d oer farm animal Do you now that gae bea ow er a many or plan do? Mo grae com into bloom in he pring Loo a a owering clur of gra undr a magnifying gla. You will e ha bloom of Jun ga blue gra and om oter pcie when enlage are a beauiful a orchid Th bloom may be of amos any light color.  weed i a plan that gow whe i i no wand. ven uch beauiful ower a wild ro and Quen ne lace a wee whn they pri up in garden or culivad eld uac gras i a eedy gas which seas by it eed and it many cee-



















Te monarh or ilkweed bttery  orange. Its aterllar  yellow, blak ad wte.

T blak wallowtail i  eld nd garde bttery. Its green aterillar eed on egetable leaes.

he ainted lady or tistle bttery  brown,, yellow, brown roe nd r le. It hary terillar eed on lee.

g e d le hg In prn ummer and fall eld are full of nect, pder and other small om o lfe. Sme y ove the meadow, comn to et on a loom or a a top. Other travel by hoppn or by cawln alon on the rond  eld trp to collect nect can be very exctn. You need a buttery net for catchn yn nect.  par of orcp o "pncer wll help you n handln tn or tnn creatures. The hamle one can be caht by hand. You wll alo need a wdmouthed

Throuh th hole pour a fe drop of abon tetrachlorde. Next put a layer of cotton over the blotter cove the ar quckly, nd you are ready. When Wh en you catch your crcet crcet butey, or othe nect, open the ar pop the nsect n, and put the cover on qc. The nect de almot ou may take t out after a few ho and pn t to a mountn board. Each tme yo take you collecn jar on a eld trp, add a ew dop o tetrachlorde. Be caeful not to reath



















A Snake, a Turtle,

 Frog, a oad Saes ad tutes ae etes  e tile is a odbooded aima that has a baboe ad is abe to beathe ai to its s Most eties have saes thouh these eatues ae a as o o ad ma of them sed some of tei tie i ate Soe etes e saes have o es es e tutes aiatos ad ads e fou es Most eties ee o a o te oud but a fe sas  mb ees o as I ass es e ate sae is omon It has baadeo o eeadeo sties don its ba Its udesde is geeisheo his sae ih os to to o tee feet i e s ofe aed a ass sae I a hie aoss a et meado o ash ou a d a box tute Its

he garter nake i a ommon reptile o elds. It feed on frogs, toad, and erth worm hi nake i not oisonos

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Most turtes ike to live in or near wter, but the bo turtle is ofn found on lnd. It like wet meadow, or the edge o swamy woods.



















THROUG  WOODS Most boys and ils would choose a foest o woodland as their avorite place for a hike The trees ive cool shade s hade on a hot ummer day In the winter they ee the cold wins away But mot of all, boy and irls ie a

If you now ow to a uiety throuh a oest, you ay see some of the thins that o on in this habitat. o a afe ditance, you may watch a mohe skunk teachin he youn o tea aa a rotten stump or lo In h decayed





















rac thngs happen n a forest every day. An ow ow may may nd the nest f f a rab

Many insects ve under the tte of amp eaves on the forest oo. Newt





















How to Know he Tree

ugar m aple hve tll, strigh trunks trunks nd oval ro rowns. wns. ple syru i made from the sp of these tree tree 

ow ca yo e oe ee fom anoher? Yo e y he oo  a o e or fed apa.  ood ree decve dec ve ca ear o ame ree eve   ne whe may of hem ae ae of eave. Some ee are hor an od ad ome are a a h. The way he r ad rache of a ree ow ve   hape. Srce ad r ee ave a "hrma ree hape ecae of he ge a n ha e agh o he op ad he apen brace. Popar ad coonwood c oonwood race a





















Leaves nd Fits

Mple eves re ey o ell by er pe. Te seeds grow n r.

Te leves of gry birc woud mke a g ood ptern ptern for n Indin rrow rrowed. ed.





















ome es ave Cones

may y youu 'ma On a walk through a wood yo On ground. If you in on on the ground. nd cones c ones ly in youu arou d y u, yo he trees trees arou look lo ok u p at t he th fll. whii ch th from wh oe from nd th oe m a y nd e-edr,, he fr, c edr ne,, spruc spru c e, fr, be   pi pine I  may be

o o soe o ss es a ba oes a a o s Ma ae as  oo  es Sos  a ese ees egs bu o a o     eees ougou e ea aaa a ss ae o ors a ose e es a auu os ae o an e ses a

 oe oes oe e se o e s sees go ua e o's saes W  e ses a gog a g  ss a gt ose W  a r  saes o u to    ss a o  ou Mos os ou  o t gou a o os ose ses ae ara ae Bu ou a see soe oes s gog o e tree. e a b a a a gree gree or oee h  h a st  e sas ae os. os.





















Birds and ani Birds nials als eat th thee se seee ds o cones. con es. The They y pick them up fro h hee grou rounn d, or out ou t of op of opee n co conn es o  the th e tree tre e . S ome bird birdss, as w el elll as squirr squirree ls, ca can e ea a a con conee ap apaat to ge gett at he he se seee ds. Gros ros-bass (whos ba (whos ill ill a thk a s sro)

aara r Ir e r wi u rng er a Inian ue e o ew geer iee  ir ar  ae ane

an cro an ro ills ills (wh (whos osee b ills r ree cross rossed ed

l a  o o  s sso so) ) a v v  o oo o a tg t g os aart  squrls ahr os i th all a so th i thi hollo t sts or h t Brs a aials u al  ls o i hr ss  vr ts ar oo las or bs o a shlr ro th ol

Fi r have ragrant ndles, and con tat gro upward upward  Tse tree ar ound in northrn egions,, and in t mountains o egions the eas and s Hemlck nedles are dark green abve, and























Forest ildfowers Jck - n - h Jck h - pu pulp lp  looks lk  w mn n  pulp. Ths odd owr grows n dmp woodlnds.. woodlnds

Vols lke  gro n os, opn ods.

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O a a trouh trouh a oo , tae aog a er boo. It i he ou to ie























 ou uch he seed pd o eel eed,  burss open nd he seeds ump ou. For s reson,   en clled "ouchme-no.

Ao ios ilo is  ailit is o lis to























oe Plnt Hve No Flowe he bes plants n a fores are rees. ex n sze are he shrubs, or bushes, and sill smaller ae he ildoers, ees, and rasses. Mst o these plans ro frm seeds hat fal to the frm the mother plan. From athin the plants tha

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or N Ic  forest is full of insects spiders and Insects help a forest in many way. other tiny creatures. There are swarms They fertilize plant by carryin pollen of mosquitoes and ies dartn throuh rom ower to ower. Some feed on plant lice that could destroy a tree. the ai armies of ants crawlin on the round and hordes of buin katydids Others clean up a forest by feedin on and harvest ies "sinin in treetops . the bodies bo dies of al sorts o dad aimal lie. To keep the stinin stinin and b itin itin crea Most of all these smal creatures are















































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