As I mentioned in the poem, voles are often confused with mice. Where I live they are both common pests, however there are a few key differences. Voles are rounder and fatter than mice, because mice like to squeeze through tight spaces while voles only dig shallow burrows and do not tend to need toContinue reading “How to draw a Vole”
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How to draw an Okapi
The okapi has been my favorite animal since I was learning to talk and was a no brainier to put in this book. Anatomically speaking, this creature is built like a long necked horse with big shoulders (or more accurately: a short necked giraffe), so if you know how to draw a horse it isContinue reading “How to draw an Okapi”
How to draw a Manta Ray
Let’s take a look behind the scenes and see how to draw a Manta Ray like the one in the book!
How to draw a Lacewing
Lacewings are named for their beautiful lacy wings, and no wonder. They are fairly easy to draw, even the delicate wings. So, without further Ado, here is how to draw a Lacewing. Step 1 Draw two circles of the same size, slightly overlapping. Make sure you know the length of the diameter, we will callContinue reading “How to draw a Lacewing”
Zany Zebras
Zebras may be a common animal in children’s ABC books, but for good reason. While many other animals start with a Z the only other pretty one that doesn’t have zebra in the name is a type of spotted skunk known as a zorrilla. I had too many similar body type animals to the zorillaContinue reading “Zany Zebras”
Valiant Voles
I chose voles because I had been thinking about them recently at the time of the book. We had a lot of voles in the garden, and they would be completely fearless around us. Voles are often confused with mice but are different in that they are rounder and have a shorter tail. Voles areContinue reading “Valiant Voles”
Queenly Quetzals
There aren’t many animals that start with the letter Q, but all of them are pretty incredible. The options are quail, quokka (kwaa·kuh) , quoll (kwaal), and quetzal(kuht·saal, plural:kwet·zlz). To be honest it was a really hard decision. Quail is the one everyone thinks of first, so that one was out. Quolls are cool marsupials,Continue reading “Queenly Quetzals”
Out of this World Okapis
I knew from the very beginning that this animal had to be in the book. When I was young I loved horses and similar looking animals like most girls do. My family would often visit the zoo, and there was an okapi exhibit. I quickly decided that this purple zebra-horse-giraffe thing was my favorite animalContinue reading “Out of this World Okapis”
Magnificent Manta Rays
Manta rays are amazing gentle giants in the ocean. One often thinks of whales when thinking of large creatures who eat plankton, but they are not the only ones who do that. Manta rays are cool and unique in their own manta ray way. There are two species of manta ray. Both are found inContinue reading “Magnificent Manta Rays”
Legendary Lacewings
Lacewings are often overlooked for dragonflies and butterflies, but though they are smaller I think they are just as pretty and helpful as these two more popular insects. Their wings are clear and veined, often iridescent, looking like a shimmery net floating above the insect. Lacewings eat different things during different stages of their lifeContinue reading “Legendary Lacewings”
My Favorite Animals ABC 