Discovery- Owls

Short Eared Owl

Snowy Owl

Today I got to see my first snowy owls and a short eared owl. They were at a local wildlife  reservation. I got very close to a snowy owl in an oak tree, probably 15 feet away, close enough to see its lime green eyes. The other snowy owl had golden eyes and was perched on a bird house a little farther away. Then my final owl I saw today was a rare short eared owl out hunting. I didn’t get any pictures but I spoke to several of the photographers there and they showed me some beautiful pictures they captured of the short eared owl. These pictures are from wikipedia.

10/01/13 – Fact of the week

Did you know that the cassowary, an ostrich like bird, living in Australia and New Guinea, is the most dangerous bird on earth and descendant of the velociraptor.

 

09/29/13 – Monster Sighting

This cane toad in a Peruvian rain forest tried to eat a bat. Park ranger Yufani Olaya snapped this picture before the bat got away. I think he looks like a little monster.

 

09/29/13 – Monster Sighting

What does the fox say?

Check out this crazy video!!

09/24/13 – Monster Sighting

Of Monsters and Men – Little Talks

I went to the Of Monsters and Men concert last week and this is my favorite song of theirs and I love the awesome monsters in this crazy video!!

09/25/13- Fact of the Week

Did you know that Electric Eels aren’t really eels they are classified as catfish.

09/18/13 – Discovery – Freshwater Jellyfish

This weekend when I was fishing I saw a minuscule, transparent jellyfish the size of a dime near the dock of the pond. I was so excited that I yelled out, “Mom, there’s a jellyfish in the water!!!” Of course, she didn’t believe, because it was in fresh water and everybody knows that jellyfish only live in the ocean- WRONG.  We tried to catch it but missed and mom was so shocked that I was was right. We went home and googled it and found out that there really are fresh water jellyfish and they’re called Craspedacusta sowerbyi.

09/18/13- Fact of the week

Did you know that the skunk is part of the weasel family?

09/18/13 – Marvel – Peacock Spider Dance

The Peacock Spiders is my favorite spider in the world. Check out its marvelous dance moves and multicolored abdomen!!!

To see this spider’s dance, click on the youtube link below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_yYC5r8xMI

Welcome

Welcome to Martin’s Marvels & Monsters. I’m a ten year old boy who loves nature. I’m a fisherman and I will be blogging about my fishing experiences and showing my catches. I will also be sharing my favorite animal / nature facts, as well as showing my nature photography / art and posting videos of awesome creatures. I hope you enjoy my blog, have a great day.

This is a picture of a bass I caught this weekend, he’s a monster isn’t he!!