My Favorite Place – By William

 

My favorite place in the world might have to be Le Loup in Bar-sur-Loup France. It is a nice river 10 minutes away from where I grew up. It is icy cold and the temperature is 17 degrees celsius. It takes about 5 minutes to get used to the water but it is very refreshing when you do. I usually go on a little cliff over the river that is really high. The one spot where I jump off of the cliff is like 7 feet deep! it is really fun. I heard stories about it. The two mountain which separate the river used to be one big mountain but the river dug its way out. When you think about a river you think of something huge like the Hudson or the Mississippi, well that’s not the case in this river. It’s really small like a creek, but it’s considered a river because of how long it is. I had so many experiences there I have been going there since I was 1 year old. Before I would basically just swim and climb the huge rocks that were 15 feet tall. Now I jump off of those rocks, and I don’t swim as much because I am to busy jumping. There are lots of trees surrounding the part of the river that I go to. I have never ever been in another part of the river in my whole life. Thank you so much for reading my all time favorite place and I would love to know yours. Comment your favorite place below.

Blogging Challenge #9- Elizabeth

There is a heron who comes to our pond and eats our fish. Five years ago my dad created a pond to control the water that was flowing down our hill. We put 12 koi into the pond and now we have more than 50. The heron has been coming to our pond for three years. We see it in the fall and the spring. Lately, the heron has been coming a lot and it is very dangerous for the fish. We put a net over the pond but the heron pierced one of the fish through the net and then flew away. Also, to keep themselves protected, the fish hide under the lily pads in the ponds so that the heron can’t find them.

It’s unusual for the heron to be around still at this time because most herons migrate south for the winter. Usually herons migrate because they rely on fish for food and when the water freezes they cannot eat them anymore. However, the water in our pond is always running and never freezes and that’s why our heron stays. Some herons will stay in the same place year round if the weather is warm enough. Herons also eat frogs, salamanders, lizards, snakes, young birds, small mammals, shrimp, crabs, crayfish, dragonflies, grasshoppers and many aquatic invertebrates.

Koi are the most popular fresh-water ornamental pond fish and are often referred to as being “living jewels” or “swimming flowers”. Koi are a variety of the common carp, Cyprinus Carpio. Carp fossils have been discovered in South China dating back about 20 million years. Some varieties are known for their hardiness, which records claim can live for long periods of time if simply wrapped in wet moss continuously kept damp. Some authorities believe Koi originated in Persia and spread throughout the ancient world. Our smallest Koi are 2-3 inches and our biggest one are 19 or 20. We have orange and white fish and now that they mated we have mixed colors.

Information on Great Blue heron

Great Blue Heron

By mikebaird

                               
Koi at the surface
by Martin Lopatka