palmer CHILDREN'S NATURE INTERESTS 29 



L is for lightnings that flash in the sky 

 While the " Boom, booms" of thunder say that summer is nigh. 



M is for muskrats with very fine fur. 

 Their paths under water will show where they were. 



N is for nuthatch who stands on "his head. 



He works on the tree trunks but likes to be fed. 



O is for the owl, a mouse-eating bird. 



He seldom is seen but is quite often heard. 



P is for potato beetle, striped down the back, 



A grosbeak will grab him and give him a whack. 



Q is for quail, the farmer's best friend 



Who has not a bad deed which he has to amend. 



R is for rabbits that nibble the trees 

 And run 'round at night just as much as they please. 



S is for'the skunk who's all black and white, 

 Though he smells very bad, he's really all right. 



T is for turtle that lays lots of white eggs 



And draws in his head and then draws in his legs. 



U is for underwing which feeds on our trees 

 And hides from its foes with the greatest of ease. 



V is for veery that sings in the wood. 



If you never have heard him you certainly should. 



W's for woodchuck or ground hog. I don't care 

 He eats up our grasses and lives in a lair. 



X is the sign men use for the unknown, 



Are you going to help out? Well that will be shown. 



