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Garter snakes Garter snakes are one of the most common snakes in North America, with a range spanning from Canada to Florida. Often kept as pets, they are fairly, harmless, although some species do possess a mild neurotoxic venom. However, it is not extremely dangerous to humans. Where did the garter snake get its name  according to Doug Wechsler, a wildlife biologist at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia and author of "garter snakes " (Powerkids, 2001), their stripes resemble garters men used to wear to hold up their socks. Another theory is that it is a corruption of the German word for “garden.” Garter snakes are sometimes erroneously called "garden snakes.” http://www.livescience.com/44072-garter-snake.html

Mallard ducks

© Cameron Rognan If someone at a park is feeding bread to ducks, chances are there are Mallards in the fray. Perhaps the most familiar of all ducks, Mallards occur throughout North America and Eurasia in ponds and parks as well as wilder wetlands and estuaries. The male’s gleaming green head, gray flanks, and black tail-curl arguably make it the most easily recongized as a duck. Mallards have long been hunted for the table, and almost all domestic ducks come from this species. www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Mallard/lifehistory Coyotes The coyote has a very developed sense of smell which he uses for finding food and avoiding other dangerous animals. They use their smell to spot a prey that is hiding below the snow.Coyotes use a wide variety of vocalizations in order to communicate with one another. Howls, yelps, and high-pitched cries are best known, but they also bark, growl, wail. Family groups yelping in unison can create the illusion of a dozen or more performing together. Coyotes are most often heard around dawn and dusk. However, they may respond to fire alarms and sirens at any time of day or evening Bald Eagles http://www.animals-zone.com/         Bald eagles are resourceful  foragers. They eat a expanded range of prey including reptiles, birds, mammals, and fish. During brood rearing here in the Chesapeake about 90% of prey is fish (including quite a bit of and catfish). They also eat quite a few muskrat and turtles. In the winter their diet moves to a greater portion of waterfowl and gulls.They are 3 feet tall they're wingspan is 6 to 8 ft long they are also 1.8 to 2.4 m) Weight: 6.5 to 14 lbs (3 to 6.5 kg). google.ca

squirrels

Squirrels are familiar to almost everyone. More than 250 squirrel species live all over the world, with the notable exception of Australia.He Smallest squirrel is the aptly named African pygmy squirrel—only five inches (thirteen centimeters) long from nose to tail. Ground squirrels eat nuts, some leaves, roots, seeds, and other plants. They also catch and eat tiny animals, such as insects  or  caterpillars. Tree squirrels are mostly seen everywhere from hawthorne park to city parks. Though they are good climbers, these squirrels do come to the ground in search of fare such as nuts, acorns, berries, and flowers. They also eat, eggs, or baby birds. Tree sap is a food of choice  to some species.