Spring is Here!

Nature Paradise

Spring Things Birds Bees Flowers Trees Credits

Birds The oldest bird was known as an Archaeopteryx and lived about 150 million years ago. It was the size of a raven, was covered with feathers, and had wings The egg of the hummingbird is the world's smallest bird's egg; the egg of the ostrich, the world's largest Air sacs may make up 1/5 of the body volume of a bird A bird's heart beats 400 times per minute while resting and up to 1000 beats per minute while flying

Bees Honey bees' wings beat 11,400 times per minute Bees' flight speed averages only 15 mph Bees possess five eyes A single hive contains approximately 40-45,000 bees Bees cannot recognize the color red A queen can lay 3,000 eggs in a day The only function of drones is to mate with the queen The workers are sexually undeveloped females

Flowers The oldest rose in the world has flourished for over 1,000 years on the wall of Hildeshiem Cathedral in Germany Tulips are one of the fastest developing flowers; they can grow up to an inch a day after being cut According to the fossil record, flowering plants appeared only about 140 million years ago, although some recently found fossil evidence suggests that they appeared 80 million years before that

Trees The shade and wind buffering provided by trees reduces annual heating and cooling costs by 2.1 billion dollars A single tree produces approximately 260 pounds of oxygen per year. That means two mature trees can supply enough oxygen annually to support a family of four The tallest tree in the country is a Coast Redwood growing in northern California's Redwood National Park; it is 369 feet tall and over 2000 years old

Credits &aid= &aid=179 ts.html ts.html html html