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Penguins are a group of aquatic flightless birds living almost exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere . Highly adapted for life in the water, penguins have counter shaded dark and white plumage, and their wings have become flippers. Most penguins feed on krill, fish, squid, and other forms of sealife caught while swimming underwater. They spend about half of their life on land and half in the oceans. Although all penguin species are native to the southern hemisphere, they are not found only in cold climates, such as Antartica. In fact, only a few species of penguin live so far south. Several species are found in the temperate zone, and one species, the Galapagos Penguin, lives near the equator The largest living species is the Emperor Penguin adults average about 3 ft 7 in tall and weigh 75 lb or more. The smallest penguin species is the Little Blue Penguin (also known as the Fairy Penguin), which stands around 16 in tall and weighs 2.2 lb.
Do you like the sounds of rushing water or water lazily flowing in a stream? Either of these sounds can be replicated by a water fountain. Each fountain is engineered to make a different sound. Check out the different fountains and see which is most pleasing to you. Some ponds have different features to give you several different sounds. Of course these would be some of the larger fountains.
Have you ever really noticed the truly magnifcent colors of our birds? Most people are aware of the bright colors of exotic birds… reds, blues, yellows, oranges and greens. But many of our native birds have spectacular colors as well. There are deep shiny blues, reds and yellows. Have you spotted them in your backyard?