Wilds of the United States: The Animals' Survival Field Guide

Wilds of the United States: The Animals' Survival Field Guide — page 9
AT FIRST LIGHT As the sun rises over the United States light lands first on the forested coastline of eastern Maine The early morning light makes visible the meeting of two worlds As the creatures of night are finishing their waking hours the rest of the forest prepares to start its day Bald eagles can have a wingspan of 7 feet and can soar up to 10,000 feet high ATHLETICS DIVE BOMBER When diving to attack prey peregrine falcons move at more than 200 miles per hour faster than any other animal NAVIGATION SUMMER HOUSE Atlantic puffins spend the winter on the open ocean returning in the summer to nest on islands off the coast of Maine FORAGING VARIED VEGETARIANS White-tailed deer feed on a wide variety of plant matter including grasses ferns mushrooms and acorns UNIFORM CONTENT WARNING The striped skunk’s high-contrast black-and-white fur helps warn predators not to mess with it it sprays an unpleasant liquid when attacked 10 EASTERN WOODLANDS