text: When your mother yells out the door “Time for dinner!”, you’re probably not thinking about animal habitat. But you should, because you’re about to use all of its four parts. While you were playing and as you walk home you’re…
  Read more
  The Mason Bee
  William Hill October 24, 2016 Blog
  Most people have heard of honeybees because they make honey, and pollinate a lot of our food plants. The honeybee is a social insect. That doesn’t mean they have parties all the time – it means they live and work…
  Read more
  The Smallest Bird in New England
  William Hill October 24, 2016 Blog
  It hovers! It flies backwards! It’s fiercely protective of its territory. It weighs about as much as a nickel (around 5 grams) and gets most of its food from flowers. It’s not an insect or a secret military experiment. It…
  Read more
  How to Tame a Tiger
  William Hill October 24, 2016 Blog
  When winter hits and food becomes scarce, animals have three choices: migrate, hibernate or resist. All animals require food, water, shelter and space – we call this habitat. If you can provide some or all of these needs then you’ll…