I like animals, especially birds. When I have free time, I like watching birds and reading the books about animals. Let me tell you something about owls(猫头鹰)and pigeons(鸽子).

Owls are night animals. They have big eyes. They seem to be able to see better at night. Owls are strange animals. They sleep in the daytime. At night, they come out to look for food. So the animals like owls are called nocturnal ones.

Pigeons are big birds. They like to live in a birdhouse. Many people like to keep pigeons. They make a room for them near a window. In the day the pigeons fly away. But at night they come back. Sometimes people take a pigeon far away from home, and they tie a letter to one of its legs. Then the pigeon takes the letter back home.

There are about 5,000 different kinds of ladybugs (瓢虫) in the world. They come in many different colors. Their bright colors warn other animals or insects not to eat them. Ladybugs taste bad. A bird or a frog that eats a ladybug will remember the bright colors and it will not eat another ladybug with the same colors again. When ladybugs are in danger, they will give out a fluid (液体) that tastes terrible. 

In many cultures, the ladybug is considered to be a symbol of good luck. Most ladybugs are kind to humans. They eat other insects which destroy crops. One ladybug can eat up to 5,000 insects in its lifetime.

Ladybugs have six short legs. They live in many different places, including green lands, forests, cities, the countryside and along rivers. Different ladybugs have different spots (点). Some of them don’t have spots at all. The most common kind in North America is the 7-spotted ladybug. The 7-spotted ladybugs are the most active from spring to autumn. When the weather turns cold, they look for a warm place to sleep, such as under stones or in houses.

Dragonflies fly around in the morning or evening of summer, but how much do you know about us?