This Heron has Eyes in the Back of its Head! by Elaine A. Powers, Author

I’ve seen many night herons in my time. I’ve admired their sleek yet powerful look, their massive and effective bills. And you can tell these are intelligent birds, not easily intimidated.

Recently, I noticed the back of a night heron’s head, something I don’t remember doing before. Many herons have long feathers that cascade down their neck or form a crest during mating season to attract a mate. But this night heron has a face on the back of its head!

Black and white feathers form what look like to me a face. Is this to intimidate predators? I suspect so. Maybe that’s why a night heron can walk with such confidence. It has eyes on the back of its head.

Another exotic bird is called the Brown Booby. You can learn all about it in Lyric Power Publishing’s workbook with activity sheets, My Book About the Brown Booby.

a blue and turquoise book cover with an image of the brown booby bird — A plethora of fun, engaging pages every student will enjoy! Includes five long-oo sound worksheets; label the parts of the Brown Booby; build a booby nest project activity; Venn-Diagram to complete comparing the Cayman Brac Parrot and the Brown Booby; 5 pages on the five major groups of vertebrates and classifying them; 4 pages that focus on the letter B; vocabulary sheets; two mazes to solve; coloring pages; 2 word search pages; a crossword puzzle; and MORE! A total of 47 pages of worksheets and project sheets. Plenty of pages to give everyone from kindergarten through 5th grade knowledge and comprehension of the Brown Booby.

And, a great adventure, based on the true story, is Lyric Power Publishing’s Fly Back to the Brac, Brian Brown Booby.

book cover, blue sky, bird a brown booby is on beach near ocean — Brian Brown Booby, a young resident of Cayman Brac, finds himself stranded on a beach on Grand Cayman. It’s too far back for a booby to travel, even if Brian could fly, which he can’t. Does Brian make it back to the Brac? What happens to a booby that can’t fly? Based on a true story.

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