 The snow has finally melted so I asked my Dad if we could go outside and clean up all of the garbage that had been hidden in the snow piles. He said sure so I put on some rubber gloves, grabbed a trash bag and went to work. I picked up a full bag of garbage! I think it made the birds happy, because after I cleaned up, I spotted 11 different types of birds, including a rafter of turkeys!
On Saturday, I went to an art class at Ipswich. I learned about animal tracks and painted a picture of a Red Fox and its tracks. I used watercolors and some glitter to make the picture. At the end of class I got to see tracks in the snow. When class was done I fed some birds from my hand again.
 Sarah, a diver at the New England Aquarium who saw my trash video, invited me to feed Myrtle, the Green Sea turtle, because of everything I’ve been doing to try to help animals. I got to go on the platform above the Giant Ocean Tank with Sarah. I felt very lucky. Myrtle is 80 years old! She never stops eating, so they only give her a certain amount of food so she doesn’t go overboard. I fed her lettuce. She can eat a lot of lettuce at one time. Sometimes the fish will steal her food but they spit it back out! I loved feeding Myrtle the Turtle. I’m happy that I had such a wonderful opportunity and I enjoyed talking to Sarah and getting to meet some of the other divers. Kara, my Ocean Detectives teacher was there too. It was a great day!
 I went to Ipswich today for an art class. The best part of my class was when I got to feed wild birds. I fed them seed right out of my hand! I was thrilled when the first bird landed on my hand, but I stayed very still because I wanted more birds to come. Each time a bird flew to my hand I smiled. I fed black-capped chickadees, tufted titmice, and a white-breasted nuthatch! I was surprised when the white-breasted nuthatch landed on my hand. I usually only see them standing upside down on trees. I enjoyed feeding all of the different types of birds and didn’t want to stop when it was time to go. I was so exhilarated that I skipped and hopped all the way back to the barn.
 I have been enjoying watching birds, so I painted a bird feeder for my backyard. I can see it from the window box. I hope a lot of birds come to my feeder. Birds are my favorite type of animal!
 I'm done collecting money from all of my sponsors and I'm ready to send it to the National Wildlife Federation . I raised a total of $1,462! I sealed the envelope with a sticker of a Great Egret. I saw lots of Great Egrets at a salt marsh last weekend. I hope they can do really good things for the animals with the money. Thank you again to all my sponsors.
 I walked over 9 miles and raised more than $1,000 for the NWF on Sunday! I just posted photos from the walk. Today, I got to tell everyone at my school about how far I walked and how much money I raised. Now I’m going to be going around and collecting the money from my sponsors. Some people who are just learning about the walk are sending donations. It makes me so happy that so many people want to help the animals!
 Tomorrow I’m walking to raise money for the National Wildlife Federation so that they can help the animals covered in oil in the Gulf of Mexico. I’ll be walking through the largest Audubon Sanctuary in Massachusetts, the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary. I’ve gotten lots of sponsors and I am super excited! I want to go walking right now! My Mom and I made this shirt today with all of my sponsor’s names on it. This picture is of the front. There are more names on the back. I designed the pelican! I’m going to wear the shirt tomorrow on my walk. Well, I’ve got to get to bed early tonight because I need lots of rest for tomorrow! Goodnight!
 For Earth Day I am giving a presentation to my school on ways to make less trash. I put up a video of me practicing it. I hope lots of people watch it and start making less trash. It’s so important, not just for us, but for the animals too!
 I turned 6 today and got the best surprise! I’m going to be featured at the end of the television show “The Secret Life of Animals” for the work I did this fall raising money for the WWF. You can see the show on NECN this Sunday, February 7th at 11:30 A.M. I can’t wait to see my picture on the TV! Thanks to Grammy for the beautiful birthday flowers. Especially the roses!
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AuthorMy name is Anna Rose and I am 8 years old. I have a little brother, Dylan, and 2 pets, a dog named Karma, and a Betta Fish named Blaze. I love animals and I want to do whatever I can to help them. Categories
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