I, being in middle school, recently went on a field trip to Squam Lake.  It is an amazing place!

We went inside, and the host brought out three animals.  The first one was a barred owl.  It was gorgeous!  Its face was snowy white, and its body was brownish.

The second animal was a mink.  Its coat was glossy and a deep shade of brown.  It was hilarious!  The mink was very riled up.  It kept jumping up and down the sides of the walls.  Back and forth.  Back and forth.  Once it even got on the wire mesh roof!  Everybody was laughing at it.

The third was a boa constrictor.  It was all black with brown circles on its back.  It had small but very distinguished white dots.  It was adorable!

After that we went on a nature walk.  We saw so many animals! Though, the sad thing was they were already sad enough being cooped up like that and my classmates were banging on the glass and screaming!  They were acting like 1st graders!  I could not believe my eyes.

The good part was that we saw black bears with sleek ebony coats.  We saw many different birds, all petite and cute in one exhibit.  In the other we saw bald eagles and red-tailed hawks.

We also saw bobcats that weren’t really as ferocious as you would think.  There were mountain lions that did not come out of their cave much.  Also there were red-tailed foxes which were so adorable!  Lastly, we saw white-tailed deer which were very cute.

I enjoyed my visit very much.  Squam Lake is an astonishing place.  By the way, if you do go there, try and go during the summer. It was freezing there!