Smithsonian's backyard

Box Turtle feeds, sleeps in a hollow log until near dark, builds her nest, and lays four eggs, thus completing her job as mother.

A young male bullfrog avoids a hungry heron and searches for a calling site in his bayou home.

Firefly emerges from the ground as an adult and explores the summer night sky, avoiding predators, being caught and released by a little girl, and finding a mate.

In early spring, Canada Goose patiently sits on a clutch of eggs for several weeks then, when five fluffly goslings finally hatch, she and her mate teach them all they need to know about swimming, finding food, taking care of themselves, and, finally, flying.

Presents a story of two red bat babies and how they are protected by their mother, learn to fly, drink water from a pond, and how to catch insects on their own.

Loon and his mate protect their chicks from curious people, egg-hunting eagles and hawks, and ferocious pike throughout a summer at Northwood Lake.

Describes how Chipmunk gathers and stores food to prepare for winter.

Opossum and her babies encounter danger as they search for food at night.

A young mallard duck grows to maturity under the care of his mother, avoiding predators and learning how to fly.

Foraging at night, Deer Mouse evades a tomcat and returns to her nest in safety to have her babies.