If you said Camel you are right.  Camels have three stomachs, they can hold five gallons of water. Their humps don't store water but fat.Looking at the picture above Camels have two eyelashes to keep sand and dust out of them.  God was sure amazing to create such an awesome  camel to survive desert conditions.

Resource: Bible Discovery Collection Bible Animals, Tyndale House Publishers, pg 17
Facts About Camels

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I just love hummingbirds my sisters said I act just like a hummingbird when I do anything. My logo for Rejoice Within is the hummingbird.  They are such an amazing little bird.  Here are some facts I found about them:

• Eat Insects and Spiders, nectar of flowers
• Only bird that can fly forwards, backwards, sideways and upside down
• They cannot walk feet were made for perching
• Males have bright shiny feathers that changes colors
• Females have duller colors so they can hide more easily
• Nests made of twigs, leaves, plants, moss and spiderwebs
• They perch into trees to save energy
• They lay 2 small white eggs. The males don't help with raising the young
• Wings beats 50-60  times per second  and rotate wings in a complete circle
• Sharp long bills long tube tongue
• 340 species of hummingbirds
• Bee Hummingbirds are the smallest hummingbirds birds they measure at 2 inches long and they live in Cuba
  
• Hunted: Snakes, hawks, cats, praying mantises and large spiders
• Cannot smell well but they have great eyesight

Resources:
Fun Facts About Hummingbirds

25 Tips About Hummingbirds

 In this picture I am using drawing pencils. This is my niece when she was small.  She was so adorable as she is today. I never leave the house without my sketch pad. What better way to pass the time drawing someone or something. Besides every drawing, I always found a story ready to be written about.

 My name is Nickie Korpal. I am a writer and illustrator. I've written books for all ages. Non-fiction to fiction. A member of SCBWI (Society of Children Book Writers and Illustrators), since 2005. I write a mixture of genre from children picture books, middle readers, teens, adult fiction, poetry and nonfiction how to booklets. I just release How Many Are Coming? A delightful story taking a lighthearted look at multiple births, sports, and no matter what team you belong...the best team your own family.
I also have a website called rejoicewithin.com that's where you will find my bookstore. I have two book options to choose from PDF and Flipbooks.
I am always a kid at heart. I will share my stories and artwork. Plus, fun activities for the whole family to enjoy.  I been a lover of the book world. Books are my passion. Becoming an author was the icing on top of the cake for me.
So, I am inviting you, to come and take an adventure into my writing and drawing world.  I have so many fun characters, they all want to meet you. 

When I wrote Adventure to Faith River I had to do research on ducks/mallards.  Below are interesting facts I found about them. Every time I see them flying overhead, I send them a prayer and safe journey.

Duck Facts:

• Male ducks are called Drake
  
• Females called Hen
• Babies called Ducklings
• Ducks are monogamous
• Nesting: 5 white eggs inside nest.  The hen sits on them 4 weeks and she turns the eggs over four times to keep them warm.
• Predator to Duck eggs: Weasel, Foxes and Crows
  
• Predator to Ducks: Feared Marsh Hawk
  
• Molting: Every summer old feathers fall off while news feather grow back. Molting last 3 weeks and they cannot fly until the feathers are grown.
  
• Sounds they make: squeaks, chirps, grunts, groans, whistles, and growls.
  
• Difference between mallards and ducks: Mallard have more colors and Ducks are smaller with different colors not as colorful compared to mallards.
  
• If a predator is near by the female hen, she will pretend she is injured to protect her chicks.
  
• How to Tell the Differences Between Male or Female Duck
  

Resources: Mallard/Ducks