Animal observation I recently began an online course on animal behavior, and this is what I wrote for mini-assignment. My task was to briefly observe animals around us. I walked along the river near where I live and I was able to observe quite a lot of animals. The river was frozen but I discovered some fish underneath the ice, though I wasn't able to figure out their species. I also spotted some wild ducks swimming in groups on the river, which turned out to be eastern spot-billed ducks after some research. They have a yellowish spot at the end of their beaks, and very bright orange-colored legs. Some time after I began to observe these ducks, a white heron and gray heron landed next to them. Herons(especially white and gray ones) are quite common in my town and they do not migrate in cold seasons. I didn't know that white and gray heron belong to the same species because in Korean they have completely different names. I caught a glimpse of magpies and tree sparrows flying in a flock but they were to far away to observe closely. Apart from these wild animals, I saw a pet dog and a stray cat. I'd like to observe one of these animal(maybe magpie or wild duck) more closely as I follow the rest of the course.