Kid adventures solving creature mysteries in San Diego. Created by kids for kids.
Welcome to the San Diego Creature Project. A life in ‘lockdown’ project. Created by kids, for kids.
Join three brothers, their cousin, and their dog Ryan as they discover creatures, solve mysteries with science, and learn about the creatures that live in Southwestern United States. Each adventure in this series consist of part live action and part animation to tell their story.
Inchworm Teaser from Leirigh Films on Vimeo.
What’s the biggest, or tallest, heron in North America? Standing at 39-52 in (99-132cm) tall, it’s the Great Blue Heron. This bird is about the height of an average 9 yr old in San Diego. (https://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/data/set1clinical/cj41l021.pdf ). That’s a tall bird! The Great Blue Heron can be found on many lakes, ponds, rivers, and marshes …
Have you seen a live turkey walking around in the forest? Ryan, our dog has! Ryan frequently finds Wild Turkies when he’s training in Cuyamaca State Park. In the Spring you can frequently see a hen, or mother turkey, and poults, or young turkeys walking in a line together. He never chases them but he …
The Acorn Woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) does a really cool thing! These young Acorn Woodpeckers (above) seem to be waiting on Mt. Laguna for a snack to be brought to them. The Acorn Woodpeckers are known for a very cool behavior. They save acorns for the winter! These birds create granaries trees or “acorn trees” by …