Nature Example
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Autumn
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Autumn is the season when things start to cool down. It comes after summer and before winter.
What to look for:
- Weather: The air feels cooler and it can be windy and rainy.
- Plants: The leaves on deciduous trees change from green to beautiful shades of red, yellow, orange, and brown before falling off.
- Animals: Squirrels are busy collecting nuts to store for the winter. Some birds fly away to warmer countries.
- Daylight: The days get shorter and it gets dark earlier in the evening.
💡 Fun Facts
- The changing colours of the leaves are caused by the trees stopping making chlorophyll (the stuff that makes them green).
- Animals like hedgehogs and dormice eat a lot of food in autumn to fatten up for their long sleep (hibernation) in winter.
- Farmers are very busy in autumn, as this is the time to harvest crops like wheat, potatoes, and apples.