domingo, 10 de noviembre de 2019

Webster Conservation Area

For this nature walk, I went to the Webster Conservation Area to try to find some vertebrate animals. To be honest, I was dreading this walk a bit since it was so cold outside and I knew this week's theme would be more difficult the last few, but I ended up being really glad I was able to get off campus for a while. On my way to the conservation area, I saw a group of turkeys off the side of the road. Once I got to the trails, I headed towards the pond and saw some squirrels and birds along the way. There were a lot more birds than I was able to document since I could only see them when they were flying between trees and when they were sitting still, they blended into the trees too much to get a good photo. When I got to the pond, there was a group of mallards and two swans. Overall, it was a very pretty walk. The weather was cold and slightly breezy and it even started snowing a little towards the end of my walk.

Publicado el domingo, 10 de noviembre de 2019 a las 01:01 AM por sarahfigueroa sarahfigueroa | 6 observaciones | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

domingo, 13 de octubre de 2019

Groton Town Forest

Today I went for a walk in the conservation area behind my house. I’ve grown up with these woods behind my house and am very familiar with the paths. However, I didn't realize how little I knew about the plants that were back there. Besides the major types of trees - pine, oak, maple, etc. - I had no idea what the plants were called or how diverse the forest was. One plant that I had noticed before but not known what it was was the sassafras tree, pictured below, that has very uniques leaves. I also had never noticed how many different kinds of mosses there were. Although they are not all pictured, I had never noticed the differences between the types of mosses until looking at them more closely on this walk. The weather was almost perfect, partly sunny and ~65 degrees with very little wind.

Publicado el domingo, 13 de octubre de 2019 a las 10:27 PM por sarahfigueroa sarahfigueroa | 11 observaciones | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

viernes, 04 de octubre de 2019

Houghton Garden

Today I went for a walk around Houghton Garden. In the front, there is a small garden of cultivated plants but a bit farther back there are trails surrounding a small body of water. Going into this walk I was not expecting to see a lot of fungi and thought that I was going to have to pay very close attention to the ground in order to find any. While I did have to be attentive, there as a surplus of fungus species throughout the park. There were some fungi just off the past but the places I saw the most were on and around fallen trees or stumps. After realizing this pattern, I went off the path to inspect fallen trees and had success doing this. The weather was cool and overcast, about 60 degrees Fahrenheit. While it was relatively dry today, the ground and plants were decently moist, especially closer to the pond.

Publicado el viernes, 04 de octubre de 2019 a las 07:55 PM por sarahfigueroa sarahfigueroa | 20 observaciones | 1 comentario | Deja un comentario

lunes, 16 de septiembre de 2019

Chestnut Hill Resevoir

I went for a walk around the reservoir today to observe some organisms. As usual, there were a good amount of geese, ducks, and swans in the water. The geese were also congregating in the bank of the reservoir and on the pathway surrounding it. There were a handful of swans spread out in groups of two or three and some mallards mostly swimming on the perimiter of the water. There was some plant life as well that was surrounding the perimeter of the reservoir. They were small wildflower and ground cover type plants. There were some squirrels and chipmunks in the surrounding trees but I could not observe them before they ran away. The weather was sunny and relatively warm (~75 degrees) with a pretty strong breeze.

Publicado el lunes, 16 de septiembre de 2019 a las 08:20 PM por sarahfigueroa sarahfigueroa | 13 observaciones | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

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