It’s my first bat sighting of the season. There are about 10 to 12 bats flying pretty low.
With my bat detector(picture above) I can hear their calls. This is a small portion of what I heard.
Archive for March 28th, 2007
IMG_7892Originally uploaded by Camp Naturalist.As I stop to get down on my knees to get a picture, I look to my left and see this Eastern box turtle hinding under some leaves. I’m amazed how much can be discovered if I just stop and pay attention.
Eastern box turtle can live to be over 100 years old.
I’m fascinated by the many variations of Skunk cabbage.
Under the right conditions skunk cabbage can live to be over 200 years old!!! Here’s an interesting skunk cabbage article in NWF’s National Wildlife Magazine. It states in the article that these plants can raise their internal temperature 86 deg F. higher than the surrounding air!
It’s a warm sunny day(low 70’s). There are 5 or 6 frogs that jump in the water as I approach.
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Mar
Spider on Flower Bud
Originally uploaded by Camp Naturalist.
This spider (only 1/4 inch long) is ready to pounce on the the first insect that tries to eat from this shrubs flower. I think this might be a crab spider?
28
Mar
Rattlesnake Massasauga
Originally uploaded by Camp Naturalist.
Here’s our yearly early springtime visit from one of Michigan’s species of special concern the massasauga rattlesnake. It’s good to see that a few are still surviving.
I’ve heard it said that these pit vipers may actually be able to “see” heat footprints of animals as they pass.
