Last Sunday we went for a winter tracking hike. The ground was covered in snow and there were tracks everywhere. We saw some animal "highways" going through the woods. We found some leading up to burrows and hollowed out logs. We brought along our animal tracks identification guide and looked up the tracks we saw. There were a lot of white-tailed deer, rabbits, raccoons... We brought the camera but when I went to take a picture I realized that the batteries needed replaced...and I didn't pack a charged set with us! Too bad, because we made the cutest little snowman on the side of the trail. We used natural items we found lying around for decorations. He had berry eyes, and stubby twig nose, mouth of a curled bumpy twig, hair made out of dried curly vines, and a spray of berries for a hair decoration. Oh yeah, and a long dried leaf for a scarf. The snow is all melted now!
Yesterday Georgia had her nature class and it was called "Winter Tracking". They learned more about tracking animals, including how to identify scat. They learned how to tell a story about the animal they tracked, and what it was doing or where it was going. She recieved a mammals of Ohio field guide to keep.
Yesterday we also went for a winter hike. No snow this time. We did find a lot of trash to pick up. We had a lot of strong winds recently, which is probably where most of the big trash came from. We also heard a lot of birds as we walked through the woods. It was a cold and overcast day, so we didn't stay out too long.
woodpecker drumming away
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