Observation of Plankton

Phytoplankton Observation

 The star-like shapes are actually the tombs of the once living macro Zooplankton. When seen with the naked eye it's a beautiful white sand on Star Beach in Japan. It's slightly gross to think such a pretty view is actually like a big grave yard fro macro Zooplankton. None the less, it is another contribution from the Zooplankton.

This Micro Zooplankton is most likely a Holoplankton. Tyler was VERY excited when he found this worm. You can easily see it's head, butt and also what's inside him as well.  As a Zooplankton this worm would go out and hunt for his food or lure it to him/her. 

Above is a picture of Cyanobacteria (a.k.a Blue-Green Algae) which is Phytoplankton. This is aquatic and photosynthetic.This is microscopic and usually can be found in a cluster or colonies. It is very nice to see in color, So check it out sometime!

This is another picture of Phytoplankton. This is a single-celled Diatom. It's yellow-green with a transparent silica that looks like it surrounded by glass. These are Nanoscopic but can be seen through a microscope.

(All Pictures above were taken by Mrs. Richardson)

Observation Site Three

Site One

           When we first got down to the creek I thought there wasn't going to be much to see, But then as I looked closer I realized there was a lot more to it then a creek. It was freezing and hearing running water didn't help the already red cold hands of mine. Then I saw in the weeds where it looked like deer had been bedding down.

                                              

 After I took the picture of the deer bedding's I looked up and noticed a squirrel nest!  It was highhh up in a tree. It actually looked pretty cozy compared to the cold I was feeling.

Site Two

 After we walked from site one we finally got to the pond. It was still freezing, but now since we weren't in the cover of trees I got to feel the wind too. I could hear the wind and birds crowing in the distance. When I looked down I saw something that I had just seen before, but this time it was a lot smaller. I realized That this must be geese bedding's. Soon as i realized this geese flew right into the pond. I would show you a picture of the geese, but this blog is not letting me insert any more pictures. Sorry for the malfunction of the site.

Site Three

 It was still cold when we got down farther beside the pond. I was trying to listen to what was going on around me but Kim kept talking. Hah :) So that's what I heard. I didn't see much to being with then I noticed where a beaver had gnawed On this tree to cut it down. I wish I could have found where the beavers were.

 Right before we left I noticed a little Goose feather stuck on a peices of pond grass. It must have fell off when the goose was getting in or out the pond :)

Site Four

The last site was after a long walk back up to school. I could hear a lot of vehicles and kids running their mouths. I finally noticed this rotten hole in a tree and realized there was a litttlee bug in one of the little holes it looked like he dug out. It still felt pretty cold outside, the sun made it a little warmer.

Observation Number Two

Observation Site Four

 Coming up on the pond we finally felt some sunlight with a slight breeze. We could hear the geese in the distance and the running water. I tried to get a good picture but the geese were far off. Trust me they were very gorgeous and graceful in the water.

Heading back up to the school Autumn Wood and I Spotted DEER TRACKS! It was very exciting. their were other tracks from smaller deer but i decided to take a picture of the bigger tracks. I'd like to of seen the deer but tracks are fun enough to see :)

Observation Number Two

Observation Site Three

I felt the cold air, it was very windy that day. I heard running water and leaves then I finally found some round fungi on a small branch.

When we were getting ready to leave i noticed all this fungi on a really big fallen tree. It looked like scales on a Dino's back! just on a treee... :)

Observation Number Two

Observation Site Two

I walked over to the creek and heard the running water feeling the thorns from briers when i noticed holes in the side of the creek bank. maybe a fox was living there and was just out for food when he heard us coming.

Farther down the creek i noticed these tracks. They didn't look like the raccoon track from my previous location. They had bigger claws like a fox or dog.

Right before we left i noticed this hugeee piece of fungi on a log.

Observation Number Two

Observation Site One

 When we first arrived to our first location our teacher sat down on a tree. When we took a closer look we determined that some sort of insect had eaten or dug into the tree. It felt very cold and I heard trees and leaves in the wind.

 On the way back to the group Autumn Wood and I found where a tree had fallen over it looked like a small animal had started digging a hole into the loose dirt.

While leaving Site One we noticed POOOPPP! We got SO excited :) It was prob from a deer or a rabbit :)

Observation Number One

Observation Site Four

While me and Sabrina were headed down to investigate nature Autumn Wood and Katelynn Took a picture of this pretty tree. It felt cold and i could hear leaves in the wind.

Autumn Wood took this picture of a hole in a nice size log. A little creature could curl up in that for winter and stay warm.

Sabrina and I finally found something on our adventure. :) In this tree was a nice little whole a small mammal could curl up in. I tried to get a good look in thee but I swore something moved in it so I ran away!