As we continued Olivia's study of
rivers and lakes, we stopped by a couple of places to look more closely at a stream and a pond/marsh.
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| Ducks feeding in the stream |
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| We talked about how the leaves in the stream decay and provide nutrients for all kinds of plants and animals. |
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| Olivia went digging in the mud to see if she could find any hibernating bugs, frogs or turtles. We did see a water strider scooting around, but it was too fast to get a picture of. |
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| If you look closely, there's a tiny fish in the middle of the picture. |
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| At the marsh, we talked about how ducks and other birds like the reeds and cattails for shelter and camouflage. |
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| While we didn't see any, there was some clear evidence that beavers had been here at some time. |
