I chose to watch the water for my first fifteen minutes. There seemed to be plenty of activity as I was walking to my spot so I thought it would be eventful. Immediately as I walked closer to the water, the large turtle I’ve come to know dove back into the water. He is around 8inches wide from what I can tell, and possibly some sort of box turtle. Very shortly after I saw another turtle! This one was much smaller than the other, probably around 4 inches. This solidifies my theory that there are numerous turtles in the pond. I wonder how many were initially introduced if the pond is manmade?

Fred

 

My observation of the three objects I have been following has sort of stagnated, with not much change from last time except more loss of leaves. The Bush to the right of me is now looking very bare which allows me to get a better view of the other side of the pond. The situation is similar with the tree/bush across the pond, though it still has plenty of company from the birds in the area. The algae seem to be the same as last week. I did notice another species growing at the bottom and I’d like to know more about organisms like it.

I picked a terrible day to observe the clouds because there was not a single one in the sky. I did retain all of the knowledge from that cloud video, however. Nimbus= rain. Cumulus= round puffy, stratus= misty long. I assume the absence of clouds is obviously a result of lack of air moisture. A lack of humidity prevents clouds forming. I noticed the wind coming from the North, which was a nice relief from the sun hitting me.

I finally spotted a female cardinal, and I loved the brownish color with hints of red and pink. This was right before I began the last listening exercise. I heard all the usual birds; crows, chickadees, cardinals, and blue jays. There were also plenty of human sounds like cars and a plane. I enjoyed hearing large leaves from the maple behind me fall to the ground. I also heard the flapping of the wings of a bird above me.