We were feeling extra silly today and enjoyed our time together this morning. We all worked as a team to put a BIG puzzle together and talked about which of its animals live here in Michigan. While putting the puzzle together, we found a roly-poly, which was exciting to observe. We decided it needed a home before we left for our hike, so we built one–complete with its own trails.
We noted that the weather is starting to get colder, night comes earlier, and soon it will be snowing! This means that some of our animals need to leave, or migrate, from the area or go into a deep sleep-like state, called hibernation. From the story we listened to, we learned that it is not just bears that hibernate, but snakes, chipmunks, bats, and even frogs and turtles. So, we decided to check on our frog and turtle friends that we saw at the Frog Boardwalk last week. Two of us predicted they would be hibernating in the mud and the rest of us were hopeful to see them one more time.
On our hike, we found deer tracks, worms, and a blue jay feather. On the Mini Mac Bridge, we noticed that some of the knots in the wood look like owl faces–can you see them in the photos below? At the Frog Boardwalk, we did not find any frogs and turtles! Perhaps the windy weather this weekend pushed them to begin their winter hibernation. On our trek back to the pavilion, we made dinosaur tracks in the sand. We had so much fun on the trail that we barely made it back in time to go home. We look forward to one more adventure together this fall!
