Diario de oliviabio

My sister and I decided to go on Warner trail in Sharon, Massachusetts. The weather was almost unbearably hot, with it being 89 degrees Fahrenheit. It probably didn't help that we decided to go around 3:00 in the afternoon. It was very sunny and no clouds were to be seen at all. We walked throughout the trail for an hour and noticed several things that might relate to the topic of ecology we're learning about. First, we noticed a lot of spiderwebs throughout the trail. The webs stretched across the trail and attached to leaves, branches, and whatever it could find. On several of them, we found spiders (obviously). It was interesting to me to think how important it was to have these structures in order for spiders to create webs and eventually catch food with those webs. Another thing we noticed was how important it was for organisms to blend into their environment. Throughout the walk, we also realized the energy flow through ecosystems was very relevant. We saw the primary producer from leaves and plants, then we saw decomposers like fungi, then consumers like birds, and eventually tertiary consumers like eagles flying in the sky. Because we were on a trail with various organisms, I thought to myself that we were probably in an area with a good amount of biomass, which probably meant a relative amount of annual NPP per year. However, as we went along the trail, I found sad evidence of human garbage, including plastic bottles, plastic bags and more. I picked them up and thought to myself the impact of our species has on the environment and how I as an individual can take part in the conservation effort.

I decided to take this nature walk at Buckmaster Pond in Westwood, MA. It was a beautiful day since it was very sunny with minimal clouds. It was around nine in the morning and I ended the walk around 9:45. It was 66-69 degrees Fahrenheit which meant all of Earth’s organisms were out. Birds were chirping everywhere above me so I tried to take a picture but they kept flying away. There were ducks in the pond and a lot of tiny white insects flying around my head. I saw a few chipmunks run across the pathways, and a lot of plants at the edges of the pond. Interestingly, near the edge of the pond, there were a lot of dead organisms. I saw several dead bugs that were weirdly well-preserved on tree leaves and branches. Also, I noticed a lot of manure which I believed to be goose’s. When I looked in the pond, I saw many different plants. It also smelled slightly musky. Because it was such a nice day, it was an enjoyable walk where I found many interesting things.