Walking down a desolate path through the woods, I stumbled upon this incredible beaver dam. God gave beavers the amazing ability to know how to build these structures and the tools (teeth) to do it. Beavers are uniquely designed to do the work God has given them with the tools He has provided them with. What an amazing creator. Have you ever seen a beaver dam like this one? Answer in the comments below.
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My family came across this doe on the side of the road waiting for the cars to move on so that she could join her partner who had already braved the crossing. Description: These animals are mostly brown with a white underbelly and tail. The fauns are speckled white across the back. Males have antlers, which the females lack. Habitat: These deer are native to North America along with many other countries, and are most common east of the Rocky Mountains. They are often spotted in woodsy areas or grassy plains. Diet: These deer eat grasses, shoots, leaves, legumes, and other plants. If the desperate need rises, white-tailed deer have been known to feed on nesting songbirds, mice, and other small animals, but they prefer to remain herbivorous. Lifecycle: Females give birth to around three spotted young in mid spring. Fawns stay alone in the grass while their mother gets food for them for around a month, and then they tag along on these trips for up to two years. Looking out the window this morning, my family and I were confronted with a surprising sight. A chipmunk had found his way into our bird feeder and was stuffing his cheeks with birdseed! This small mammal has been tunneling through our lawn for a while now, and steeling our bird food. (At least he provided material for a blog post) Because chipmunks are so common in this area, I thought I would give some information on these adorable rodents. Description: The Eastern Chipmunk is a small rodent with stripes down its back and head and a bushy tail. The word “chipmunk” literally means “one who descends trees headlong.” Habitat: Chipmunks are usually found in wooded areas where there is lots of food and plenty of cover to protect them from predators. Diet: A chipmunk’s diet mostly consists of: bulbs, seeds, fruits, nuts, green plants, mushrooms, insects, worms, and bird eggs Lifecycle: A chipmunk lives alone except during the mating seasons which are from February to April, and then from June to August. Females usually have two litters with three to five young in each. Young are born six weeks after mating and leave the nest after about two weeks. Although often considered pests, Chipmunks are truly incredible creatures. God's creation is a masterpiece, down to the smallest rodent. Even in these cold winter months, these cheerful animals find time to have fun in the snow. North American River Otters are known to be playful and energetic animals who know how to have fun in any circumstance. They also know how to make their play beneficial, such as these otters are doing: On Thursday, my family and I took a quick break from the busy day and decided to go for a small walk at a nearby wooded park. I had recently been studying how to track animals by scat, habitat, and (can you guess?) their tracks. I, however, didn’t expect to be generously rewarded by wildlife showing up, but I did hope for the best. So, I gathered my camera, pocket guide, and notebook and headed for the woods. Not many people were at the park, for it was a cold, wet week day. A few retired seniors took their dogs to go exploring. The tracks they left were cruel teasers and imposters for some other canines’ I hoped to see. I walked across the park and up a trail that led into the thick woods where I was met by a tangled cluster of human and dog tracks. Here and there I could spot a squirrel’s small footprints among the mess. As I walked deeper into the woods, the unwanted tracks gradually disappeared and the path was clear. Looking down, I spotted a set of tracks. Not human, not dog, not squirrel, it was a rabbit. A cottontail rabbit. I smiled as I had at last found what I was looking for. Encouraged, I walked on, eagerly scanning the frozen ground. Nothing. An occasional squirrel or chipmunk. Nothing. I began to wonder if my luck was up when I spotted a small deposit of scat. I could tell by the way it was shaped that it was some sort of carnivore. I thought it must be a fox, but I couldn’t be sure. I snapped some pictures and started looking for the scat’s owner’s tracks. If it was some sort of canine, I would never be able to make out which set of tracks it belonged too, for there were hundreds of other domestic dog tracks littered around the area. I would have to wait until we got home, where a guide would confirm what I had seen.
After only a few moments of searching in the book, I found it. It was a coyote! I was greatly excited, for this was even better than I had hoped for. With a grin, I recalled asking God to provide me with a piece of nature to take home with me locked inside my memory, and he did. Some of you may be thinking, “He got this excited over a pile of scat?” I don’t blame you for thinking that odd. :-) I felt a little strange staring at it on the snowy cold ground, but I will always remember it with a smile. |
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