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Among the life found in the pond were snails, blue gills, minnows, water striders, water scorpions, a caddis fly case and newts. Microscopic life observed were phytoplankton, ceratium and keratella.
When Mr. Lacouture asked the class what they had learned that day, Erica responded, “There are a lot of insects and things in the pond that people do not know are there.”
Ashley Dunn answered, “If you swallow the water in the pond you will have a lot of plants and animals in your mouth.”
Also this past week, some of the campers built a blind near the pond so they can observe wildlife without scaring them away.
Grace Buford from the Wildlife Center of Virginia visited with the group on Friday. She brought an opossum with her. The opossum was one of two which survived from a litter of 12, found in the pouch of a dead opossum alongside the road. The person who found the 12 babies gave them out to several people for caretaking. The two that survived were taken by a woman who made a little pouch for the two, which she wore around her waist. Ms. Buford also brought a sparrow hawk and broadwing hawk to show the group.
Coming up this week, Lyt Wood will spend a ‘‘tree day” with the children. Also, they will make statio
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