יוני 10, 2022

Tarpon Tidal Pool Mangrove Research

On Wednesday, June 8, 2022. I revisited the tarpon mangroves to assess the effects of salinity on the mangrove as this particular area has a mangrove directly connected to the inlet and one that is not.
I observed many tree crabs, a Yellow-crowned Night-Heron (Nyctanassa violacea), whelks, nerites, and peculiarly two iguanas.
Although it is not strange to see Iguanas in Florida, I had never seen any in the area unlike with at Red Reef where they are rampant. Those were the only two observed during the entirety of my study.

הועלה ב-יוני 10, 2022 11:43 אחה"צ על ידי onella onella | תצפית 1 | 0 תגובות | הוספת תגובה

Research Day

While my field study focused on birds, I could not help but be amazed at all the wildlife around me. The mangrove is an ecosystem just teeming with life and I wanted to be able to share it with my classmates.
I began my study at 5:40 in the morning to observe birds leaving their nests and feeding at first light. I however only observed 7 species and a total of 16 birds over a period of 1 hour and 12 mins.

הועלה ב-יוני 10, 2022 04:36 אחה"צ על ידי onella onella | 6 תצפיות | 0 תגובות | הוספת תגובה

מאי 20, 2022

Sunrise Florida

This component of the Intertidal course has pushed me to be more observant of my surroundings. On a trip to the mall with my family, I observed these three animals.

Based on my observation, the area in question had a high richness of Northern Curly-tailed Lizard as I had observed over 20 different lizards in a span of 2 minutes while standing in one location.

הועלה ב-מאי 20, 2022 09:09 אחה"צ על ידי onella onella | 3 תצפיות | 0 תגובות | הוספת תגובה

מאי 13, 2022

Tarpon Tidal Pool

While continuing my search for a research area, I visited the tarpon tidal pool on the intercoastal of Florida near Florida International University. The environment was a mix of mangroves with man-made boulders placed along the coast. All these organisms were observed in said area.

הועלה ב-מאי 13, 2022 10:16 אחה"צ על ידי onella onella | 5 תצפיות | 0 תגובות | הוספת תגובה

Yellow-crowned Night-Heron

While searching for possible spots around Florida to conduct my research for my Intertidal Ecology class I stumbled upon this bird who was not quite shy and allowed me to get quite a few close-up pictures. It was observed at Red Reef Park (1400 N Ocean Blvd, Boca Raton, FL 33432).

הועלה ב-מאי 13, 2022 10:12 אחה"צ על ידי onella onella | תצפית 1 | 0 תגובות | הוספת תגובה

ארכיונים