Archivos de diario de marzo 2013

01 de marzo de 2013

Species Interactions

  1. I spotted a bird hovering near a flower and reaching into the flower with its thin, long beak. It was hovering near the flower for a while. I wasn't able to snap a picture of it in action however, so a picture of the bird sitting on the branch (facing the flower) had to suffice. I assumed it was a hummingbird as it appeared to be eating the flower's nectar plus it had such a thin long beak. It is a bit larger than what I expected hummingbirds to be though, so I'm not too sure if it is truly a hummingbird/was eating the flower's nectar. Since spring is coming and flowers are blooming, sightings of hummingbirds eating from flowers will probably be more common.
  2. I found a honey bee pollinating a bright purple flower. It was hovering around the flower and from time to time, would fly in among the stigma/pistil of the flower and collecting nectar. I managed to get this shot during one of the moments when it flew into the flower and stayed there for a brief moment. Since spring is coming, most of the flowering plants are blooming and pollination is probably picking up pace.
  3. I saw a fox squirrel eating an acorn while perched atop a rock. It was nibbling at the acorn in quick, deft movements, and seemed rather intent/focused on it. I thought it was rather human-like the way it held the acorn between its two front paws to eat. It probably obtained the acorn from one of the oaks around the area.
Publicado el marzo 1, 2013 02:56 MAÑANA por liyingtan liyingtan | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

15 de marzo de 2013

Spring Observations

For me, the biggest indication that Spring is here, is that of the blooming of flowers. As such, for my observations, I found a beautiful orange-red rose and some small white flowers that had bloomed fully. The honey bee that I observed also represents the arrival of Spring, as honey bees become increasingly common during pollination season. What was interesting was also how one could see the seasons shifting from Winter into Spring. Winter is often characterized by trees devoid of leaves and flowers, and often signifies "death" (in a way). 2 of my other observations (from Muir Woods) were thus that of emerging plants/flowers to signify the growth and life that Spring brings. The small plant shoots that emerged from the ground, as well as the presence of only a few white flowers indicated that the growth of the plant/Spring was about it begin. This was interesting because the surroundings still had other trees/plants that were bare of leave/flowers and looked like they were still in 'winter mode', whereas there were other plants that were in the later stages of blooming/growth as well. I thought that these two observations were poignant in representing the beginning of the ushering in of life that Spring brings with her.

Publicado el marzo 15, 2013 06:57 MAÑANA por liyingtan liyingtan | 5 observaciones | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

22 de marzo de 2013

Plants

  1. A plant with regular flowers: Bright yellow flowers (species unknown)
  2. A plant with irregular flowers: Bright orange flowers (species unknown)
  3. A monocot: Agapanthus
  4. A dicot: Flower with 5 large pink petals (species unknown)
  5. A plant in the pea family: Common Pea
  6. Gymnosperm: Redwood
  7. A terrestrial plant that is not a seed plant: Fern
  8. A plant with pinnate leaves: Thick green pinnate leaves along Blake Street
  9. A plant with opposite leaves: Twigs of thick green waxy opposite leaves in UC Berkeley campus (species unknown)
  10. A plant in the sunflower family: Daisy

I have attached 10 pictures to this journal post. I was not able to identify all the species, however, the description of each plant has the 'type' of plant that it is meant to be.

Publicado el marzo 22, 2013 05:25 MAÑANA por liyingtan liyingtan | 10 observaciones | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario

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