Time: 3:45
Weather: Clear Skies
Temperature: 63 degrees
My area has not been visited by any new organisms over the past few days. The fox caught and ate a mouse when out in the field. Now that the grass is taller it has begun to stalk prey, then pounce very high in the air, and trying to grab the mouse as it lands. It seems that this ecosystem provides plenty of food for secondary consumers like the fox. Later on the fox also came to sniff around in the willows and cattails where the mallard ducks and magpies nest. The ducks where not about, or they were camouflaging themselves within the shadows of the grass and willows, because the fox could not catch one.
The moose also returned today to eat more willows. They seem to be slowly improving in health as the weather warms, and more food becomes available to them. It seems that they have also begun to relax as they realize that the largest predator in this area is the population of red fox.
The biodiversity in my area continues to remain very high, with the large amount of producers, primary consumers, and secondary consumers. I think that the biodiversity is so high, because of some of the abiotic factors in my area. For instance the pond provides water for plants, and these plants in turn provide nutrition and shelter for the other organisms.
1 comment:
Great observation with the moose pair and their physical state after such a long and hard winter. I wonder that if in previous years the moose have been in better shape coming into spring! Also, you have linked many of the ecological terms (ex: parasitism etc) seamlessly into your observations! Continue with the great observations and your great writing style!
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