kevincomerford's Journal

Today I decided to go to Houghton Garden. The scenery was beautiful and the still water creek really tied everything together. I saw all different types of plants and animals. While I did take pictures of only plants it was only because the animals eluded a still shot. There were so many chipmunks and they were chirping and scurrying all over, a hummingbird feeding, a blue jay, and many water bugs. Of the plants the flowering ones were my favorite and made me think about class the most. The flowers were vibrant and beautiful and I wondered what evolutionary purpose this color held. To scare predators away? Is it it attract certain pollinators? How did it get selected to be this way and what selection pressures led to that? I think seeing the chipmunks interact and chirp to each other was a great example of a social evolutionary trait that seems to lead to some understanding amongst them. All in all a great space that I can't wait to visit again.