Urban Explorations
This week I have been busy at home and haven't had a chance to travel nearby or visit a local aubodon sanctuary. For my nature exploration I stuck close to home and went to the bike path in Watertown behind the arsenal mall. I walk here a few times a week with my beagle and we are familiar with the super diverse range of plant life.
It seems to be to be kind of a meadow/swamp environment with tall mostly deciduous trees about 10 feet out on each side from the bike path and brush/ weeds on either side leading up to the trees. There are a few stands of cedars on either end of the path, and one stand of some type of pine in the middle -- next time I'll investigate it further! Most of the small shrubs and herbs are covered in a few inches of hard-packed snow at this time.
I've been noticing small buds start to form on the trees/shrubs, and I took a closer look today and posted some photos on iNaturalist. I will continue to watch them as the season progresses and see what they do! Yesterday on this bike path I saw a squirrel carrying dried oak leaves up a tree and I stopped to watch her, but she seemed unnerved by my dog being nearby (or maybe by me staring at her). I've also seen tons of rabbits on this path especially at the end of summer and into fall, but not as many out lately. I've seen a woodchuck once or twice off the path, but now I know they are truly hibernating so it makes sense I haven't seen on this winter yet. It's cool to think of them having a little burrow out there behind the Target.
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