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The forest has come alive!
Over the past few weeks camp has not only been filled with the voices, laughs, and energy of students in our Outdoor Education program but also by the sights, sounds and smells that spring has arrived. Signs of new life are all around.
As you drive up to camp just before Bethany Pines (another camp near us) the hillside is covered in a white spring flower. As you walk around camp little sprouts of life have popped up everywhere. The California Black Oak has buds ready to produce fresh leaves. The plant life is coming back to life and so is the forest, as it is once again filled with wild life. Over the past weeks I have seen rabbits, deer, stellar jays, mountain quail, robins, bunnies, and woodpeckers all going about their spring activities.
I had two stellar jays trying to build a nest on my window ledge just outside of my room. It was fascinating to watch the process; I would see the jays fly up to the window with twigs in their mouth and try to build their nest. The only bad thing about having a pair of birds making their nest outside your window is that as soon as there is a little light they are busy at work. You hear the flap of their wings, the scratching of beaks and twigs and lots of chirping. At first it woke me up on a daily basis but over time I was able to get used to it.
On Tuesday we put out our wildlife cameras and can’t wait for the images that we get from those. Check back from time to time and when we get some good images we will put them up on the blog. We are still holding out for a bear. Camp does happen and spring is a time for lots of happenings!
- Matt
