Week 2: The Song of Nature, theme 1: ORGANISMS
Day 1: Viruses/Archaea/Bacteria
Day 2: Protists
Day 3: Fungi
Week 3: The Song of Nature, theme 1: ORGANISMS
Day 1: Plants
Day 2: Invertebrates
Day 3: Fish
Week 4: The Song of Nature, theme 1: ORGANISMS
Day 1: Amphibians/Reptiles
Day 2: Birds
Day 3: Mammals
Week 6: The Song of Nature, theme 2: STORIES
Day 1: Umwelt
Day 2: Movement
Day 3: Intelligence
Week 7: The Song of Nature, theme 2: STORIES
Day 1: Struggle
Day 2: Ontogeny
Day 3: Interaction
Week 8: The Song of Nature, theme 2: STORIES
Day 1: Origins
Day 2: Taxonomy
Day 3: Transformation
Week 9: Interlude - To Experience Nature
Day 1: Ranger
Day 2: Druid
Day 3: Elf
Week 10: The Song of Nature, theme 3: ENVIRONMENT
Day 1: Climate
Day 2: Weather
Day 3: Sky
Week 11: The Song of Nature, theme 3: ENVIRONMENTS
Day 1: Lentic
Day 2: Lotic
Day 3: Oceanic
Week 12: The Song of Nature, theme 3: ENVIRONMENTS
Day 1: Rock
Day 2: Soil
Day 3: Landscape
Appendix #1 - Natural History Books
Appendix #2 - Index of Nature Poems
Appendix #3 - Selected Outlines of Living Things

Day 1: Amphibians/Reptiles

Words

Get to know your amphibian and reptile guide today.

 

Many amphibians (frogs, toads, and salamanders) are in danger of extinction around the world: Reading: “AmphibiaWeb – Worldwide Amphibian Declines”

 

Turtles and snakes include some of the most common and distinctive reptiles:

Video: “How the Turtle Got Its Shell (PBS)” (9:11)

This is a technical scientific article, so don’t worry about understanding all of it. One of the skills of the naturalist is to be able to get information of interest to you out of scientific papers without necessarily getting bogged down in the rest of the details.

Reading: “Evolution and Function of Pattern Diversity in Snakes (Allen et al 2013)”

 

Works

Gently tip over logs, look in rock piles, lift the leaf litter—any herps?