tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post4173726804799698413..comments2023-02-13T23:54:18.193-08:00Comments on Trailblazin': adventures in wildlife ecology: Advanced Ecology Lab Week 1: Deploying Camera TrapsTrailblazerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09949103831752176052noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-23428886369092490612012-02-08T21:17:29.123-08:002012-02-08T21:17:29.123-08:00Hey KB!
I saw your coyote pictures on the packed ...Hey KB!<br /><br />I saw your coyote pictures on the packed trail that you posted. Very cool. Looking forward to your deer pics!<br /><br />Funny you posted this comment about the blood at the base of the antler, just as I was working on my newest post. That blood probably indicates the male you photographed is about to drop his antler.<br /><br />I will post more stuff about the class soon, I hope!Trailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09949103831752176052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-44048253158417129002012-02-08T19:44:35.470-08:002012-02-08T19:44:35.470-08:00I love the photo of the bear who looks like she is...I love the photo of the bear who looks like she is doing a shake and her ears are blur!<br /><br />We got somewhere between 3 and 4' of snow last weekend. So, I went out and created packed animal trails that went from cam to cam... and I finally got a photo in the forest! A deer followed my tracks and posed in daylight! I've never been so thrilled about a deer photo.<br /><br />I'll post it soon... It almost looks like the deer was bleeding from the base of his intact antler. I'd be interested to hear what you think about it. I'll alert you when I post it.<br /><br />Your course seems really awesome. I would've eaten that up when I was in college!!!!! Your students will learn so much.KBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16885661679762446456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-34872075518868185092012-02-05T18:29:11.269-08:002012-02-05T18:29:11.269-08:00Thank you, Alyssa.
I agree. In North Carolina, I...Thank you, Alyssa.<br /><br />I agree. In North Carolina, I ran a similar type of class with my wildlife ecology students...but down there it stays warmer longer. Thus, we had a greater breadth of stuff we could mess around with. It wasn't just the endotherms....and we had lots of fun with amphibians and reptiles too. Can't really do that up here in the spring until very late in the semester (although we have a "herp"-oriented field trip at the end of the semester to get out and catch snakes....which I'm looking forward to).<br /><br />I've seen the stuff about your project..sounds cool. Good luck! It also sounds like you guys get great applied experiences at your school....which i think is critical to young ecologists being able to really take it to the next professional level after graduation. <br /><br />The theoretical is important, but makes more sense if you have experience in the applied, and vice-versa.....Trailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09949103831752176052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268542543738300058.post-55130779720409731092012-02-05T18:22:31.570-08:002012-02-05T18:22:31.570-08:00This project is exactly the type of stuff I do at ...This project is exactly the type of stuff I do at my college with my kick-ass field biologist professors. Let me tell you- it's the BEST kind of teaching for me. <br /><br />I am currently kicking off an independent study on our 30 acre field station property using cameras. I've written mucho about it, if you're interested. <br /><br />Anyway, just wanted to tell you that your class will love what you're running them through (field work is awesome, even in the cold snow!) and they'll thank you for it.Alyssa Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05944057074589003472noreply@blogger.com