We have been having a wonderful week of camp with the campers enjoying owls, art, and nature. The campers have been able to see live owls up close, with a barn owl and great horned owl visiting this week. In addition, each group has been finding exciting wildlife and plants in our wildlife sanctuary – discovering froglets and salamanders in our vernal pool, finding caterpillars in our meadow, and exploring in our pine grove. All the groups have been enjoying creating art with their groups and our fantastic art educator Lindsey Caputo. Here are a few highlights from the week.
Highlight #1: Visit from a Great Horned Owl
On Tuesday, all the campers looked closely, with some sketching, at a Great Horned Owl brought over from Mass Audubon’s Trailside Museum. Perry Ellis, a teacher naturalist from Trailside, provided a fantastic program teaching all the campers about how owls see the world. It was a wonderful experience for all.
Highlight #2: Finding salamanders, frogs, and other wildlife at our vernal pool
Highlight #3: Learning about dragonflies
Campers in our field biology, nature journaling, and watercolor painting group learned about different species of dragonflies and learned how to collect them and handle them safely. Check out these amazing pictures of campers with dragonflies.
Highlight #4: Having fun and making friends
Highlight #5: Creating Art
Highlight #6: Watercolor painting and sketching by the brook
Highlight #7: Visit from a Barn Owl