Nature Note Introduces Guest Naturalist

Although Naturalist Marianne’s presentations have been canceled for the time being, during April around 7am daily, Marianne is posting a “Nature Note” to the Naturalist Marianne Facebook Page. We’re sharing them on the Russell Lands On Lake Martin Facebook page, too.

These are short, daily tidbits that parents can start the day giving their kids for a look about the natural world. She is doing this with either photos or videos and may include a link for “extended activity.” According to Marianne, “this is intended as a brief science lesson appropriate across multiple age groups.” Here’s one of her latest Nature Notes:

We have a Guest Naturalist

Our guest Naturalist is named Sarah Grace. Sarah Grace has been a Naturalist her entire life and studies a variety of animal species. She spends a lot of time outdoors discovering creatures large and small, and handling them safely when possible. She has a sister named Hannah Faith who is also a Naturalist. Both Sarah Grace and Hannah Faith recently traveled to the country of Panama to study the wildlife there, but specialize in local species. Today, Sarah Grace provides information about our own Eastern Fence Lizard and teaches us how to tell if it’s a male or female, and also how to tell that this individual is an adult. Take a quiz here to see if you are able to identify the juveniles of certain species compared to the adults.

In some species, the males and females have different terms that refer to them (just like us – we say man or woman). View a list of animal terms that indicate male or female, and see how many you already knew!