Have you noticed this very cool old stump on your way down the hill to the farmyard? While it may look like just a hunk of rotting tree, it’s really what one of our Teacher Naturalists calls a hotel and restaurant, or perhaps a bed and breakfast! These rotting trees and logs provide important habitat for small critters and insects. Some birds (cavity nesters) live in hollow trees (bigger ones that this), and beetles and bugs certainly call this stump home. These rotting logs also act as a nursery for new seedlings that get nourishment from the decomposing organic matter. I wonder what lives here? If you'd like to explore what else might be hiding in plain sight on the farm come tomorrow for our Naturalist walk at 1:00 pm.
It may be a little cold outside, but the sky was super blue this morning. It really made the red berries on this Honeysuckle tree, outside the Red Barn, stand out.
And that bright sun had all the farm animals out and about sunning themselves.
A quick heads up on the schedule next week, Drumlin Farm will be closed on Thanksgiving Day (including the nature center, farmyard, and the trails), but we'll be open normal hours on Friday. The Audubon Shop is also closed on Thanksgiving Day. They will be open normal hours on Friday.
Wishing you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving!
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