Welcome to the fifteenth entry in our Backyard Science “Alphabet” series. Today’s Bucket is brought to you by the letter “O”.
The Daily Bucket is a regular feature of the Backyard Science group. It is a place to note any observations you have made of the world around you. Insects, weather, meteorites, climate, birds and/or flowers. All are worthy additions to the bucket. Please let us know what is going on around you in a comment. Include, as close as is comfortable for you, where you are located. Each note is a record that we can refer to in the future as we try to understand the patterns that are quietly unwinding around us.
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* — More about Cape Henlopen, DE and the old Coast Artillery equipment there on display can be found in this diary (Fort Miles).
Scrub Oak (Quercus ilicifolia) — Nottingham Serpentine Barren, PA
Obsidian — Panum Crater, CA
Osprey — John Heinz NWR, PA
Onion
Ocean I — Sunrise on the Atlantic Ocean — Wilmington, NC
Burrowing Owl — Memphis Zoo
Okapi — Philadelphia Zoo
Oxalis — Ridley Creek SP, PA
Ostrich — Memphis Zoo
Ocean II — Sunset in the Pacific Ocean — Redang Island, Malaysia
Orangutang — Philadelphia Zoo
Baltimore Oriole — Philadelphia Zoo
Otter (small asiatic?) — Memphis Zoo
Owl-tude (Snowy Owl) — Paris, FR
The last photo is also one I use as an avatar picture in a few places. Never enough owls.
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Now It's Your Turn
What nature related things have you noted related to the letter “O” in your area or travels? As usual post your observations as well as their general location in the comments.
(Link to the "N" Bucket)
(Link to the "P" Bucket)
(Link to the Superb Owl Spectacular)