Observaciones de teachoutside

I came to the Kern Playlot to hang out with my Outside School summer camp kids to play and eat popsicles from the Stop and Go and wondered what these trees might be.

The Outside School summer camp 2022 kids are enjoying harvesting blackberries!

I found this with my 2022 Outside School summer camp students on the fallen trunk of a Monterey Pine.

I scared this individual as I walked across the lawn. It flew away and landed again a few times before leaving the area. I wondered if it was drinking dew from the blades of grass.

Huge dragonfly a child caught in a net. It hung out awhile on his hand before flying off.

This patch of redwoods the children call the Redwood Forest is showing signs from the drought. The leaves appear darker and less shiny than usual, and there are lots of brown leaves.

This quail walked right over to under a picnic table I was near. A child came running, not having heard that I said a special bird was near. That frightened the bird and it flew away.

I know not great photos of this monarch, but I am trying to document when we see them.

“It is amazing. I have never seen it before in my life.”- 7-year-old student

Walking in a circle, left rear leg appears to be injured. Children have offered it jam in hopes it will regain energy.