Saturday, August 13, 2011

Fins, Furs, and Feathers Discovery Camp

This past week, 13 campers joined us for a week of exploring at Tifft Nature Preserve. Activities included fishing, games, hiking, scavenger hunts, and crafts. Check out these pictures, and then head over to our Discovery Camp blog for updates.


Campers exploring the marsh


We found a moth!


Playing a game of Oh Deer! A battle for resources






The Results of Oh Deer!



Playing Insect or Not



Alexis' twist a bug



Riley's Swallowtail Wings



We found a monarch caterpillar



Searching for more caterpillars on the milkweed



Playing Mindfield a game of memory, we even had the kids design their own






Miss Meghan teaching the kids how to fish



We imprinted fish scales and counted to see how old the fish were



Campers enjoying the wind on top of the mounds



Cartesian divers to explain swim bladders



Teaching the campers to bird with scavenger hunts and binoculars




Looking for birds out at the Lisa Pond Blind






Really cool bullfrog




A spreadwing Dragonfly






A bat presentation given by Lauren Makeyenko



Playing a game of bat tag where the blindfolded has to use its voice to find fruit by echolocation








Playing Bird-opoly




Keep the fish in the pond, using a parachute and water balloons!



Luckily no one got wet!









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