{"id":10659,"date":"2020-11-03T08:48:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T14:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?page_id=10659"},"modified":"2023-10-22T18:15:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-22T23:15:22","slug":"animal-homes-nature-hike","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?page_id=10659","title":{"rendered":"Fall Nature School, Lesson 6 &#8211; Animal Homes Nature Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a great time of year to study Animal Homes. <strong>If you are a teacher and would like to do a live virtual Animal Homes Nature Hike with your class, please contact me.\u00a0<\/strong>Below you will see a Youtube video I created in a park near my house.<\/p>\n<p>As you are watching the video, follow along and try to figure out what type of animal home you are seeing. To help you identify the animal homes use the handout below, from my book, <em>Nature Seeker Workbook.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10651\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Animal-Homes-Student-Page.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10651\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10651\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Animal-Homes-Student-Page-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Animal-Homes-Student-Page-768x1025.jpg 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Animal-Homes-Student-Page-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Animal-Homes-Student-Page-1151x1536.jpg 1151w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Animal-Homes-Student-Page.jpg 1467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From <em>Nature Seeker Workbook.<\/em> Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To download handout, click here:\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Animal-HomesPDF-copy.pdf\">Animal HomesPDF copy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>In order to watch the Animal Homes Video, do not click on the red box, but where it says, &#8221; Watch on Youtube.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Animal Homes\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SOTozjgUh-w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to view another Old Naturalist posting on animal homes that shows the inside of different animal&#8217;s homes go to:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"QXMhdZ46Jd\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=7567\">Animal Homes Program<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Animal Homes Program&#8221; &#8212; The Old Naturalist\" src=\"https:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=7567&#038;embed=true#?secret=TfSsjGdSMp#?secret=QXMhdZ46Jd\" data-secret=\"QXMhdZ46Jd\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7584\" style=\"width: 555px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/www.animalanswers.co_.ukclassesmammalsamazing-underground-animal-homes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7584\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7584\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/www.animalanswers.co_.ukclassesmammalsamazing-underground-animal-homes.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/www.animalanswers.co_.ukclassesmammalsamazing-underground-animal-homes.png 545w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/www.animalanswers.co_.ukclassesmammalsamazing-underground-animal-homes-300x258.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside a Fox Den<br \/>www.animalanswers.co.uk:classes:mammals:amazing-underground-animal-homes:<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>How do you tell the difference between a Crow\/hawk\/owl nest and a squirrel nest? Look at the two photos below and see if you can tell the difference.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10647\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/squirrelleafnest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10647\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10647\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/squirrelleafnest-1024x899.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/squirrelleafnest-1024x899.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/squirrelleafnest-300x263.jpg 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/squirrelleafnest-768x674.jpg 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/squirrelleafnest.jpg 1063w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Squirrel Nest<br \/>photo by Lawrence Wade<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10648\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/crownest.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10648\" class=\"wp-image-10648\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/crownest.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/crownest.jpg 927w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/crownest-300x280.jpg 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/crownest-768x717.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crow Nest<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Crow\/hawk\/owl is made mostly of sticks and is flat on the top. Whereas the squirrel nest is mostly leaves and is rounded at the top. See you can tell the difference when you are taking your own nature hike.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10663\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Hornet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10663\" class=\"wp-image-10663 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Hornet-886x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Hornet-886x1024.jpg 886w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Hornet-259x300.jpg 259w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Hornet-768x888.jpg 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Hornet-1329x1536.jpg 1329w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Hornet.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Weston Yost<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Using\u00a0 your Animal Homes handout what type of nest is this? This nest is made out of paper. Before the first hard frost the queen leaves the nest and hibernates under a log nearby. All of the workers die after the first hard frost. Do not bring the nest inside your home unless it has gotten very cold. The larvae may still be alive inside the nest, if so, they will hatch into adult hornets inside your home (scary!).<\/p>\n<p>Now see if you can make a bar graph of some of the animal homes you found:<a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-07-at-4.28.53-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11252 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-07-at-4.28.53-PM-1024x963.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"602\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-07-at-4.28.53-PM-1024x963.png 1024w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-07-at-4.28.53-PM-300x282.png 300w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-07-at-4.28.53-PM-768x722.png 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-07-at-4.28.53-PM-1536x1445.png 1536w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Screen-Shot-2021-12-07-at-4.28.53-PM.png 1618w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>To download the handout, click here: <a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AnimalHomesBarGraph.pdf\">AnimalHomesBarGraph<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a great time of year to study Animal Homes. If you are a teacher and would like to do a live virtual Animal Homes Nature Hike with your class, please contact me.\u00a0Below you will see a Youtube video &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?page_id=10659\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10659","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10659"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12073,"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10659\/revisions\/12073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}