{"id":11258,"date":"2025-01-31T10:32:46","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T16:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=11258"},"modified":"2025-01-31T14:38:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T20:38:37","slug":"a-personal-note-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=11258","title":{"rendered":"Animal Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Animal Homes<\/h1>\n<p>This is a great time of year to study Animal Homes.\u00a0 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>&nbsp;<\/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>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=\"8mjeJBFqdU\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/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; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Animal Homes Program&#8221; &#8212; The Old Naturalist\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/?p=7567&#038;embed=true#?secret=DTnJYGuliL#?secret=8mjeJBFqdU\" data-secret=\"8mjeJBFqdU\" 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 nest 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 if 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 (My Grandson)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Using\u00a0 your Animal Homes handout what type of nest is this? This nest is made out of paper.\u00a0 If you are thinking, bald faced hornet, that is correct. 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 based upon 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<p><strong>Frequent Contributor, Dale Antonson added an observation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In September of 2020, I was hiking through Minneopa State Park near Mankato, MN. Along Minneopa Creek, I discovered this three story home within the network of roots under a magnificent oak. \u00a0It was a magical place.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11264\" style=\"width: 598px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20200921_155752_DRO-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11264\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11264\" src=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20200921_155752_DRO-588x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"588\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20200921_155752_DRO-588x1024.jpg 588w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20200921_155752_DRO-172x300.jpg 172w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20200921_155752_DRO-768x1336.jpg 768w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20200921_155752_DRO-883x1536.jpg 883w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20200921_155752_DRO-1177x2048.jpg 1177w, http:\/\/oldnaturalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20200921_155752_DRO-scaled.jpg 1471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Dale Antonson<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Animal Homes This is a great time of year to study Animal Homes.\u00a0 Below you will see a Youtube video I created in a park near my house. 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