St. Marks Field Trip

We had a BLAST at St. Marks on Tuesday. We got to go out in the water and collect many different sea creatures and plants to observe and study. The most common animals we found were sea snails and hermit crabs, but a few groups found a puffer fish and a shrimp! Ms. Lori found a fiddler crab for us to observe. We learned it was a male from the one large claw it had. There were many tiny holes along the bank, and we learned that is where the fiddler crab lives! 

After exploring the water, we then got to explore the land. We went for a small hike along the St. Marks Trail. Each child got to wear a set of binoculars to help them look for animals that may be on the land, or out in the water. We saw many different species of birds, and were able to use our bird guide to identify each bird we saw. We also got to see an alligator swimming in the distance, as well as learn about different plant species that grow on the St. Marks Trail.