today was the warmest day . . sunny, not a cloud in the sky.
we read about horseshoe crabs in delaware bay and how they lay millions of eggs that are eaten by shore birds stopping over for about two weeks during their annual spring migration to the arctic from south america. millions and millions of eggs are eaten, but there are still plenty left for tiny horseshoe crab larva to hatch from. they are then washed out to the bay where they grow and shed their skins several times before reaching maturity at around eight or ten years old. they then make their way to the beach and it is their turn to either lay or fertilize millions and millions of eggs for the shore birds . .
we sketched and wrote a little in our nature books, and chanda had a fun time adding her feet!
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