THE BLAKEBURN LAGOON This is a female mallard

THE BLAKEBURN LAGOON

This is a female mallard duck with her ducklings that were spotted at the Blakeburn Lagoon. They are visually interacting with the hydrosphere, as they spent most of their time in the water swimming around and they were also interacting with the biosphere; since they are consumers, the mother duck was seen quickly going underwater to collect insects for food. Mallard ducks can be seen all over the lagoon, whether they are in the water, flying to other ponds, or lying inland on some grass in the sun. These ducks are almost always primary consumers, as they eat a lot of herbivorous insects and plants or seeds.

During my time at the lagoon, I was fortunate enough to see multiple different species of butterflies, including the Monarch Butterfly like the on the left. Some other common butterflies that can be seen around the area include the Becker's White, the Red Admiral, Lorquin's Admiral, or the Morning Cloak. While watching some of the butterflies while at the lagoon, I witnessed them interacting a lot with the plant life, whether they were in a flower collecting nectar or simply resting on a leaf or flying through the grass. .

At my recent trip to the lagoon, I was expecting to be seeing the ponds filled with ducks, which was true, but I was also able to see at least a dozen Canadian Geese and some of their ducklings. Although these birds are not a rare sight, I am used to seeing them in bigger areas, such as lakes or big parks. The few that I were watching spent most of their time sitting in the pond, occasionally diving underwater for some food or flying to another area of the lagoon. I wasn't aware that goslings followed as close to their parents in groups, just as ducklings do.

Blakeburn Lagoon Food Pyramid Bears Coyotes Green Frog Herbivorous Insects Grass & Algae Eagles Ducks & Geese Herbivorous Birds Seeds & Berries Raccoons Mice Flowers & Nectar