Animal homes in a dead tree. The silver appearance of this tall tree shows that it was killed by lightning. Trees killed by lightning decompose slowly and make good places for animals to live. Bark beetle larvae made these patterns in this wood. When they get large enough, they pupate and then metamorphose into adult bark beetles and come out of the bark.
Woodpeckers like to eat bark beetle larvae.
Deer scat is always laid down in a big pile of pellets. The pellets are about the size and shape of a jelly bean. It munches its way through the leaf leaving behind a neat little trail. Leaf rollers roll up leaves like little sleeping bags for protection, build a cocoon and pupate inside. Bird tracks can be found on the beach, or in mud next to ponds or streams.