Duck and Goose

 

             For my journey outdoors, I decided to visit one of my local parks. I visited Shorty Howell Park located in Duluth, Georgia. This is the only park in town, that has its own lake. Of course, with this habitat, there is wildlife. There are many different microbes inside the lake. There is also a population of duck and geese that live on the lake. I took a walk around the lake and analyzed the environment for my self. I investigated the murky waters of the lake. Most of the water was covered in pollen.

 

 

For this project I wanted to study certain bacteria that can be found in a lake such as this one. For this blog I choose E.Coli. It is one of the most common bacteria that is found in water. It can also be spread from animal feces. Escherichia coli is a waterborne pollutant, and they thrive more in warmer waters like this. As the weather gets warmer, E.Coli can grow and spread.  The ducks and geese that live around this lake play a factor in this study. Around the lake, and near the outer areas, there are large traces of duck feces. I might have even stepped in some.

 

I forgot to take a selfie while I was here! I do apologize but here is a picture of me on the computer.

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