Today was my first day back in the field! It feels great to be working outdoors again. Our mission for the afternoon was to identify the plants in an invaded native pasture south of Gull Lake. My plant ID skills are a little bit rusty, but I think that once we start spending full days in the field I'll remember it all.
The most exciting find of the day was a skull that was encountered en route to our plot. Unfortunately it appears to be pretty old and isn't entirely intact. I hope to still be able to identify it by the antlers and eventually display it in my office.
I have been told by a coworker that this is a little mule deer skull. It now resides in my flowerbed.
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