Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Scale 7 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 4

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 6 POINTS

• Bald Eagles like to live near sea coasts, rivers, lakes, oceans, and other large bodies of open water with an abundance of fish.

Cool, Warm

Graphic by Sara Shayan

Brackish Water

Habitat card

RICHMOND DYKE DECK

• Mixed seawater with fresh water. • Has more salinity than fresh water. • Habitat is the mangrove swap, or mangal.


Graphic by Sara Shayan

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale
Scale 4 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 2

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 2 POINTS

• Dandelion seeds are an important food source for small birds.

• Did you know? Dandelions are originally from Asia!

Cool, Warm

Graphic by Sara Shayan

Common Cattail

Typha latifolia
Scale 5 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 2 POINTS

• Cattails usually grow near ponds or in slightly brackish water. • Did you know? Cattail pollen can be stuffed into life jackets and mattresses.

Cool, Warm

Graphic by Sara Shayan

*Grass

Graminae
Scale 5 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 3 POINTS

Grass, or more technically, graminoids, are monocotyledonous. • Grass is one of the most basic plants ever to live on earth.

Cool, Warm

Graphic by Sara Shayan

Masked Shrew

Sorex cinereus
Scale 6 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 4

RICHMOND DYKE DECK | 8 POINTS

• Sorex cinereus has a voracious appetite, and can eat its own body weight in a day. • The Masked Shrew is prey to larger shrews, hawks, owls, snakes, herons, and foxes.

Cool, Warm

Graphic by Sara Shayan