Andre Alves Rochester NY Winter months December to April cold winter arrive in Rochester Andre Alves from Rochester NY Winter Months Andre Alves from Rochester NY explains that everyone suffers with the cold Rochester NY winters in Upstate NY. Humans have shelter and a place to stay during the cold winter months. On the other hand animals, insects and birds have to adapt and get ready for the cold months ahead. Winter in Rochester NY | December to April Winter Months | Andre Alves Rochester Andre Alves Rochester NY Winter Months Insects and invertebrates reptiles that are called “cold blooded” and shut down their system in a state of dormancy in order to survive the cold. They stay non active for a couple months before the snows melts and hot weather comes again. They also create an alcohol substance in their system in order to their body fluids not to freeze. Insects have to survive the cold as well. Some do this by spending the winter as larvae, while others over winter as adults in large colonies keeping each other warm. Some insects simply die off after leaving behind their eggs. A few insects have evolved the ability to produce glycerol in their blood that acts as“antifreeze” to allow them to survive the cold explains Andre from Rochester. Andre Alves NY Winter Snow and Ice in Rochester New York Birds: They have high metabolism’s and often times people mistake their migration to the fact that is too cold for them to survive. A bird’s body temperature is around 102F and the only reason they migrate is because of the lack of food. If food was available during the winter they would stay. But since the food supply is low they are forced to fly down south or to warmer places that have a larger supply of food. Andre Alves from Rochester NY explains that bird migrate only because they don’t have food in order to survive. Mammals: Bats migrate in order to get food; many mammals have to deal with the cold. Some mammals hibernate such as the jumping mouse and others stay in a dormant stage such as bears. Some humans that can afford migrate to the warm climate in FL. Those animals that stay active throughout the winter have also evolved ways to make it through until spring. Birds and mammals have feathers and fur that are good insulators, trapping warm air close to their bodies. Squirrels, for instance, will use their large, fluffy tails as windbreaks to protect their backs and heads. Foxes wrap their long, furry tails around their faces to keep them warm while they sleep. And birds fluff up their feathers to allow for a larger area of warm air around their bodies. Mentions Andre from Rochester. Plants: Unable to walk, fly, or swim, plants are faced with a problem when it comes time to sow their seeds: if all the seeds fall straight down, they will be crowded and overshadowed literally by their parent plant, which will get the lion’s share of sunlight and food. So plants have evolved a variety of creative adaptations to spread their seeds. Some seeds hitch a ride on passersby using tiny hooks that snag on fur or clothing, only to be brushed off later far from the parent plant. Others, such as dandelion and maple tree seeds take flight using silky parachutes or “wings” to ride the wind. Some plants rely on animals to bury seeds that are never retrieved. Other plants disguise their seeds inside nutritious fruit. Animals eat the fruit and carry the seeds to a new location, depositing them in their dung which will act as fertilizer for the growing seedlings adds Andre Alves in Rochester NY. Others frogs’ turtles etc: Certain spiders and insects may stay active if they live in frost free areas and can find food to eat. There are a few insects, like the winter stone fly, crane fly, and snow flea, that are normally active in winter. Also, some fish stay active in cold water during the winter. Cold-blooded animals like fish, frogs, snakes and turtles have no way to keep warm during the winter. Snakes and many other reptiles find shelter in holes or burrows, and spend the winter inactive, or dormant. This is similar to hibernation says Andre from Rochester NY. Andre Alves from Rochester NY mentions that water makes a good shelter for many animals. When the weather gets cold, they move to the bottom of lakes and ponds. There, frogs, turtles and many fish hide under rocks, logs or fallen leaves. They may even bury themselves in the mud. They become dormant. Cold water holds more oxygen than warm water, and the frogs and turtles can breathe by absorbing it through their skin. Andre Alves Rochester NY Winters Hibernation is a strategy with great advantages, but also with severe costs and problems. First, great volumes of weight must be put on in the fall (from a third to a half the animals' summer weight). This requires tremendous expenditures of time foraging for carbohydrate-rich nuts and berries. Much of the weight gain is in the form of brown fat, which can be oxidized to produce heat directly, without muscular contractions (shivering). But the burning of brown fat requires the withdrawal of water from the bloodstream, so a major problem of hibernation comes from problems associated with dehydration. Andre Alves in Rochester NY has been studying the Rochester area wild life for over 20 years. Coincidently, the burning of muscle adds water to the bloodstream, so that a combination of both occurs throughout the winter for hibernators. The end result is the loss of both stored body fat and muscle mass, leaving the animal in a stressed condition come springtime. Some species make mistakes when hibernating and end up flying to the wrong place and die. The natural selection ensures that only the strongest and the best survive. Birds that stay in Rochester are the ones that can find food such as seeds and cow manure. King fish go to open water and adaptation is essential to these animals. There is an island in the cost of Brazil called Fernando de Noronha and they had a very bad problem with mouse so they introduced lizards to the island with the hope to end the problems, however lizards are active during the day and mice during the night. The lizards needed to eat so they started to feed on bird’s eggs and it caused a major problem to the island. The birds then used smaller islands next to the main island to lay their eggs since the lizards cannot swim across the islands. Andre Alves studies the Rochester NY wild life in his spare time. If you have any questions or would like to add to this article please contact Andre from Rochester. http://www.andreleitealves.com/andrealves/andre-rochester-andre-alves-rochester-ny-winter-months/