The Estuary Song Lyrics
Whoa, it’s the estuary.
Mud and dead things washing down the river,
settling on the bottom of the bay.
Decomposers eat those dead things
releasing their minerals every day.
Phytoplankton, little plants floating
using those minerals while soaking up the sun.
Zooplankton are the little critters
that drift with the phytos while eating some.
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It’s where the ocean feeds
on what the river carries.
It’s where the fresh and salt water mix
with the leaves, the mud, and the sticks.
It’s a soup of life, and it’s thick!
Whoa, it?s the estuary!
Oyster beds and underwater grass
give food and shelter to many living things.
Clams and snails and little fish hiding
from the appetites the big fish bring.
Rock and blue fish chase anchovies.
Great blue heron stalk the water’s edge.
Eagles and osprey fishing and flying
as the gulls circle overhead.
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