Welsh Harlequin Slide
Summer Wheat Slide
Learning About Bird Eggs
As a family we enjoy birds and even their eggs. We’ve had chickens a number of years & often it is the kids job to collect the eggs – most of the time they don’t mind & sometimes even argue over who gets to collect them. My kids also love breakfast food, including scrambled eggs …
Learning About Bird Feathers
Keeping with our bird unit, it was now time to learn about the wonders of feathers.
Learning About Bird Feet
Continuing with our bird unit, we learned a little more about bird feet.
Portland Home & Garden Show 2012
Farmer John asked if I wanted to go to the Home & Garden Show today. How could I say no to that? It was a fun way to spend the afternoon. He was busy drooling over solar panels, greenhouses & some sort of styrofoam wall support thing-a-ma-jigs. I came to see the gardens.
2012 Great Backyard Bird Count
Once again another weekend of crummy weather for The Great Backyard Bird Count. I had plans to visit a Wetlands Preserve, but that didn’t work out. So, I only spotted birds around the house & I didn’t get too adventurous with finding them. I just didn’t feel much like hiking around in the cold, wet …
2011 Great Backyard Bird Count
This was my first Great Backyard Bird Count & one of my first times ever going outside with the sole purpose of looking for birds. Stepping outside to snap bird pics is now one of my favorite things to do. It was a crummy weekend & I didn’t get out much to search for birds, …
Learning About Bird Beaks
We are a bird lovin’ family. So, the kids are having a lot of fun with the bird activities we’ve been doing. This week we discussed why birds have various types of beaks.