Birds of 2013: Week 3
These birds are from a wetlands area. I saw many of the same birds I’ve already recorded & was thrilled to find a few new species.
Birds of 2013: Week 2
Week 2’s birds were found at one of my favorite parks. I’m guessing many of my posts this year will come from that park. My fav’s were the woodpecker & the many ducks. I {heart} ducks!
Birds of 2013: Week 1
Something new I want to do is find out how many species of birds I see in a year. So, I’m going to do a weekly post of the new birds I’ve snapped a pic of. This week’s post happens to feature only birds I saw around our house. But I like to go birding, …
Our Bird Unit Display
During our bird unit I transformed the science/nature area to an all bird theme. For weeks we continuously added goodies here. It’s a mix of things we had around the house & projects we made. My younger two kids even made a couple bird projects at school, so I hung those up as well.
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.
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.