Learning about Birds Through Observation
We were heading out this morning and manged to find quite a lot of birds to observe. While driving we saw a hawk fly over our car and land in a big tree near the edge of the road. It was across the street from the parking lot so all the boys got to see it sitting up in the tree. The light brown feathers really worked like camouflage for the bird and we were all a bit awed at the size. The yard next door had many bright red cardinals and some big blue jays too. We were having fun watching the birds then I spotted the bald eagle sitting in a tree along the water's edge! We pulled into the driveway and were able to park the car so all the boys got to see the eagle sitting in the tree. Seeing the bald eagle brought up the topic of predators and prey. Alec was happy to teach us all everything he has learned about birds. The size of female and male birds of prey. Ian assumed since this was the smaller of the two bald eagles spotted lately that it must be the fema...