Friday, April 18, 2008

Spring Walk

The sun came out indeed and we went on a walk after lunch.

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When we arrived at the pond, we saw an American Coot (Hi, ya old Coot!) and a new bird which we later identified as an American Avocet. We could not see the birds close up, but got a better look with the zoom on the camera.
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Mr. Mallard looked very dapper in his orange galoshes. I think the avocet on the right was doing T-Tapp, balancing on one leg while stretching its neck to drain those lymph nodes.

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We freed the toddler from his chariot to trudge around the pond with the big kids.

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I watched the avocets as well as the children. Evan and Sophie tried reasoning with the toddler to return to his stroller. *Snicker*

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2 comments:

Margie said...

Have you told the older siblings that they were just as stubborn when they were two and that it was going to get worse before it gets better?

Grandma

Jackie said...

how nice to have such a pretty sort of wilderness so near your house. what fun and what wildlife to be seen.