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May 24, 2006
birder bean
Thanks to mama says om for this week's nature theme! At last it stopped raining here so we took a bird walk, Bean and me. He was as intrigued by the pill bugs under the rocks he turned over as he was using the wrong end off his binoculars to "see birds close up."
I originally thought that birding would be something I would do for myself, that it would be a solitary hobby I pursued since the rest of my life is so entwined with my husband's and my son's. But Bean has already stolen my laminated map of Rhode Island birds to take to his preschool's show and tell tomorrow. He can name a robin, seagull, red-wing blackbird, sparrow, cardinal, owl, blue jay. At the zoo last weekend, standing in front of four caged giraffes, he breathlessly exclaimed "Look mama, a bird!" Sure enough, a tiny brown sparrow had landed there too, which was just as interesting to my boy.
Sometimes backward lenses can give you a whole new perspective.
Posted by Max at May 24, 2006 09:12 PM
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Great photo, love the binoculars :)
Posted by: katie at May 24, 2006 11:21 PM
Boys and birds. My youngest loves them too. Whenever he spots one he almost has a heart attack. Sounds like you can have fun learning about them together...
Posted by: Nicole at May 25, 2006 09:47 PM
Thanks for visting me Max and double thanks for end of the day laugh. We have been having the same no mommy and daddy talking allowed problem over here. Happy birding.
Posted by: mary at May 25, 2006 10:33 PM
Looks like we were both vibing off the "small boy in a big field" subtheme! :-)
Great photo and story; thank you.
Posted by: Shelley at May 25, 2006 10:43 PM