CV and her granddad and I went to Golden Gate Park today to watch the birds. We saw a red-shouldered hawk, tons of hummingbirds, Western Tananger, junkos, pygmy nuthatch, purple finches, house finches, song sparrows, chestnut backed chickadees, gold finches (only from a distance, alas), downie woodpeckers, hairy woodpeckers (I didn't see that, because I was focused on the hawk, but it was there to be seen by others), a red-eyed vireo, a kingfisher, Canadian geese, mallards, junco (be careful typing in a variant spelling or you'll get lots of images of men's "junk-oh!"), townsend's warbler, and probably a couple other kinds of birds whose names I can't remember, plus a turtle and a really cool cactus flower. My dad and I thought it was fun. CV even thought it was fun. It was, unquestionably, fun. Even for the birds, who were not harmed for the production of this fun.
sounds wonderful.
ReplyDeleteCamille- I am waiting for Melissa to comment on this. She is a birder. I was able to impress her once when on a hunt for elephants and rhinos, I spotted an owl during the day sleeping in a tree. I would not have known that this was a difficult thing to do, if she and Andy (her husband) had not told me. I was excited about it. The same kind of excitement I felt when i was a kid and balanced an egg on its tip. I didn't know that you weren't supposed to be able to do that. I think about Callie and how blessed she is to have you as a parent. I am sure that your little girl will grow up without being boxed in by false limitations. She will be able to balance eggs and spot sleeping owls and so much more.
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