Budding Ornithologist

Zachary loves birds. Really. Could be he got it from Grams, who is an ardent birder. Could be he loves them because he loves all things that fly. But he really loves birds.

So much so, we bought him a couple bird books of his own: this one (his favorite) and this one (my favorite). What is completely amazing to me is the way he is able to identify so many birds...he knows some of the different calls now, and can recognize many birds by sight. It's incredible.

Grams took him on his first birdwatching outing last week, and said he was a champ. Then we went to Bald Eagle Day sponsored by the Audubon Society on Saturday and saw several birds up close and personal (bald eagle, golden eagle, some falcons, some hawks)--he loved it. He made his own bird feeder and even got to pet a bird (some cross between a peregrine falcon and something else). It was a very fun day.