Wetlands Exploration

Today we visited a local wetlands preserve. Monkey got to take a look at a couple of sturgeon, some snakes, and turtles they had in aquariums in the nature center. Then we went on a walk through the preserve. Mom & King Chumley (Monkey's uncle) were bird watching. We saw and heard a lot of birds: Red-wing Blackbirds a Blue Jay Grackles American Cardinals American Robins a Goldfinch a House Finch a White-breasted Nuthatch Tree Swallows
American Robin
White-breasted NuthatchThere were many more that we heard & couldn't identify by sound, as neither Mom nor King Chumley are very experienced bird watchers. We also saw a lot of other creatures. There were tons of dragonflies zipping all around the place. There were quite a few bees (Mom was not hysterical about them either!) and other bugs. And we saw several squirrels- especially by the bird feeders. We saw a beaver under the feeders. Here is a picture. And if you are not bothered by motion sickness, you could watch the video: but King Chumley didn't know he was shooting it and it bounces around a LOT. (Video is a new feature that Blogger says is "almost" ready, so hopefully it works.)