Today I got up at 6:45 and led a bird walk with Vanessa and my friend Emma. All three of us are obviously interested in birds, and so we were asked to lead a bird walk for kids in Wake Audubon's Young Naturalist club. It was really fun--only three kids came, but they and the Young Naturalist leader Jennifer saw at least one bird species they had never seen before. We saw two yellow-billed cuckoos, large birds that are very difficult to see because they just sit very still in a tree and give this clucking call. But, we found a pair of these cuckoos, first hearing them, then playing its call from a phone to see if it would come in. It did! We eventually tracked it down, perching about 20 feet up in a tree, and saw its mate close by. That was probably the coolest part of the walk--seeing these elusive birds. I also enjoyed teaching the kids about how to identify birds, and listening to songs to try to identify what was calling. One kid knew better than me though! He'll probably leading the bird walk in a few years.
I saw the goats again (they stayed for a day) and they had eaten a lot of greenery in the backyard! There were still patches of groundcover, but I was impressed by the amount of damage 20 goats can do in 18 hours.
I went to the gym with Vanessa, then spent a few hours at my neighbor's pool-opening party. It's always nice to talk with neighbors, because usually there are endless funny stories to be told or memories to be remembered. And the food is always a major plus :)
I will probably not blog for the next few days, because I am not going anywhere extraordinary or doing anything crazy, just spending some wonderful time with family. Peace!
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