Did you know...

....that Saturday was National Migratory Bird Day?

Well, it was!  They had a fun morning planned at Black Bayou.  We missed the early morning bird walk, (we aren't the quietest walkers at Black Bayou,  I'm sure all of the boys' exclamations of "Look, there's a sign!"  or "Frog!!!"  would have scared off any birds and annoyed the more serious bird watchers...), but we did get to enjoy some of the more child friendly activities.

 Face painting.  The boys have never wanted their faces to be painted, but they surprised me and wanted a "tattoo" painted on they're hands.  H chose a frog and C chose a snake.  They giggled and said it tickled.  C enjoyed it when his snake "scared" the other adults.

 C giggling.  

They had caterpillars and their cocoons/chrysalis to check out with magnifying glasses, and actual (dead) birds that migrate through Black Bayou to look at.  

 C put his hand in the bobcats mouth to make sure it wasn't going to bite him.  

They were able to chose a picture to make a badge with, and make their own pine cone bird feeders, and learn about the different ways that different birds eat.

We got to decorate owl masks and they took a picture in front of the owl.  

There were pictures of how owls look so the kids could copy, but they didn't exactly follow that instruction. 

We got to measure our 'wing span' and see how it would measure up to the wingspan of a real bird.  C had the wingspan of a Wood Duck, H had the wingspan of a Mallard, and I had the wingspan of a Canadian Goose. 

 We even saw Pacha!!!  The boys were happy to see her.  She thought it was funny that when we come to Black Bayou that C is most excited about the motorcycles and Jeeps that he sees, and H asks me to read him the Audubon guide to Shells for his bedtime story. 

Petting the animals in the Visitors Center.  

Fun morning at Black Bayou.  I just hope they won't expect these activities every time we go there!