Birdwatching

We have a new favorite past time. I must say, I never knew birdwatching was so interesting.

It all started when we spent the afternoon at my sister's house. They recently moved further into the country and have several bird feeders outside the house. My boys and their cousin (and myself) spent a good bit of our time that afternoon marveling at the beautiful birds that were showcased right outside my sister's kitchen bay window. What an entertaining lunchtime we all had! We saw cardinals, finches, woodpeckers, bluebirds, blackbirds, just to name the ones I knew. Such beautiful creatures that God made for us to enjoy!

So, of course, a bird feeder for our bay window immediately jumped to the top spot on my boys "must have" list. The next day, their Daddy did not disappoint when he walked in the door after work with a new bird feeder and a big bag of wild bird seed!

The boys spent a sunny Saturday morning, helping Daddy set a post in the ground outside our bay window to hang their new feeder from. Unfortunately, it rained for the next few days, and not a one bird came to our feeder.  However, when the rain stopped, we were finally rewarded!

We do not live in the country, but hopefully we will still see a few birds like this one and a few others from time to time!  We've got our bird books on the windowsill ready to look up whatever we might see! Such fun for little boys who love everything outdoors! :)