bird watching
This week, we spent many peaceful moments observing the birds visiting our feeder. We wanted to get as close as possible to the birds, so we brought out our camouflaged camp chairs to set up a cozy spot for us to sit. We used our bird ID books to look up which birds we were seeing- using the colors of the birds feathers and their beak type to help us. Some of the birds that we identified were Black-Capped Chickadees, Robins, Blue Jays and Red-bellied Woodpeckers.
We continued creating our own feeders to hang up all over the trees. We loved seeing which birds would land on our pinecones to eat some seeds. We brought our bird sounds book with us to the bird feeder. When we noticed a bird or heard a sound, we would search to find if it was featured in our book. Once we found it, we would replay the bird call sound to hear if the bird would respond back to us.
We have been trying to get a bird to land in our hands to eat some seeds. We talked about how our bodies need to be very still and our voices very quiet, and practiced for many moments this week. No bird has landed in our hands yet, but we had some birds land in the branches right in front of our face. It was so special to be so close to the birds, and we feel inspired to keep trying next week!
Riding Through the forest
With the warmer weather this week and the snow slowly melting, we were looking for a new way to go fast down the hills- so out came our bikes and skateboards! After using our big hill in the forest for some speedy sledding, we decided to try it out with a new mode of transportation.
We started zooming down pathways that were the most clear of natural obstacles. With the steepness of the hill, we used our bodies in different ways to control our speeds. We used our heels as brakes on the skateboard, and put more pressure on our feet on the balance bikes to slow down.
The leaves, sticks and pine needles of the forest lead to a bumpy and slippery ride down the paths. We wondered how we could make it feel a little more smooth while still going fast, and decided to bring out some planks of wood.
