Nature Study – Water Birds

 

My brother is in town for a couple weeks and we took him on a fun hike today at the local nature center. We got to see lots of water birds… no babies yet… but nesting in action.

 

Sandhill Crane

Great Blue Herons

Mallard Ducks

Swan

Canadian Geese

And something that was really interesting… the local fire department was conducting a controlled burn on one of the trails. The kids wanted to check it out… how can a few birds compare with firemen? We watched them for a little bit from a safe distance.