Friday, January 13, 2017

Ahhhh-Oooooo!



On an overcast day, Baby J sat in his stroller listening to the strange "Ahhhh-ooooohs" being made in the distance.  He made his own "ahhh-oooh!" and our hearts melted.


I took a break from the chases.  No more for now.  It was time to hang out with the family. So we headed to one of my favorite and yearly stops at Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary.  It's great for kids.  It's also a rehabilitation center for the critters.  And it's also a fantastic wildlife sanctuary. So Baby J got to go on his first birding adventure. 



At the Wildlife Sanctuary, they sell corn for the ducks and Baby J got to feed the hundreds of ducks. 

The baby J's hang out together
But he didn't get to see just ducks.  There were geese and turkeys and all kinds of critters.  

Wild Turkey
I watched his face as the ducks piled up around him. It was absolutely fun!


This is a great place for kids to experience wildlife up close.  Well maybe not too close to those Canada Geese:)

Northern Cardinal
It just so happened that we hit the day at the right time because it wasn't too cold and there weren't a lot of people walking around the park.


While at the sanctuary, he made duck sounds and wolf sounds, tried petting a Canada Goose....um.....yeah no. 

American Black Duck
He got to go down his first tree house slide, play in a turtle shell and throw milk on his uncle.  Stinker. 


The day went by too quickly and soon our adventures in Wisconsin would be over.  We had a fun last day together. 


And the real reason why I don't have kids? My family has contributed quite a few people to this planet.  Currently with a world population of 7 billion, quite a few of us will need to NOT have kids:)  So it's nice being the Uncle with all the nephews and nieces.  I'm just hoping that some of them will get the travel bug and maybe become a future birder?  


It's was nice to hang out with the family during the holidays, but it's back to the Arizona trails next week.  And the weather here is VERY nice:)  Until next time.....

20 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing this other side of you. The kids looks like they enjoyed their day with the critters. Have a wonderful weekend.

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  2. A great way to introduce children to a love of nature. They all look happy.

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    1. They loving being outdoors and any chance we get!:)

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  3. Lovely to see your family photos - Baby J is so cute and good to see him enjoying wildlife at such a young age. Sounds like you had a great holiday.

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    1. It was great. But I have to admit, I'm enjoying the heat here now:)

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  4. Gorgeous place and what a wonderful family you have. YES---your family is contributing to the population.... And --you are correct. Not everyone needs to have children!!!!!! BUT--hopefully, those nephews and nieces will someday love nature and birding as much as you do. You are a good influence...

    Glad you like warmer weather ---or else, you wouldn't want to live in Arizona... ha

    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  5. Hello! Masaallah! Wonderful baby!

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  6. That is quite a crew! I am glad you are starting them young and training them right! What a great place. I am so glad you were able to spend time with your family AND find good birds! Welcome back to AZ!

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  7. Loved that Chris. That last picture is just superb. Now tell me. How did you get all those kids to smile properly all at the same time without at least one them messing around?

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  8. Looks like you'd better start a life list for Baby J!

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  9. What a wonderful visit with your family, Chris! The Baby Boy is so cute, and boy he got to see a lot of different interesting critters! Thank you for the designation on the California Scrub Jay. I look forward to more sightings as we begin to be able to get out and do some exploring...plus I want to start feeders off the deck.

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  10. Kids and ducks are a natural combination I think!

    Cheers - Stewart M - (temporarily in) New Zealand

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    1. Ahhhh.....now, where will you be heading? You always have an awesome group of new birds!

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  11. Wow, Chris - no wonder you're commenting on the population of the world when you have so many youngsters in the family! ;-}

    What a delightful post. It's great to see the younger generation starting to engage with nature like that.

    I hope your week is going well, back home in Arizona - best wishes - - - Richard

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    1. Hello Richard!! You need to come and visit:)I hope all is well with you. The weeks have begun pretty well and I'm taking it day to day.....a certain someone will become our next "president" soon. That leaves most of us with a bad taste in our mouths. But when we find birds, I feel better:)

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