Our friend Nina took us on another birding adventure to improve our skills. Timothy and Paige have studied birds recently in science, but each goes about it a different way. Paige enjoys sketching them. Timothy takes time to learn anatomy, range, behavior, and markings. He is distinguishing himself as quite a little birder.
He is good at finding and identifying birds. Wow.
We saw many hummingbirds as we sat on the porch of a small bed and breakfast in Madera Canyon.
We’re deep in contemplation and relaxation. We’re also feeling relief from the intense heat down in the valley.
Naughty but adorable squirrel.
I think this is a Lesser Goldfinch. I’ll have to ask Timothy.
House Finch.
Daniel took all of these pictures. He enjoys photography. Timothy and Mark carry binoculars; Paige carries her sketch book; Daniel carries the camera.
Mark found *another* walking stick for his collection. It was a good day!