Bird School for the GrandGirls - and Painting

My husband, Ron, and I have five granddaughters - ages 4 to 18.  Since we live on a 90-acre farm out in the country, we have lots of bird feeders.  And the variety of birds is amazing.  We have a bald eagle nest within a mile - and we frequently see bald eagles soaring overhead.  We have owls in the woods around our house - and so many song birds and hummingbirds.

Lily and Sophie were our first two granddaughters and are now 14 and 16 years of age. Our 18-year old granddaughter is our step-granddaughter who joined our family when she was in middle school - when our daughter married her father.  So we didn't know her when she was a toddler and young child.   When Lily and Sophie were little, they spent a lot of time at our house.  Ron started "bird school" where they would watch the bird feeders together, and he'd teach them how to identify birds.

One funny story.  One day a bird got into their garage at home.  A neighbor came over to help get the bird out of the garage and was amazed when Lily and Sophie told her that it was a tufted titmouse. The girls knew their birds!  Bird School has been going on for over ten years now at our little farm.

So today, the youngest granddaughter, Bradley (4 years old), came over for a little while and enjoyed bird school with Ron.  She identified a cardinal and a black-capped chickadee.  Here's a photo of her with Ron watching the bird feeders and talking about the birds.  Sweet!

After bird school, Bradley wanted to go upstairs to my art studio to paint.  As she declared, her painting was FABULOUS!



We have got our grandgirls involved in birding and painting!