We homeschool our two children, ages 9 and 7. One of the best things about homeschooling is that we have time to wander the city during the day. We take our dog to the park everyday, however, on some days, we nature journal and observe while we are walking. Our favorite spot is a little neighborhood park that is tucked in amongst huge trees and brownstones. Today we spotted: a grackle, female cardinal, starlings, and house sparrows. We also heard a cardinal--could've been male or female.
These are some of our other observations:
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house sparrow egg fallen from a nest above, located inside a street lamp
We decided this is not a good location for a nest as we discovered a fallen baby bird in the same spot a few days ago.
Time to move sparrow family! |
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Poppies at the park
Yesterday we noticed the poppies were blooming so we decided to nature journal them today. There's also a beautiful yellow rosebush beside the poppies, but those huge, gorgeous orange blooms were just stunning to observe up close.
Here are poppies in 3 stages: |
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| Poppy bud |
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| Poppy in bloom |
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Center of poppy after losing petals
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our nature journal sketches of poppies
We did a lot of bird watching at the park, and then suddenly, something else flew by and landed close, and let us observe up close!
Tiger swallowtail butterfly
Mike discovered a "roly poly" bug--these bugs go by lots of names: potato bug, pill bug, and more. We call them roly poly's. This one was much darker in color than the ones we usually find under rocks and logs.
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