Spring Happenings

Hello choir! 

 I started off this summer as an adopted momma peep.  The local trashmen found these baby birds in the bottom of a trashcan.  Yes, they are invasive, but babies just the same.  Welcome baby starling!

As time went on, 5 weeks to be exact, they were ready for the great outdoors.  I opened the cage and away they flew.  Not for long where as they always returned to the deck in search of food.

     To move them off the deck we started feeding them outside and around the corner of the house out of reach of my roomates big black hungry lab, Reed.  The peeps ate a diet of marinated dogfood in water, applesauce, and a hard boiled egg.  Thank you internet....and Reed.  In the beginning they needed to be fed every twenty minutes.  As time went on it was every hour, then every two.  When I had a kayaking tour I had to bring over to my dads to peepsit.  Thanks pop-pop!

 Whenever myself or my roomate, Auntie Jamie, would walk outside the peeps would fly to us and land on our arms, and sometimes in our hair.  We hung a clothsline and they used to sit on that too.  Not the smartest decision considering clean clothes. 
     Its been two days now and no signs of the peeps.  They have found there flock.  I miss them, but am glad they are still wild.  So long baby starlings!

I had a very special guest this week paddling.  Bosco rode along with his mom Megan on a two hour kayak paddle.  He even took a nap.  Birding isn`t for everyone.

Happening at the Nature Center

     For the past couple weeks we have been working hard in our youth garden at the Bethany Beach Nature Center.  This year we planted goliath sunflowers, zinnias, marigolds, morning glory, and pumpkins and gourds to help bring us into the fall.