Today the second grade hosted the long awaited bird museum. For the last month they have been avidly studying many different birds. The culmination of this study was a museum complete with the birds giving a speech on who they are and what they do. It was fun to see everyone dressed up and articulating the knowledge they absorbed.
Luke has been waiting for this project since witnessing it last year. He is an avid birder. He definitely has favorite birds: peregrine falcon, fish eagle, golden eagle, hummingbird, american kestrel, weaver bird, eastern screech owl, eastern eagle owl and the harpy eagle.... to name a few. He chose to study the spangled kookaburra because he didn't know much about it. We actually saw one in January when we were at Jungle Gardens in Florida. We learned that the kookaburra if from Australia and is the largest kingfisher. He is carnivore but because his beak is so long he has to catch his prey and beat it against a rock to tenderize it so he can swallow it whole. He also makes a noise like a laugh (you probably have heard it before.) The kookaburra is a cool bird.
Luke enjoyed learning about the kookaburra.
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I loved yesterday. I wish we could just freeze our kids right where they are - they're too cute. Thanks for posting about this... may I use some of the pictures on our school blog? :)
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