With my little Valentines
Ready for her owl prowl at the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary
David was able to leave work early and join us in Topsfield for the prowl. Don't worry, Will's shoes were put on in short order; he doesn't care to keep them on in the car.
Looking at owl pellets
In addition to coloring an owl face for a paper bag puppet, the kids painted owls, colored owls, had a little owl calling class, and heard the story Owl Moon.
We did a short hike and called for different owls along the way. As you can imagine, the owls weren't willing to come out for a group of four year olds.
All of the kids on the prowl were just like Avonlea Jane: talkative, inquisitive, forward, and with expansive vocabularies. When the instructor asked, "Owls have big what?" It set off a chain of answers.
"Owls have big eyes to let in more light."
Avonlea Jane: "That's because they're nocturnal."
"And they eat nocturnal prey animals." (This led to calling out different prey animals.)
"Some owls are diurnal."
When the instructor then asked where owls live, Avonlea Jane yelled out, "Woodlands habitat." We're sure the answer she was expecting was tree. Then, when she was doing the different owl calls and said she was doing the great horned owl, a little boy spoke up, "I believe that's a barred owl. I am an owl call expert."
Stopping to try some maple sap from a tap
Enjoying hot chocolate and owl cookies after our walk
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