This morning, Rachel looked out the window to see NINE snowy egrets! They seemed to be having a turf war, of sorts. Eventually, the most aggressive one chased off all of the others, until there was only one remaining.
We first saw him yesterday. I hope he sticks around for a while.
Oh, the male Cinnamon Teal I mentioned in a previous post seems to have a mate. Also, there is a pair of American Coots that seem to be breeding.
We’ve seen a number of birds so far this spring in the pond behind our house. Rachel usually sees them first and then points them out to me. American Avocets, Black-necked Stilts, Cinnamon Teals, an American Wigeon, Killdeer, and the usual assortment of Mallards and geese. I love our house.
This Friday, Allison is graduating with a bachelor’s degree in social work from UVSC. She’s also graduating with a 4.0 GPA at UVSC. Wow! This is her second bachelor’s degree. The first was in English from BYU. She’s also been accepted to a Master’s degree program at Utah State University and taught on the UVSC campus. Way to go Allison!
Jonathan is getting excited about photography! He got a camera for Christmas, and over spring break he made his own blog and online photo album. You can check them out here:
I’ve also put links in the sidebar (over there on the right) in this blog so you can find them in the future. It’s nice to see him so excited about something!