BIRD TALK

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A worder, if that's a word, and a birder come together and the fun begins---at least at our house.

Sharing a recent Jeopardy answer (in the form of a question, of course) with hubby started the conversation. A group of crows. What is a murder? He disagreed....probably because a flock of birds is a flock of birds and he can usually identify them specifically by both sight and sound/"call"! 

I on the other hand, enjoy discovering an" unkindness of ravens" and a "murmuration of starlings"....all of which join crows as general blackbirds to me.....and then forgetting soon after until the question appears on a game show.

For our almost 2 year old granddaughter, a bird is a birdie.....

But, she knows the name of turkey and sees a rafter of them....followed by the "mommy."

One thing we, a worker and a birder, agree on completely......God created every bird that flies, each after its own kind. And it was good. (Genesis 1:21) Amen!

ABCs......(A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H)........ XYZs of the Beach!

ABCs of Liles' Family Beach vacation---aka "Big Water!"
Starting at the very beginning, a very good place to start!

A---Acceptance of long auto trips and airline cancellations

B---Birdwatching & broad jump event

From youngest to oldest, their strong broad/long jump attempts left a blur!

C---COUSINS (with cute "handmade" bracelets)

D---"Dip-tation"---we dip in the ocean, dip in the pool, we dip into the Pancho's cheese dip and into the Donut Hole boxes.

E---Eating and Eating and Eating some more!!(Peeling shrimp can be hard work)

F---Fish---Amberjack is pretty yummy when Uncle Josh & the boys grill it!

G---Grandparents

H---Hunting hermit Crabs