More Bird Nerding!

 Friday, we went to the Eastman Nature Center (yup, again) for an Owl Birthday Party. This is the time of year that Minnesota owls start hatching so they celebrate with a big party! Fun and a great learning field trip...for mom AND Rowan :)

 Darn squirrel was cute...what can I say?

 Love woodpecker photos...they are hard to get cuz they don't really stop moving much!

 Working on our Party Hats

 Owl impersonation?

 Wings from a Great Horned Owl, Barred Owl and Snowy Owl

 Talons from a Great Horned and a Snowy

 Talons and an owl pellet...gross!

 What a Snowy's foot looks like up close!

 Party Games

 Making a birthday card for the Owl.

 Birthday Cake...your cake has mice on it, doesn't it?

 The Star of the Show...He doesn't have a name, but some people call him Jack because he only has one eye...Apparently born that way, he was found 12 years ago by the Eden Prairie Police as an owlet and brought to the Raptor Center...He now lives at the Eastman Nature Center full time because he can't hunt with just one eye.

Arts and Academic

Thursday night was Riley's "Arts and Academic Expo" at school. (Think science fair, but their school opens up the projects to science, history and art). Riley's entry this year was a clay sculpture of Lily, our dog. It's not easy making a clay sculpture of a dog with a beard!

Swan Song...

This was our last trip to see the swans this year (they will start going to their nesting sites soon). Just glad there were actually swans this time. Riley was happy to see them!