Monday, November 30, 2009

William Coquerel visiting Macon

William, my nephew, visited with us after Thanksgiving.
It was nice to see all these cousins interacting and intereting to notice how alike the Coquerels are. (Kelly, Leah, and William are cousins as you know).
We did our favorite things and William was good sport to join in and have fun. Yes, he learned to play Rook and got good at it too. He got a taste of birdwatching at the Ocmulgee National Monument. William is already used to the outdoors with plenty of camping under his belt in different States.
Looking at this picture it looks like everyone was pretty tired. Actually, it just seemed appealing to lay down on that Indian mound in a clearing that was quite peaceful. After we laid down, the birds sung for us. We had to get up or we would have fallen asleep.
Some of the birds we saw that day: 2 Anhingas, a Great Blue Heron, a White Egret, Phoebes and Eastern Peewees, Cardinals, Several Sparrows (White Throated and Swamp Sparrows), a Red Tail Hawk, Red Headed Woodpeckers, Mockingbirds, Blackbirds(Red Winged), European Starlings, ..., and best of all an American Kestrel that zoomed down and picked up a rodent. We also saw a big Water Moccasin.
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1 comment:

William Coquerel said...

I had so much fun. The view was amazing and bird watching has never been so exhilirating. Thanks for all the fun!