“If I keep a green bough in my heart,

Then the singing bird will come.”

A Chinese Proverb

February is National Bird Feeding Month

For birds, a most difficult time to survive in the wild

Both bird watching and feeding are marvelous activities

That today’s parent can introduce to a modern day child

A typical wild bird doesn’t weigh as much as two nickels

They consume 15 percent of their body weight to stay alive

They spend almost all of their waking hours in search of food

Teach your children how to help these winged wonders survive

A nature enhancing educational activity for today’s modern child

Can be identifying types of birds visiting your backyard feed station

Help our young children become interested in protecting wild animals

Help us raise a new generation that reveres nature all across our nation

There are over 800 species of wild birds in North America

Determine how many of them visit your own neighborhood

Bird seed, a pair of binoculars, and a bird identification book

Can make even the coldest day for a child feel wondrously good

˙2008, Mr. Ed

One of My Books,

Mystery of Madera Canyon,

Is the tale of a determined young bird watcher,

And his extremely loyal dog, Lobo, in Arizona.

And Tips for Introducing Children

To Bird Watching ,

Can be Found,

On the Linked Website Below.