Laura

I feel so bless to live in Michigan where a person is only a few short miles from a source of water.  I live only five miles from Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge where 1,000's of birds will migrate to and from this area. The sound of Canadian Geeses is almost deafening.  I was exploring this week-end to start to work on the first lesson. I felt I was really 'seeing' birds for the first time. Although I have been watching back yard birds since childhood. In a very small area along the Saginaw River marsh land, I saw Bufflehead Ducks, Great Egret, Eagle standing on his nest, heron, Mallard Ducks, Northern Shoveler (duck), Tree Shallows, a lone Tundra Swan, and 2 families of Canadian Geese they each had 7 goslings--- and yes! they do follow in a row. I took the time to watch the behaviors of these different groups of birds. This has been such a difficult time for all of us. After my day exploring I felt a true since of calm and joy. I took the time to 'see'. I can't wait to start lesson #2.