Monday, January 25, 2010

Wheeler Wildlife Preserve

Here was nature study at its best...
We went to the Wheeler Wildlife Preserve in Decatur today. Though we saw a short film about the 500 or so wildlife preserves in the U.S., and met a red-tailed hawk named "Hawkeye" (ask your children what Hawkeye taught them!), most of the time was spent...

...out of doors...



and in quiet and careful observation...
(During the winter, Wheeler is home to 1000's of migratory waterfowl.)








And then drawing out those observations in nature journals...