We went to Tracy Aviary on Saturday for Family Day. I am not a bird lover, in fact, I am a bird hater. Birds rank number two on my top five creepiest creatures list just barely edging out Donny Osmond.
- Spiders/other insects
- Birds
- Donny Osmond
- Snakes
- Bats
But, I thought the boys would have a good time, so I packed a picnic lunch and off we went to Liberty Park. We did in fact have a good time. Alex fed some ducks, we saw lots of creepy, creepy birds and Alex got to show off his ornithological knowledge by insisting that what we were looking at was in fact a Condor, not, as the sign might lead you to believe, a vulture.
He was wrong both counts. It was a vulture and in no way could it be described as beautiful. Yuck! That thing is the stuff of nightmares. That and the Emu.
We also saw a peacock with no tail feathers, a baby flamingo, fed ducks, met a "special needs" pelican and a golden eagle who was missing an entire wing. When we were done at the aviary, we had lunch then went to the playground where Alex cooled off in the sprinklers. Then we found some geese and fed them our old bread. All in all, we had a nice day.
He is somewhat correct, condors are part of the vulture family. And perhaps he meant beautiful specimen? LOL! They are both equally ugly. Your son is a smart little fart.
ReplyDeleteI would have to agree with Grandma Jen, he is a smart little fart.
ReplyDeleteI love it when I'm with him as well, he comes up with the most work perfect sentences...you would only expect from a genuine gifted child's son. (there has to be a little bragging on my part, right?)
Grammy Diane
What just a second, I thought Little Richard was in your top 5?!
ReplyDeleteYEa, you're right Jen. Little Richard is up there in my top five. I think I might drop bats down to number six and put Little Richard in there too.
ReplyDeleteI am afraid of birds like I am a character that came straight out of a Hitchcock movie.
ReplyDeleteI picture them devouring me alive one peck at a time....OUCH
I love hearing Alex talk I am going to have to call him up.
I especially love it when little kids say words that adults rarely say, I would say adults should expand their vocab. but if they did this would not happen.