Rockery Visit #3

Rockery Visit #3

On Sunday we headed back to the Ipswich River Audubon Sanctuary and its Rockery.

We played hide and seek a bunch on the Rockery and then we noticed people feeding birds. At one point I pointed to a nuthatch running down a tree trunk upside down and as soon as I pointed my finger a chickadee landed on it looking for food. He was followed by several colleagues. A few would actually try to peck my finger. A few minutes later a nuthatch landed on my hand, and after that even a shy titmouse.

Audrey was very excited to have a bird land on her hand and she was very patient. We scrounged up some fallen birdseed and had some luck with that. Later during our walk some strangers gave us some real seed and then Audrey had lots of birds land on her hand and Charlotte got one chickadee (the was enough for her).

This has quickly become a favorite place for all of us. The girls could play at the Rockery forever. And walking the trails through the marsh is wonderfully peaceful. The girls always resist leaving the Rockery to go for a walk, but they always end up loving the adventure and all the discoveries we make. This time saw lots of beaver evidence and the girls each collected a walking stick. We also identified the trees by the fallen leaves.

We're looking forward to another visit in the snow.