Birds of a Feather is back with our new blog, Birding and Bonding! Our previous objective remains the same. Our goal is to find all birds that live on Long Island year round. The only rule is that in order to add a bird to our list, we must see it when we are together. That's where the bonding comes in. Life can get so hectic that we sometimes fail to enjoy the more important things. This gives us a wonderful outlet to make sure we take the time.

Of course, Long Island has many migratory birds, as well. We certainly don't want to ignore them. We will blog about them as well. Armed with new cameras and renewed incentive, we look forward to getting back on the birding trail!

Friday, February 26, 2010

We had them eating out of our hands

Awesome...is the best reaction I can come up with.   We went to the Sanctuary with the knowledge that some have had bird's eating out of their hands, but it wasn't until we got there armed with split nuts, sunflower seeds and black oil seeds that we experienced it for ourselves. It was the most wonderful thing.  As San mentioned, you didn't realize that your hands were frozen, because no one wanted to miss out on having the birds literally eat out of our hands.  At one point as we meandered down the muddy paths, the Black capped Chickadees followed us, and we had to keep stopping and hold out our hands so they could snack yet again.  To experience this with my BFF and with our husbands made the day simply fabulous. As we were the last ones to leave the refuge at dusk, the deer were making their way out of the woods for their evening meals.  Whether you are a birder or not, this is definitely something everyone should experience.  I can't wait until we go again. 
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