Waxwings

This afternoon I was off doing errands with Lindsay. I heard the story once I got home.

While I was gone, a huge flock of birds descended upon our huge pine tree, located in our front yard, directly in front of our living room window. Paul noticed them first and immediately alerted Eric--the bird expert in this house. As soon as Eric saw the birds he casually informed everybody that those birds were waxwings...in fact...they were cedar waxwings. Honestly, I would NEVER have known that!!! I was super impressed that he could identify a less common bird upon sight. Then, sure enough, he pulled out his extensive bird book and proved it to us. Not only did he correctly identify the bird, but he nailed down the particular species too. That boy amazes me. He LOVES birds and has obviously studied them and his book a great deal. Great job son!