My running buddy, Laura, and I discovered something amazing while running in Weaselhead in early January. We were running on the trail on the way back to our vehicles and happened to come upon a pretty little wooded area. I stopped Laura so we could take a picture, as we often do on our runs, and suddenly Laura noticed tiny little birds flying amongst the trees above. As a surprise to me, she actually knew what kind of birds they were and the fact that they were actually quite friendly. The little birds were called Black-Capped Carolina Chickadees. She demonstrated that, usually, if you hold out your hand, they will land on your hand to investigate (probably because they assume you have some kind of food). She stood there for a few seconds with her hand extended and, much to my surprise, a little chickadee swooped down from the treetops and landed right on her hand! I was amazed! I tried a few minutes later and had the same result. In that moment, I literally felt like a Disney princess with friendly woodland creatures coming to me and singing in my ear (okay, well maybe not singing). It was an awesome experience.
Because of our magical experience with the birds, we decided to give it another try later that week. This time, however, except, we brought food as an added incentive for the birds to come hang out with us. We brought dried cranberries and sunflower seeds as our bird bribes and, let me tell you, they literally ate it up!
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| I love Laura's stunned expression in this picture! |
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| One of our fine-feathered friends. |
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| My bird friend and I took a selfie together. I love how the bird is actually looking right at the camera. |
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| Laura and bird selfie. |
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| I predict we will be crazy old bird ladies in the future, not crazy cat ladies. |
Such a great time! Laura and I had a ton of fun and I hope to reunite again with my aerodynamic amigos soon!
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