19 in 2019: George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary

I couldn’t let January 2019 pass without knocking at least one thing off my 19 in 2019 list, so on January 13, my friend R and I headed up to Canada to check out The George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary. For just $5 admission, we checked #18 off the list!

After coworkers told me about the sanctuary years ago, I knew to expect a large number of birds when we arrived. What I didn’t realize is just how many species we would see. We saw:

The Circle of Life

Walking to the car two mornings ago, Z and I saw a cat catch a bird. The cat walked with us toward the car and then dropped the bird from its mouth. The bird was still alive, but it could no longer fly. The cat snatched the bird and ran into the bushes. Not too happy with the scene before me, I exclaimed, "Oh no! ewwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Zandra honestly replied, "Well, it's the circle of life." I agreed. It's true. She's right. It is the circle of life.

This morning, walking to the car, we found a wing, some feathers, and a golf-ball size mass of intestines laying on the sidewalk. Zandra exclaimed, "ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!"

Yes. I agreed. "ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!!"

Not so circle of life now, is it.

(Photo is of a needle felted robin I made from a kit purchased at Fancy Tiger in Denver, CO.)