Chick Magnets

Last week Lincoln found a baby bird on our driveway. It seemed to appear out of nowhere and was chirping non-stop. It was a complete mystery as to where it came from given that we couldn't see a nest anywhere. A short time later, Ricky found another one in the street in front of our house. The boys where so thrilled they both had a baby chick to play with and look after. We had no idea what to do with them or how to take care of them. They were VERY tiny. We hung out with them on the front lawn for about an hour but it started to get dark. We convinced the boys that their momma was coming to find them and we needed to leave them alone so she wouldn't be afraid to come find them. They were NOT happy with that answer. Logan was especially distraught. The next morning he woke up and ran out front hoping his chick friends would still be there. Ricky told him that their mom came to get them and then Lincoln interjected with, "or a predator did."  Too smart. We all hoped that wasn't the case and that their mom came to save them. In them mean time, we found out that they were quail and they next in bush on the ground, which would explain us not being able to find a next.

This happened to be the art work that Logan brought home from school the very day we found the birds.