Have you ever fed a chickadee by hand?? Well, I didn't either, and I just had to give it a try. A couple weekends ago, my family and I went to Brecksville Nature Center one Saturday morning. We each got a handful of sunflower seeds from inside and listened to instructions. We then went outside and held our hands out straight and stood as still as a statue. And then before I knew it, a chickadee landed on my hand, looked around and then took a seed and flew away to eat it. It was very cool and a couple more flew by and stole a seed or two from my hand! My daughters were there as well, it was hard for them to stand like statues, but they gave it their best shot. And both Ashlyn and Ava had chickadees come to them and take seeds. Arrison still needs a couple more years to practice statue-like behavior. But we had a blast. If you have ever gone to the nature center and fed the chickadees, write back and tell me about your experience. If you haven't ever done this, then you must try!! Here is the info:
From their website: An opportunity to hand-feed a chickadee is offered from 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays and Sundays, through Feb. 28, at the Brecksville Nature Center. Staff and volunteers will provide sunflower seed and instructions, while visitors hold out their hands for birds to land and eat.
From their website: An opportunity to hand-feed a chickadee is offered from 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays and Sundays, through Feb. 28, at the Brecksville Nature Center. Staff and volunteers will provide sunflower seed and instructions, while visitors hold out their hands for birds to land and eat.