RIGHT after making a little 'red bird' finger puppet to use in our circle time, we saw a red bird of our own. Beautiful red Northern Cardinals are common in our garden but this was a different bird. It was far away up in the trees, in woods along a river. We couldn't see it well, but it was definitely a different shape from a cardinal, and accompanied by a grey female. We found the Summer Tanager later in our bird book. Here's an interesting fact from www.allaboutbirds.org:"The Summer Tanager is considered a bee and wasp specialist. It usually catches a bee in flight and then kills it by beating it against a branch. Before eating the bee, the tanager removes the stinger by rubbing it on a branch. The tanager eats bee and wasp larvae too. It first catches the adult insects and then perches near the nest to tear it open and get the grubs."
Well I never.
Good morning little red, red bird
Red, red bird; Red, red bird
Good morning little red, red bird
Oh so red.
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Here's Joel's question: Where did this song come from? My 3-1/2 year old son learned this in day care today and sang himself to sleep with it this evening... He goes to Gabriela's here near Decatur, GA... Good morning little red, red bird Red, red bird; Red, red bird Good morning little red, red bird Oh so red. Joel
We learned the red bird song at Morning Garden at the Waldorf School
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