Pretty bird...pretty bird...

Never thought I would be a bird watcher... But yesterday I had the opportunity to go with the Portland Audubon Society on a half-day birding expedition. This was due to a recent donation from my company Columbia Sportswear! We packed our lunches met for a brief meeting to talk about what we might see, then it was off to Jackson Bottom Wetlands in Hillsboro, OR. It was a nice sunny day, almost too hot! There was no breeze, so I actually felt myself cooking at one point. But there was water, and thankfully plenty of shady spots to stop and observe the beauiful outdoors. Below in these pictures are a few of the birds that we saw, along with some of the other animals. Although I didn't happen to see the cute bunny rabbit. The songs these birds sing are so amazing, I really wish I could have recorded that! A lot of times you can't see the birds, but you can tell what kind of birds are by the sound they make... So, that's my quick note about birdies. Thanks to my company, I now now know a little more about different species of birds!