I ve seen a juvenile great blue heron. With the bird book open in my hands, I know what a limpkin sounds like, what it eats and how it flies. For a few seconds, I feel like a real expert. Outside, the Wings Over Water Festival is in full swing. There are exhibits and games, a photography contest, kayaking lessons and carnival food.
Kids can make kites, get their faces painted or build their own birdfeeders.
Gwen White, Wings Over Water s executive director, is especially proud of the festival and of the way Wings Over Water has grown. We re working with Scouting so that Scouts will be able to fulfill some badge requirements. Overall, White says, the festival s organizers are working hard to make Wings Over Water more inclusive, an event that supports birding as well as other naturalist activities. We re reaching out to tap into all kinds of environmental activities. My final field trip is a tramp through Nags Head Woods, a wildlife preserve owned by The Nature Conservancy.