Small gifts on Christmas day. Okay maybe not so small.

Not that one of these will be strolling through my back yard any time soon, but I couldn't resist this story from The News Tribune by Susan Gordon. Northwest Trek has some new babies, that are available for viewing this week (released into the park on Friday.)

Four six-month only moose babies (400 lbs in all) were allowed into the main park to romp. Very cute. It always surprises me at how BIG the moose (moosi? moosies) are when you get up close to them.

Then, this morning, just after we opened gifts, my mother looks up and lo' a female (no bright markings Rufous Hummingbird takes a drink at our feeder. We're going to change the water today to see if we can lure her back for another snack. What other things, during the winter, attracts hummingbirds?

Finally, today or tomorrow, my daughter and I are going down to the Mill Creek Restoration project in Auburn, near the Highway 18, 167 interchange. We passed by the other day and there was a flock (kid you not) 0f herons down there. Plan to have our cameras ready this time.

Photos courtesy of Lui Kit Wong of The News Tribune and Seattle Audubon.