A Very Good Friend

One of the many pleasant surprises I got in Florida was how many interesting birds we would encounter on a daily basis - some were even taller than Alec. When Alec saw such a bird, he would do the sign for petting and then the sign for hug - he loved them that much. His best feathered friend however was the stationary model pictured here which was discovered on the very first day in his Grandparents' front yard. Over the course of the two weeks he petted the bird, fed the bird (mostly stones) and rode the bird (both forwards and backwards). What a sweetie!