Birdies. We are all about birdies. Chasing more than watching. Jakey knows that eggs come from chickens and that a variety of birds make an array of sounds. A few of his favorites include:
Rooster: Cock-a-goo-gooooo
Chicken: Buck buck
Crow: Caw! Caw! (He spends a lot of time trying to get crows to come to him by yelling “Caw! Caw!” One time he tried to get them to come over by throwing little bits of stick off the porch for them to eat. All I can imagine is Jake standing like Snow White and having a huge crow swoop down to land on his arm, knocking him to the ground…)
Ducky: Quack quack
Mingo (flamingo): ?
All other birdies: Tfeet! Tfeet!
A couple of weeks ago we went to Wing Stop and sat outside. Jake had the best time chasing the birdies and trying to get them to eat peanuts that he found on the ground. “Eat peanut birdie! Eat peanut!”
He especially likes to blow at birdies when he chases them… as though the gust of wind exiting his mouth is what makes them take flight, not his sporadic movements and the fact that he throws in quite a few lion roars. “I blow it, I blow it.”
James and I love to bust out a “Tfeet! Tfeet!” when no one is looking. You should try it– it just feels good.