{"id":481,"date":"2012-10-09T00:28:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T16:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/2012\/10\/09\/october-playbook-did-you-see-what-i-see\/"},"modified":"2014-10-03T18:20:22","modified_gmt":"2014-10-03T10:20:22","slug":"october-playbook-did-you-see-what-i-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifestinymiracles.com\/2012\/10\/october-playbook-did-you-see-what-i-see\/","title":{"rendered":"October Playbook: Did you see what I see?"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve entered week 2 of the October Playbook Challenge<\/a> and this happens to be the week to G.O (Get Out!)<\/b>. Today, Day #8’s challenge is to go on a Neighbourhood Insect Safari! <\/span>Being a working day (and a Monday!), we could only attempt this activity in the evening. When Daddy turned up at the door at 7pm, I sent him and Dana off on the safari hunt. They had recently just carried out fumigation in the estate so the likelihood of locating insects is really slim but they were game enough to give it a try anyway \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Daddy, armed with his trusty camera and Dana, with her magnifying glass and mini torchlight set off on the walkabout. Check out how determined our little explorer was in combing every area in search of some creepy crawlies! I’m proud of her adventurous spirit which she inherited from Daddy’s genes!<\/p>\n

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After an hour of exploration, these are the results they turned in – not many insects but they did chance upon some unexpected discoveries! Among the rare finds was this hummingbird feasting on the sweet nectar <\/b>on this flowering plant! Hummingbirds are hard to spot as they are the smallest species of birds and they flap their wings really fast (80 times per second)!<\/div>\n
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Check out that Hummingbird’s long bill! It’s amazing Daddy managed to capture it on camera!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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The back view of the pretty Hummingbird…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Next, they spotted this weird purplish lizard also enjoying its evening meal. Let’s not disturb this one…I’m not too fond of reptiles…<\/div>\n
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Lizards are predators of insects as they are carnivorous!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
Before they headed home for dinner, Daddy took some shots of the beautiful flora in the garden to document the sights they saw on the safari hunt…<\/div>\n
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Didn’t spot any insects (apart from ants) but they had fun. We’ll probably go on a neighbourhood safari hunt again during a weekend morning (perhaps venturing to a nearby park) to see if we can spot more unique bugs and creatures! Sarah from The Playful Parents<\/a> has planned many more fun activities for us to do with our kids in October, why don’t you join us? <\/div>\n
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Linking up with The Playful Parent<\/a>‘s <\/i><\/span><\/div>\n
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