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Viewfinder: Baby Animal 'Teach-Up' Crowded at Powder Valley

Families gather at Powder Valley, corner of Highways 270 and 44, to study wildlife.

By Doug Miner
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March 10, 2011

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Emily Coste, of Affton, helps her sons, Aidan and Freddie, both 3 years old, get started with the bunny's nest.

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The Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center held a talk for children and their parents called Animal Babies, on Tuesday. The kids, up in front, listened to a story and watched a video about animal babies and how their mother takes care of them.

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The young kids sat on carpet squares to listen to the speaker, a volunteer at Powder Valley.

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Here, they acted out how a mother deer hides her young. Karen Rickard, from Oakville, hangs out with her hiding daughter, Lilly, 5, and son, Avery, 3. They learned that if you find a baby deer, not to disturb it.

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There's a scurry for leaves and twigs, as the next activity is to make a squirrel's nest. Volunteer Elizabeth Cosbey passes out the supplies. The parents were to pretend to be the baby animals in this case, and sit on the nest that's made.

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Mom, Emily Henderson, right, of Fenton, has her picture taken by her daughter, Courson, 5, sitting on her squirrel's nest. Her other daughter, Saoirse, 3, watches. Courson and Saoirse are Irish names, they said.

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Powder Valley volunteer Shirly Pearstone brings out supplies for the craft activity. They made little baby bunnies in a nest.

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