Ornithology or ABC's??

I try not to be the mom that compares her children with other children, at least not in the oh my son is better than yours kind of way.  And what helps me achieve this (other than God's grace) is the fact that Little Man follows the beat of his own drum.  My friends kid's are starting to count to ten and identify their letters.  And while I work with him on his numbers and letters, his interests lie elsewhere.  Ornithology is his thing.  Yes, that is right, I did say that my 2 year old is a amateur ornithologist.  He can currently identify a cardinal, sparrow, mourning dove, tufted titmouse, woodpecker, robin, owl, and chickadee.  In addition to being able to identify these birds when he sees them in our backyard he can also tell you what some of their calls are.  (Robin's say Tut Tut Tut).  And not to continue with my bragging, but I will - he is also an expert squirrel chaser awayer. (yes, I know that is not a word but I am talking about a 2 year old after all)  So this saves me from having to say at the playground, "How many birds can your child identify" and be that awful comparison bragging mom that I don't want to be because let's face it, they would just look at me like I am crazy.  So they tell me about how high their child counts (although, I should mention Little Man can count to 5 in Spanish, wait am I bragging?) or how many letters they know and I quietly smile and tell them how great that is and know that my Little Man has his own interests and loves to watch the birds and learn all of their names and calls.  He follows his own drum and it is so wonderful to be a spectator and participant in his awesome and amazing world.