It's no secret that my family thinks Gus Nightingale from the DVD series Gus Outdoors is a cool kid.  Mom is a fan for all the typical "mom" reasons --- his videos are educational, he is a good role model, etc., etc.  My six-year-old and two-year-old are enthralled by him because he does fun, cool stuff and they enjoy watching his nature explorations.  Plus, what kid can resist being taught words like "regurgitation" and then shown what it means!  Yuck --- but way cool!

"A gull's idea of food shopping for the kids is far from the usual grocery markets we humans frequent. Gulls need to scavenge or capture their food from around the coastal waters of North America.  So how do they get the food back to the nest for the chicks? They don't have hands or arms and their webbed feet are only suitable for swimming, right? So they eat it. That's right, they eat what they find and fly it back to their chicks where they, and this is the best part, throw up or regurgitate the food. This way it's easier for the young chicks to eat and digest (because it's already partly digested!). That's so gross... but pretty cool!" - Gus Nightingale, star of Gus Outdoors

When I told my daughter I was interviewing Gus's dad, Sean Nightingale, she asked "are you going to get to talk to Gus?"  My original plan was to do just that, but then I realized how much more fun and interesting it would be if another child interviewed Gus.  I asked her if she would like to ask Gus questions and she immediately replied with a huge "yes, Mommy please!"

The interview you will read below was conducted by my daughter referred to as KDN Jr., with one question I sneaked in at the end.  What?  I like Gus too!

Enjoy the interview!

Kids Discover Nature Jr.:  What is your favorite place to visit and why?

To learn more about Gus Outdoors visit the the website at gusoutdoors.com/home.html.