Saturday, April 23, 2016

Saturday's Critters #123

Saturday's Critters #123

Happy Saturday, it's time to share your critters and post. Any kind of critter will do, even a new or old post.. I appreciate everyone who is linking in with this week's critter party.

Happy Passover to all that celebrate!

I have some more backyard birds to share from the past couple of weeks. I hope you enjoy.



As usual all these photos are taken thru my windows, some windows may be clean and some have drops from the the rain or snow we had on that day. Above are the Red-bellied Woodpecker, Pine Warbler and a Carolina Wren.


This Hermit Thrush was seen out my treadmill window.


My yard is full of Chipping Sparrows lately, they are cute birds and sometimes really feisty.


One of my many Carolina Chickadees.


A male Downy Woodpecker..I hope you enjoyed my collection of backyard birds. As always thanks for the visits and the nice comments. I also thank everyone who is linking up and sharing their critters.. Happy Saturday, have a great weekend!






To see more beautiful birds and cute critters, check out these two memes below.

Also visit:  I'd-Rather-B-BirdinThanks to the gracious host: Anni.  Also check out Camera Critters. Thanks to Misty for hosting this fun meme.

79 comments:

  1. Happy Birds and very happy photos, for a Happy Saturday's Critters!
    Have a Happy Weekend, Eileen!
    Thank you so much for hosting SC.
    Peace :)

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  2. Eileen you have a wonderul variety of birds coing to your gardeen tofeed andI particulary love the Woodpeckers. Many thanks for hosting andI hopre you have a very happy weekend,

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  3. Cute birds! I love the woodpeckers. Enjoy your weekend, Eileen.

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  4. Hello Eileen
    The birds you get in your garden are wonderful, especially the Chipping Sparrows. I bet they are quite common but I find them very pretty.
    Your pecker is cute we have one similar but it never came to my feeder.
    Warm hugs, enjoy your weekend :)

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  5. gorgeous set of birds as usual. :)

    Thanks for hosting :)

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  6. Hi Eileen, I love your Hermit Thrush. Thanks for hosting this meme. Have a great Saturday. Greetings, Jo

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  7. Beautiful birds Eileen. Thank you for hosting Saturday's Critters and have a great weekend :)

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  8. Wonderful photos of beautiful and cute birds!
    Thank you for hosting, Eileen, and have a lovely weekend!

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  9. Aplaudindo daqui! Que lindas todas!ADOREI! Ă“timo fim de semana! bjs, chica

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  10. Hello Eileen and thanks again for hosting
    I love the line up of sweet little sparrows! The thrush seems just as curious to look at you, very nice capture!
    Have a lovely weekend!

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  11. what a wonderful collection of little feathered friends

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  12. Hello Eileen, the woodpeckers are really beautiful,they all are....lovely shots! Thanks again for hosting and for all the kind comments.

    Happy weekend!
    Ruby

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  13. That treadmill is worth its weight in gold!

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  14. I like the "hats" that the Chipping Sparrows find to wear . . .
    And I like "the looks" of all your other critters too . . .

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  15. Eileen, great backyard birds. Thanks for sharing.

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  16. tht little chippy is so sweet and you do have the best spot for a treadmill. my glass has more than a few spots....

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  17. Great variety and quality of through-the-window photos!

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  18. Great angle on the Red-bellied Woodpecker! The Pine Warbler is a beauty! That's one we don't get at the feeders.

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  19. You have a wonderful collection of your visiting birds!

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  20. Good morning Eileen! We have a gorgeous (noisy, busy) woody who has been pecking away on our metal ladder propped against our poll barn. Not sure what he wants from it (silly bird) but he's been busy all week with it! I can't really see what he/she thinks is so important but woody does! Enjoy your weekend, I'm off to work but off tomorrow! Yay!

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  21. Hello Eileen. It's very striking how many different species you have on your feeders. I guess it's because you still have a little cold weater around? Those Chipping Sparrows are delightful birds with their red caps but the Red-bellied Woodpecker is my favourite today.

    Enjoy your weekend.

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  22. Wonderful images! You are surrounded by so many lovely birds! Have a beautiful day!

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  23. It sure is fun to capture the woodpeckers swinging on the feeders! Happy weekend sweet lady! Hugs, Diane

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  24. Now that's a great idea- watching birds outside while exercising! Thanks for hosting, Eileen!

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  25. Your first photo of the red bellied woodpecker is fantastic!

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  26. You must have so much fun watching all your back yard critters. They are good reason to keep the windows clean!

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  27. Great post! Love the woodpecker. Used to have them here too, but it's been a while since the last visit. Love to have them back :)

    Happy weekend!

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  28. WoW!!! full house for sure, you have a lot of beautiful birds visiting. your captures are beautiful!!!

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  29. That woodpecker is so cute! I photographed today my life's first bird photos. A pidgeon :))) But you have to start somewhere :)

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  30. Good Morning, Eileen and thank you for hosting. A wonderful collection of backyard birds you have shared. I love the red bellied woodpecker. We have a lot of chickadees, too. They are quite amusing to watch. I appreciate your blog friendship and sweet visits to my blog. Have a great day.

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  31. Thank you for hosting this fun party! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

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  32. A great variety of birds----all beautiful.
    Thanks for sharing
    MB

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  33. I love your backyard birds, they are beautiful.

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  34. A snail moves very slowly.
    It takes time to reach your place.
    And greet you a good weekend.

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  35. Beautiful and happy birds! Love this series, Eileen! :)

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  36. Hi Y'all!

    What are you feeding your birds?

    I always use thistle and sunflower seed or suet. Seeds from fresh fruit are served in a dish along with oranges or apples when I have them.

    BrownDog's Human

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  37. love these little guys

    It is all about the iddy bitty eyes

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  38. All wonderful bird photography ~ love the 'head on one of the 'Hermit Thrush' looking right into the camera ~ fantastic!

    Happy Weekend to you ~ ^_^

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  39. Eileen, you always have the best photographs and best feathered friends! Love your posts and I've missed seeing you, but I'm back!
    Great day and keep getting those great shots of the best birds ever!
    Nancy

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  40. Absolutely loved the bird images and excellent capture through the windows! Indeed the birds look cute and the sparrows were bewitching.

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  41. What a great variety of birdies you get, Eileen!

    I think I've seen those chipping sparrows before, but they don't come to the backyard in D.C.
    ~

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  42. Beautiful! I love the A male woodpecker. Perfect pic!

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  43. Such pretty birds - I love that woodpecker. I hope you enjoy your weekend!

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  44. Love that plump little Hermit Thrush! He was so puffed up to keep warm. You are so fortunate to see so many different birds at your bird feeders, Eileen. Have a happy weekend!

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  45. Hi Eileen, I see again many beautiful birds. I did this time no link (or should I link an earlier post), but next week I will link again. I wish you a very happy evening.
    Greetings, Helma

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  46. That Red-bellied Woodpecker is really cute.

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  47. such cuties. they just make me smile!

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  48. Hello Eileen, your gorgeous bird photos always bring a smile to my face. The Woodpeckers and Chickadees are very handsome and the Pine Warbler and Wren are so cute. The Hermit Thrush looks well fed. Our Sparrows here in the UK aren't particularly colourful but they are sweet, hopping around the garden always keeping busy :-)

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  49. I was watching some Chipping Sparrows today - they are sweet!

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  50. Wonderful photos, have seen a few Woodpeckers this weekend too.
    Amanda xx

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  51. lovely pictures, thank you for sharing.

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  52. Excellent captures, Eileen! Love the woodpeckers! I have a pair of gold-fronted woodpeckers now and they are extremely entertaining!

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  53. I like the hermit thrush with his big fat tummy.

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  54. Lovely pictures... Have a great weekend...

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  55. The Chipping Sparrows are really cute. Love their head coloring.

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  56. Great collection of bird visitors, Eileen!

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  57. Lovely photos . We have a lot of the same birds here to but your Chickadee the Carolina Chickadee is very close to our Black capped Chickadee in looks . Thanks for sharing , have a good day !

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  58. Thanks for the prompt! I did a participating post for NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month) and the April A to Z Blogging Challenge.

    You have to use your imagination on the animal part. Beasts are mentioned, but somewhat figuratively.

    Find it here:

    Titled, But Not Unbridled: A Rhyming Reel on a Royal Ideal

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  59. We have some of our regular birds back: tree swallows and robins, but I am anxious for the barn swallows to return. Hope they build a nest at our cabin again this year. They are messy, but so much fun to watch. - Margy

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  60. Sorry, you beat me getting back to me about Sat. Critters, but I love linking here!
    Thank you for hosting Eileen, and hope to see you there between Sun-Wed 7pm, Pacific time for the Poppies-SEASONS. Have a great Sunday and upcoming week! "See" you very soon:)

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  61. What fun backyard visitors you've had! Today I saw my first Indigo Bunting - I hope they stay, they're a fun bird-resident to have around!

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  62. Love your birds! I have stopped putting out seed for a while because neighbors have seen a bear in our subdivision.

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  63. You really are fortunate to have so much beauty right in your own backyard.

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  64. Hi Eileen, this is the first time I'm participating in your Saturday's Critters. I'm truly enjoying your photos and all your guests' too.
    Have a great weekend.
    Greetings from sunny southern France,
    Nathalie

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  65. Wow !! Gorgeous photos of birds !!
    Happy weekend :)

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  66. The birds are beautiful and the woodpecker is colourful!

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  67. Always a pleasure to drop in and see the wonderful feathered friends congregating in your back yard, Eileen!
    Thanks for hosting and have a great week!

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  68. You have some lovely backyard birds.
    I do like the Red-bellied Woodpecker and those three sparrows are just great.

    I hope you are enjoying the weekend, I wish you a good week ahead.

    All the best Jan

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  69. Great birdie shots, Eileen...The Thrush looks like she is full of eggs...Hope you are having a good weekend..

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  70. Tu es l'amie des oiseaux et de la Nature et tu les photographie avec talent.
    Amitiés.

    Roger

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  71. Gorgeous bird photos and I'm always amazed about the difference in birds you have there and we have here. That pine warbler is such a little beauty.
    Regards, Janneke

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  72. Love seeing all the woderful birds that visit your garden. You are so lucky and such gorgeous photos :)

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  73. That first woodpecker is so adorable, Eileen, the sweet expression, and the pink stomach feathers showing above the curved tail.

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  74. Dearest Eileen; Wow, I LOVE all the gorgeous Colorful Sweet birdies♫♫♫
    For me, the Chubby thrush is favorite -;) The Red-bellied Woodpecker is so pretty and Downy Woodpecker reminded me of my recent tiny luck of Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker p;-)

    Sending Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan to my Dear friend in America, xoxo Miyako*

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  75. So cute!!! Lovely shots, Eileen!
    Another amazing post!...
    Kisses
    Ana

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