Saturday, March 31, 2018

Saturday's Critters #224

Welcome to Saturday's Critters!


If you love all God's creatures like I do and also like to blog about them and take critter photos this is where you can share your critter post. Link up your post and share your critters, join in with my critter party ! You can share any kind of critters the real ones, pretend ones, statues and paintings, a new or old post!

Happy Easter everyone!



These are some of my more recent neighborhood and backyard bird photos.  The Great Blue Herons are nesting in the woods across from my driveway, they can be seen daily and heard making their weird noises. I took some shots also from the nearby fire road of the GB Heron on the nest. We have our very own neighborhood heronry.


Great Blue Heron picking off tree branches for it's nest. 




Great Blue Heron on nest.




Common Mergansers and one Bufflehead Duck on our lake.



American Goldfinches


Pine Warbler




A female Red-bellied Woodpecker



I hope you enjoyed my post and photos. 







I appreciate and thank everyone who links up their post and for all the wonderful comments ! 


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Also visit:  I'd-Rather-B-BirdinThanks to the gracious host: Anni.

Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Thankful Thursday

Happy Thursday,  I wish everyone a happy day!


I am sharing some photos from our visit to the Blackwater National Refuge in Cambridge Maryland. We stopped at the refuge on the way home from our visit to the beaches. 

The Snow Geese were seen in a field just outside the wildlife refuge.



Blackwater NWR, Great Blue Heron


This shot is not clear but I like seeing the wings of the Mallards and on the far right is a Northern Pintail.


Just a pretty view of the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge



A Bald Eagle seen off the wildlife drive.

"Protect wildlife, one can measure the greatness and moral progress of a nation by looking at how it treats it's animals."



The Bald Eagles are plentiful at the wildlife refuge.


Some ducks and Tundra Swans.


Another view of the sky and water from the wildlife drive at Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.

"Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye, it also includes the inner pictures of the soul." Edvard Munch



Happy Passover to those who celebrate.
Happy Easter !
I am always thankful for my wildlife sightings. 

I am thankful for all God's creatures. "Nature is the art of God"
I am thankful for all your visits and comments. 


Thank you Michelle for hosting. Thankful Thursday
Thank you to the hosts of   Skywatch Friday


Thanks so much for visiting and for your nice comments on my previous post. Have a happy day!

Monday, March 26, 2018

Saturday, March 24, 2018

Saturday's Critters #223

Welcome to Saturday's Critters!


If you love all God's creatures like I do and also like to blog about them and take critter photos this is where you can share your critter post. Link up your post and share your critters, join in with my critter party ! You can share any kind of critters the real ones, pretend ones, statues and paintings, a new or old post!

I am sharing some backyard birds, the only critter I've seen lately in my backyard has been a bunny. The bunny is camera shy and runs off quickly.  My backyard birds are the Eastern Bluebird, House Finch and the Downy Woodpecker. These photos were taken on March 2nd.


Eastern Bluebird


Male House Finch


Male Eastern Bluebird


Female Eastern Bluebird


Downy Woodpecker



Eastern Bluebird couple.








I appreciate and thank everyone who links up their post and for all the wonderful comments this past year ! 


Here is a list of my linky parties;
Also visit:  I'd-Rather-B-BirdinThanks to the gracious host: Anni.

Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Assateague National Seashore

Happy Thursday,  I wish everyone a happy day!


I am sharing some photos from our visit to Delaware & Maryland shores. Ocean City and I have some photos from Assateague Island National Seashore, Maryland. We made a few visits to the park during our trip to the beach. 

The first photo is the sunset from Ocean City Maryland inlet.





Ocean City Maryland



Not sure if these are Ring-billed Gulls, Ocean City, Md?






Assateague Island National Seashore

"Make peace of mind your priority."




This may be a flock of Snow Buntings, we never did see them on the ground or close up. We just watched their flight pattern. 




Assateague Island National Seashore. 

"Nothing soothes the soul like a walk on the beach."



My Saturday's critter post has more of my wild pony photos. 




A view of the park's beach.

"Find your place of peace and carry it with you always."








I am thankful for our national parks and national seashores.
I am thankful to walk on the beach, even on a cloudy day.
I am thankful for all your visits and comments. 


Thank you Michelle for hosting. Thankful Thursday
Thank you to the hosts of   Skywatch Friday


Thanks so much for visiting and for your nice comments on my previous post. Have a happy day!

Monday, March 19, 2018

Happy Monday

Hello,

Just wishing everyone a great day and new week ahead!

Tomorrow, March 20th is the first official day of Spring.   YAY for Spring!




Saturday, March 17, 2018

Saturday's Critters #222

Welcome to Saturday's Critters!

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!



If you love all God's creatures like I do and also like to blog about them and take critter photos this is where you can share your critter post. Link up your post and share your critters, join in with my critter party ! You can share any kind of critters the real ones, pretend ones, statues and paintings, a new or old post!

These are photos from our short trip to Ocean City, Md and Assateague Nat'l Seashore.  I love seeing the wild ponies, we had some great sightings of the ponies and we also saw various birds.









We saw some of the horses while driving thru the campground. One horse walked up to the van's window, I think it was looking for food. We did not see it being fed, that is against the rules.



The Yellow-rumped Warblers were everywhere on the Assateague Island.



A closer look at the Yellow-rumped Warbler,



A Great Blue Heron




The Sanderlings were on the beach at Assateague.















I appreciate and thank everyone who links up their post and for all the wonderful comments this past year ! 


Here is a list of my linky parties;
Also visit:  I'd-Rather-B-BirdinThanks to the gracious host: Anni.

Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Thankful Thursday

Happy Thursday, wishing everyone a great day! 

Slowly making my way back into blogland. 
I am sharing our trip to the Delaware and Maryland beaches on Feb 13-15. I have some photos of the beach and bridge at the Indian River Inlet State Park in Delaware. 








A distant photo with a  few Common Loons hanging around the beach and inlet.



A Loon and a female Merganser.



I hope you enjoyed my sky photos and the birds seen at the shore.



I am thankful for having our power turned back on after a windstorm. It was out from the morning of March 2nd to the evening of March 6th.
Thanks to all the linemen and power company workers. 
I am thankful for all your visits and comments. 


Thank you Michelle for hosting. Thankful Thursday
Thank you to the hosts of   Skywatch Friday


Thanks so much for visiting and for your nice comments on my previous post. Have a happy day!

Happy Monday!

Wishing everyone a great day and a ha ppy new week! "One small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day." "T...