Saturday, April 11, 2026

Saturday's Critters # 643

   Welcome to Saturday's Critters! Hello and Happy Saturday!


 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!


"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir



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1. Hubby and I went out for a walk, we decided to drive by the Friendly Farms Ponds to see if there were some ducks.  I saw a few Bufflehead and there were more Ring-necked Ducks seen below in the mosaic. 







2. Below are a few Bufflehead, they have white below and a white patch on their heads with black on the back. 







3. Below are some Ring-necked Ducks with a male Bufflehead. 






These ducks are the Ring-necked Ducks. They have white ring on the bill. 





4. These images are from our 2 miles roundtrip hike to the Prettyboy lake. I  could hear the Canada Geese soon after we started walking. I was surprised to see a large flock of Tundra Swans, various ducks and a Horned Grebe. 




My Merlin App captured birds along the fire road to the lake. 











5.There was a layer of fog hanging right above the water.  










6. The largest count of birds were the Canada Geese, they were spread out all around the lake shore and on the lake.  







7. The fog was not the greatest for taking photos of the lake, the geese and swans. 







8. A pair of Bald Eagles were sitting in their usual tree above the water.  





Below are large groups of Canada Geese and Tundra Swans. 



 

On the lake I found a Horned Grebe.




We drove around the lake stopping at the dam and I found a small group of Common Mergansers.  The Males are a pretty white bottom with a green head. 






I am linking up to Heidrun's Mosaic Monday   I hope you can stop by and visit Heidrun and check out the Mosaic Monday post.




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Monday, April 6, 2026

Happy Monday!

 Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!


Flamboyant trees on the grounds at the resort.


"The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see." Mary Davis



Sleeping Giant Rainforest Resort, Belize 


"May the joy of simple things color the canvas of your soul." Mary Davis


"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."


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Sunday, April 5, 2026

Happy Easter 2026

 Happy Easter to all who celebrate!





Blessings for a Happy Passover!






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Saturday, April 4, 2026

Saturday's Critters # 642

   Welcome to Saturday's Critters! Hello and Happy Saturday!


 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!


"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir


Happy Easter and Happy Passover! 



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I have a mish-mash of photos and critters, sharing birds from my backyard and some from my archives. I am happy that I do not have to go further than my back yard to enjoy nature.  



1. The Peacock is a regular visitor to our yard especially on the milder weather days.  He landed on top of our car one day. 





Another day we came home from dialysis and he was on our deck railing. 








2. The Cardinal likes to sit in our blueberry bush, maybe protection from raptors or the mean Mockingbird. 




We saw the Turkey Vultures in the woods next to our house, one day they feasted on a deer carcass on the road across from our house.





3. Some of my backyard birds on the feeders are the Carolina Chickadee and the American Goldfinch.







4. More of my backyard feeders birds, the Dark-eyed Junco, Downy Woodpecker, White-throated Sparrow and a Carolina Wren. 







Below are various Nuthatches, three are seen either in my backyard or in Southern Maryland and one was seen in Colorado in the Rocky Mountain NP. 


First is the Brown-headed Nuthatch seen in the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge in Cambridge Maryland. I have seen this bird more along the coastal areas of the Mid-Atlantic states. 




The Red-breasted Nuthatch was seen in my backyard, it was an occasional visitor during the winter. 






The White-breasted Nuthatch can be seen every day in my backyard, a regular visitor to my feeders.




The Pygmy Nuthatch was seen in the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. The Pygmy Nuthatch is the smallest Nuthatch can be found in pine trees in Mountains and foothills.













I am linking up to Heidrun's Mosaic Monday   I hope you can stop by and visit Heidrun and check out the Mosaic Monday post.




Thanks to all my visitors and for your past and present comments. Stop back to see any replies to your comments. I appreciate everyone who loves and respects wildlife. Thank you for linking up a critter post.




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Monday, March 30, 2026

Happy Monday!

Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!


"An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day."






"A walk in nature walks the soul back home."




"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."


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Saturday's Critters # 643

    Welcome to Saturday's Critters! Hello and Happy Saturday !  If you love all God's creatures like I do and also like to blog abou...