Monday, December 4, 2023

Happy Monday!

Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!


"Nature always wears the colors of the spirit."




"Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons."



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

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Saturday, December 2, 2023

Saturday Critters # 520

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Hello and happy Saturday!


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Oct 10th, we are on our little getaway to Chincoteague Island NWR in Virginia. It is one of my favorite places to visit. We love the beach, all the birds and the Chincoteague ponies. We started the day with the sunrise at the beach and ended the day with the sunset over Tom's Cove. 


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1. A beautiful sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean and Chincoteague Island NWR. 






2. Some photos taken from the car on the way to the beach, we saw a few Great Blue Herons, Double-crested Cormorant and a Belted Kingfisher. 





3. Along the same road was a juvenile Little Blue Heron, Great Blue Herons, Great Egrets and White Ibis. 





4. The Chincoteague ponies are a highlight of this trip for me. 





5. The Great Egrets were looking beautiful. 





6. We saw large groups of Sanderlings on the beach. 





7. Below are Chincoteague Scenes, the Assateague Island Lighthouse, Tom's Cove visitor center and boardwalk trail, American Oystercatcher.





8. I found a few butterflies, while walking on the Tom's cove trail, we saw a few Monarchs and the Common Buckeye. 






9. Below are some of the birds seen along the wildlife drive, I was expecting to see more birds along this drive. Birds numbers are down, I could count all the birds I saw on the drive on my two hands. 





10. The sunset at Tom's Cove with lots of Gulls flying around.  





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Monday, November 27, 2023

Happy Monday!

Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!


"Curiosity is one of the great secrets of happiness."





"Blessed are the curious, for they shall have adventures."


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

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Saturday, November 25, 2023

Saturday Critters # 519

Welcome to Saturday 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!


I am sharing a mish mash of photos, birds from my back yard and my Prettyboy neighborhood and the lake. 


1. Oct 15th, another walk to the lake, we were seeing more fall colors, the usual Great Blue Herons hanging out in the favorite spots and the same with Belted Kingfishers. What I thought were Solitary Sandpipers could be the Lesser Yellowlegs. 


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2. Same day as above, there were at least 3 Great Blue Herons, each having their favorite spots to fish. 





3. Oct 16th,  a Bald Eagle perched on a small stick was which in the middle of the lake, the Great Blue Heron and Belted Kingfisher hanging out in the same area as the day before. 





4. Oct 18th , our walk on a Parkton section of the NCR Bike trail, I saw the Yellow-belled Sapsucker, Eastern Bluebird, a White-tailed Deer, Ruby-crowned Kinglets and a Downy Woodpecker. 



5. I was seeing some great birds in one spot on the bike trail, the two Ruby-crowned Kinglets were chasing each other around the trees. 



6. On the same day, back at home the Cardinal takes a turn knocking on our front window. 





7. Oct 19th , our walk was to the back section of our lake. I saw at least 4 of the Lesser Yellowlegs. Also high in a tree were two American Goldfinches. 




8. I was able to catch the 4 Lesser Yellowlegs in one shot, foraging along the lakeshore.




9. This photo is a little better with two of the Lesser Yellowlegs. 



10. With the lake level down so low now, we are able to walk along the lake shore, a fishing boat was seen across the lake from where we walked. 





At this time in our neighborhood, the fall colors and trees were looking beautiful.  

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Happy Thanksgiving!

May your Thanksgiving be full of peace, love and joy!




"May your blessings be many, your troubles be few and your Thanksgiving be wonderful."

Happy Monday!

Wishing everyone a great day and a ha ppy new week! "Nature always wears the colors of the spirit." "Autumn carries more gold...