Saturday, May 25, 2019

Saturday's Critters #284

Welcome to Saturday's Critters!

Happy Memorial Day weekend!! Remember all those who sacrificed and died while serving our great country. 


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 some images from our walk at the local Hashawha Nature Center.  Canada Geese with some older goslings. 



Possible Great-crested Fycatcher?


Canada Goose with young goslings.


Eastern Kingbirds in nest, I can just barely make out the white at the bottom of their tail feathers,



Great Crested Flycatcher



Eastern Bluebird



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Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!

53 comments:

Anu said...

Hello Eileen.
Wonderful serie of birds. Eastern Bluebird looks so beautiful. Have a great weekend.
Thank you.

Nancy Chan said...

Nice to see the feather critters out with their young or alone by itself. Thank you for hosting and have a wonderful weekend, Eileen.

Marit said...

Hello,

They are all lovely, and the goslings are so cute.
Happy Weekend!

Gunilla Teckenberg said...

Kanada gäss är fåglar jag känner igen, vi har dem här också vid vattendrag och sjöar. Vanlig över stora delar av världen gissar jag. Trevliga bilder där de går med sina småttingar.

Eastern kingbirds i boet, de är väl dolda så jag gissar att du vet var du skall leta för att få syn på dem.

Trevlig helg!

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari om
Have peaceful weekend!!! YAM xx

diane b said...

The baby goslings are so cute. The photo of the Eastern Blue bird is a beauty.

italiafinlandia said...

Happy Memorial Day weekend to you too and thanks for sharing!

Irma said...

Hello Eileen,
Nice series of photos of these different birds.
The last photo is my favorite.
Do you want to add my link, I cannot do it.
Best regards, Irma

Kenneth Cole Schneider said...

I have found that kingbird nests are often very well hidden. Up in Illinois there was a goose with gosling and a gander which was extremely aggressive. They had to shut down the boardwalk because it would physically attack humans who ventured near.

MadSnapper said...

those goslings are adorable and the bird in the green leaves is so beautiful, the one with the balls hanging from the trees

Tom said...

...I see that you have no shortage of geese either. Enjoy your weekend.

David M. Gascoigne, said...

Canada Geese with young warms my good Canadian heart!

chica said...

Um SHOW de fotos,um encanto pra nossos olhos! Ótimo fim de semana! beijos, chica

Lea said...

Love those little baby goslings!
Have a wonderful weekend!

John's Island said...

Hi Eileen, Hope you had an excellent week and enjoyed the blog break. I am going to need one of those myself soon. This morning I enjoyed all your pics but especially the Canada Geese like I've been seeing at Green Lake on my walks. So, hope it's OK, I'm linking up my post from yesterday which featured some goslings. Quick question: Can I link up two posts under one Saturday's Critters? Thanks, as always, for hosting. And thanks for your comments on my blog ... I always appreciate them. Have a happy long weekend! John

eileeninmd said...

Hi John, sure, you can link up as many post as you like. I like following your Green Lake walks. I appreciate your comments too, enjoy your day and weekend.

Jenn Jilks said...

The birds make me so happy! Everyone is nesting. Of course, I'll not find some of them until fall, when the leaves fall.
Thanks for hosting! Have a great one!

baili said...

such a joy to look at these precious creatures of dear Lord my friend!

you are amazing at your capturing indeed!
blessings and hugs!

Melbourne Australia Photos said...

Happy Memorial Day to you, Eileen. Lovely photos as usual. I must admit, I like the goslings best too!

Melbourne Australia Photos said...

Thank you for hosting, Eileen!

My Desktop Daily said...

Beautiful! Have a great new week, Eileen!

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

Nothing sweeter than those baby geese! We have 2 at the neighborhood pond and I get excited watching them. Enjoy your holiday weekend!

Cloudia said...

Thanks Eileen. You're the best

Bob Bushell said...

Beautiful nature Eileen, love the Great Crested Flycatcher, it is superb.

Hootin Anni said...

My favorite today are the goslings! I'm a sucker for babies.

Have a safe holiday weekend Eileen!

John's Island said...

Hi Again Eileen, Thanks for letting me add another post to today's Saturday's Critters. More critters to share from this morning's walk. Happiness to you! :-) John

Phil Slade said...

Hello Eileen. I must echo your first sentence. The bond between our two countries so far apart is an important and I hope everlasting one. Soon in the UK we commemorate the D Day landings in France which helped to save Europe from domination by Germany. Have a great weekend my friend.

Jeevan said...

Beautiful capture on the birds and goose families! Happy Weekend Eileen

ellen b. said...

Wonderful critters you captured with your lens, Eileen. Hope you have a very meaningful Memorial Day weekend!

Sondra said...

Hope your weekend is a good one it's hotter than the 4th of July here! The goslings are very cute!

carol l mckenna said...

Favorite is the bird in the nest in the tree ~ all very lovely photos!

Happy Day to you,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)

Marie Smith said...

Goslings are a thing these days here too.

RedPat said...

I've seen a load of Goose couples but haven't spotted any babies yet. They are so cute!

William Kendall said...

The goslings grow fast.

Bill said...

Hashawha Nature Center looks like a very nice place to explore and enjoy all the critters. Enjoy your day abd the holiday weekend.

Our photos said...

Very nice ! I love the Goose !

HappyK said...

Always like seeing the goslings.
Like the bluebird photo!!

J said...

Hello Eileen! I saw a beautiful, similar sight at my daughter's house last week alongside the pond that backs up to their yard. A mother Canada Goose was fussing over her wee ones - balls of soft fluff! At home, my husband fills a bird feeder and we both enjoy seeing different species flitter about. So do our 6 cats! (Through the window only, of course! - They never go outside!)

J said...

I agree with you, Phil! My dad was on Normandy Beach on the day after D Day. He always had tremendous respect for our allies. Our bond with them keeps all of us safe!

Linda W. said...

I finally have a critter post to share with you! Yay!

Linda said...

I love your birds! Thanks for hosting.

Lady Fi said...

Lovely shots.

orchid0324 said...

Dearest Eileen; Sweet Eastern Bluebird♪ Among the GORGEOUS collections of birds; I loved the one "Eastern Kingbirds in nest". I can see swallows flying often recently, and hoped catch them with nest. Haha, no success!!!
Getting very hot here in my area, take care and Have a wonderful new week.
Thank you very much for your thoughtful comments and hosting wonderful link♡♡♡ 
Lots of Love and Hugs from Japan, xoxo Miyako*

Jenny Woolf said...

Do love to see the little ones! thanks for this upbeat post!

Anni said...

Thanks for stopping by I'd Rather B Birding this weekend Eileen and sharing your birds!

orchid0324 said...

I mean "catch them with camera" p;-)

Francisco Manuel Carrajola Oliveira said...

Belas fotografias, gostei bastante.
Um abraço e um bom Domingo.

Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
Livros-Autografados

Ela said...

Your photos are beautiful !!
Always nice to visit your blog, dear friend !!
Happy weekend :)

Anne (cornucopia) said...

Wonderful bird photos.

Rose said...

What fun to see all of these....I have not been anywhere to see baby geese this year.

21 Wits said...

Good morning Eileen, and I'm hoping your Memorial Day celebrations are not happening in the pouring rain as we have here. Although it's rained on this day before, still planning on going. My son in law is currently deployed now and it's always been a major part of my world. You sure have been to more incredible places, and your captures are outstanding. Happy trails enjoy your day!

Lowcarb team member said...

Great photographs Eileen … hope you've had a good memorial day weekend.

All the best Jan

Jeanie said...

All the babies are getting big! Love this season!

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