Saturday, October 12, 2019

Saturday's Critters #304


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!




These are some of my yard birds, Monarch butterflies and a couple of neighborhood birds from our walk on the fire road. They were seen from Sept 25 to Sept 29th. 

On Sept 25th, the female Red-bellied Woodpecker at my suet ball feeder. 


Sept 27th Northern Cardinal trying to hide from my camera.


Chipmunk caught in the act, the mouth shape looks like a peanut. 


On Sept 29th we walked on the fire road for about 3 miles round trip. The next 4 photos are from 9/29. This Northern Flicker was calling out to another, when I found it sitting high in a tree top.


Off the fire road, I was watching a few birds eating these berries.  Below is a Tufted Titmouse. 


I am guessing this is a Red-tailed Hawk, I see a dark belly band and dark tips on the wings and brown head. 


A close cropped photo of the hawk in flight.




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60 comments:

DeniseinVA said...

Great shots Eileen, the eyes of the Red-bellied woodpecker are very striking. Have a great weekend :)

Small City Scenes said...

Silly Squirrel. I like the peek a boo Cardinal. Excellent shot of the Flicker.
MB

italiafinlandia said...

They are all lovely, but the Chipmunk is so funny!
Have a great weekend, Eileen!

rupam sarma said...

So beautiful pics. Amazing birds.
Have a nice weekend.

Marit said...

Hello Eileen!

Beautiful birds and Chipmunk. They are all so cute.
Happy Saturday and have a nice weekend!

Irma said...

Hello Eileen,
Nice series of photos of all birds and animals.
I think the squirrel is really so cute.
Everything perfectly photographed, my compliments.
Do you want to add my link, I still can't do it.
Best regards Irma

NatureFootstep said...

Beautiful image of the flicker and a fun one of the chipmunk with a mouthful They are my favotires today. :)
Wishing you a great week :)

Nancy Chan said...

Beautiful critters from your yard. Love the cute chipmunk and the bird in flight. Happy weekend!

Kenneth Cole Schneider said...

Love that chipmunk! Nice birds! The hawk also has dark patagial markings which do not show up very well.

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
You delight us yet again with the variety you see! I particularly love the shot of the peekaboo Cardinal! YAM xx

Ella said...

The Chipmunk is so cute!

Have a nice weekend, Eileen!

At home with Ella


Tom said...

...the chipmunk is the winner for me, Thanks Eileen for hosting.

David M. Gascoigne, said...

As always, your walk along the fire road delivered good sightings. Your backyard is not too bad either!

Bill said...

Beautiful birds, Eileen. I just love that chipmunk, he's so cute.
Thanks for hosting and have a wonderful weekend.

chica said...

Que lindas!!!Adorei o esquilinho! Aplausos! beijos, chica e lindo fim de semana!

Louca por porcelana said...

Beautiful pictures!Have a lovely day!

magnoliasntea said...

Lovely photos. The peeping cardinal and adorable chipmunk made my day.

Brian King said...

Lots of great birds! Beautiful Flicker!

Francisco Manuel Carrajola Oliveira said...

Estão espectaculares estas fotografias e aproveito para desejar um bom fim-de-semana.

Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
Livros-Autografados

Melbourne Australia Photos said...

Beautiful shots of these wonderful birds, Eileen!

My Desktop Daily said...

Have a great new week, Eileen!

diane b said...

Love the chipmunk and the northern flicker.

Linda said...

Lovely variety of birds. Cute chippy with its pouches full.

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

You really did get such a beautiful sharp photo of the Flicker. They are so neat! Love that cute chipmunk too! They are fun to watch. Happy weekend!

Barbara Rogers said...

I had such a great time on vacation, but these were the only critters in the wild that I saw. Gorgeous deer! Have a great weekend!

Jeanie said...

I have a plump little chipmunk, too! They make me smile!

RedPat said...

There seems to be a drop in the bird population here although I did see a flock of robins who I think were getting ready to head south together. Thanks for hosting us, Eileen!

MadSnapper said...

my first laugh out loud of today, that chipmunk made me laugh. so cute and it does look like he has a whole peanut I sideways... I love the cardinal peeking out between the leaves.

Red said...

Just go for a walk and you find many interesting critters. You might have to work a bit but they're there like the cardinal.

Phil Slade said...

Hello Eileen. That cardinal made me laugh. He's looking straight down your lens as if to say "I'm not coming out until you move that". Your flicker pictures are just super and what a pity we can't hear their calling to each other.

Have a great weekend and thanks for the link today.

Lea said...

What a wonderful photo of the Chipmunk!
Have a great weekend!

Shiju Sugunan said...

Great shots!

Rose said...

I absolutely adore that photo of the chipmunk, and the LOVE that shot of the Northern Flicker below it!

Debbie said...

awesome shoes today eileen!! the flicker is gorgeous, i see them only rarely. i have been seeing way too may hawks, your picture is striking!! many thanks for hosting and enjoy the rest of your weekend!!!

HappyK said...

I like the cardinal hiding in the tree. : )
That chipmunk sure has a mouth full!!

Klara S said...

Shots of hawk are my favourite.
Freedom...
Thank you for hosting.

Bob Bushell said...

Northern Flicker is so beautiful, superb shooting Eileen.

Anonymous said...

Chipmunks are sooooooo adorable!! Interesting...our red-tails are much darker up here than yours,...:)jp

William Kendall said...

Your shot of the munk is my favourite!

Our photos said...

These are nice !

carol l mckenna said...

That cardinal shot is awesome ~ great capture ~ especially of its eye ~ wow! Awesome nature photos ^_^

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

Linda said...

Oh, the chipmunk is so cute! Thanks for hosting.

Anni said...

Naturally, your bird photos are marvelous, but that squirrel just made me stop and....GIGGLE!

Thanks for stopping by & sharing your blog at I'd Rather B Birdin this week.

Marie Smith said...

Love the birds but that chipmunk is priceless!

Giancarlo said...

Bellissime fotografie.
Buona giornata.

Author R. Mac Wheeler said...

That yardbird with the chubby cheeks is adorable.

Ailime said...

Hello Eileen,
Precious photos!
Lovely birds and Chipmunk.
Have a nice sunday and week ahead.
Hugs
Ailime

Jocelyn is Canadian Needle Nana said...

I love when my chipmunks try to jam two peanuts in their cheeks. They are so frantic to gather what they can. Love your array of birds too.

Andrea Ostapovitch said...

We are seeing fewer and fewer birds around here. Most have headed south and now it's just the winter ones left, which have already started to visit my feeders.
Enjoy your weekend,
Andrea

Tanza Erlambang said...

Northern Flicker looks so beautiful....

have a wonderful weekend

Cloudia said...

These are fabulous shots, E! Wow, I'm very late this week! Love ya

Ornery Owl of Naughty Netherworld Press and Readers Roost said...

Such pretty birds!

Anni said...

Thanks for visiting with me at Hootin' Anni's too.

Aimz said...

nawww the squirrel's cheeks are full of food.

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

The chipmunk is so funny stuffing his mouth! And your birds are fabulous. I would love to see and photograph a titmouse. But late,y I can’t even ever seem to be able to photograph the birds I *do* see.

~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...

Hello Eileen! As always, fun photos, especially of the chipmunk who you caught in the act, whatta cutie! :-)

Gunilla Teckenberg said...

Hi Eileen!

Ni verkar ha mera sommar kvar än vi har, här finns inga fjärilar eller flygande insekter mera, lite sorgligt känns det alltid vid denna tid på året. Men jag har börjat mata våra vinterfåglar, lite tidigt men maten lockar fram dem så jag kan fotografera dem.
Bra gjort att fånga en flygande hök!

Stewart M said...

Love those Flickers - I have a real fondness for all kinds of Woodpecker, but we dont have any in Australia!

Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

Lowcarb team member said...

They are all great photographs, but my favourite is the Chipmunk :)

All the best Jan

Crafty Green Poet said...

Lovely photos, I like the shy cardinal hiding from the camera

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