Saturday, November 16, 2019

Saturday's Critters # 309

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 of the birds and critters I saw on our North Carolina Blue Ridge Parkway road trip. The next two photos are a couple of White-tailed Deer seen along the parkway. 





A Black Bear waiting to cross the road, I stopped and waited for him to cross safely.





Blue Ridge Parkway birds, Pied-billed Grebe at the lake, Pigeons on the waterfall cliff, White-breasted Nuthatch, Possibly Phoebe and bottom right corner a Carolina Chickadee.



The Green Anoles were seen at the Chimney Rocks State Park. 





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63 comments:

Shiju Sugunan said...

Wonderful variety!

Small City Scenes said...

Super shots, Eileen. Love that you got to see and capture (on camera) the Black Bear.
MB

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari OM
What a lovely variety of shots this weekend! Love the anole on the pumpkin and who can resist the aw-factor of bears and deer?! Have a good one. YAM xx

Nancy Chan said...

Thank you, Eileen for hosting. Great sighting of the timid looking deer and a cute black bear crossing the road. Nice to see the ducks swimming in the water. Have a happy weekend!

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

HOw ownderful to see and be so close to a wild bear Eileen. Thanks for hosting and have a lovely weekend.

italiafinlandia said...

Hello,
great shots of the bear! How nice to see but scary too...
I wish you a nice weekend!

Marit said...

Hello Eileen,

How wonderful to see both deer and bear! The Black Bear are so beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

Have a nice day and weekend!

chica said...

Que LINDO!!! Adorei o bambi, ursos, tudo lindo e pra nós tão difícil de ver ! ADOREI! beijos, lindo fim de semana! chica

NatureFootstep said...

Love to see all of the critters. And the beautiful black bear.
The little Green Anoles has a very nice pattern on it´s back, and, talking of getting a mouthful if he tries do eat the pumpkin :)
Have a nice week :)

biebkriebels said...

That deer and the bear are wonderful!

MadSnapper said...

LOVE the bear and deer. I have never seen a deer or bear in their natural environment. so glad you stopped for the bear crossing. he is beautiful, or she is. now if you asked me how many anoles I have seen, it is way to many to count

Bill said...

The bear and deer are really wonderful to see. The Green Anoles has a big project if he wants a piece of the pumpkin. :)
Have a wonderful day and thanks for hosting.

A Bit of the Blarney said...

Wow, bear and deer right ther in front of you!! How exciting!! It’s good to be back and enjoy your adventures! Have a wonderful weekend!

David M. Gascoigne, said...

Always great to see a beaf. i haven't come across one for a few years now.

eileeninmd said...

Thank you, enjoy your day!

eileeninmd said...

Thanks MB! Enjoy your weekend!

eileeninmd said...

Thank you Yam! Have a great day!

eileeninmd said...

Thank you Nancy! The deer were cute! Enjoy your weekend!

eileeninmd said...

Thanks Margaret, I did enjoy seeing the bear! Have a great day!

eileeninmd said...

Thank you Luisella! I felt safe in the car, the bear just wanted to keep moving. Enjoy your weekend!

eileeninmd said...

Thank you Marit! The bears are beautiful! Enjoy your weekend!

eileeninmd said...

Thanks Chica! Have a happy weekend!

eileeninmd said...

Thanks, I did enjoy seeing the Bear. They are beautiful. Have a happy weekend!

eileeninmd said...

Thank you, wishing you a great day and weekend!

eileeninmd said...

Hello Sandra, I love seeing all the critters. Especially the bear. I was surprised to see the Anoles in the North Carolina mountains. Hope you have a great day and weekend!

eileeninmd said...

Thanks Bill! The critters had a lot of pumpkins there to eat. Happy weekend!

eileeninmd said...

Thank you, I appreciate your visit. Have a happy day and weekend!

Jenn Jilks said...

I love the bear! What fun. We're in Ottawa visiting with grandies. It's -14 C. yikes.

Tom said...

...deer seem to be everywhere here, bear not so much. Thanks Eileen for hosting, enjoy your day.

eileeninmd said...

Thank you David! Enjoy your weekend!

eileeninmd said...

Hello Jenn, I love the bears too. Your weather sounds very cold, stay warm. Enjoy your weekend!

Jenny Woolf said...


My goodness, what wonderful creatures you've seen - I specially love the bear photos (I think I might have been a bit apprehensive) and the lizard on the pumpkin. A real glimpse into the wonderful wildlife of the area. Thank you for a lovely post!

Melbourne Australia Photos said...

Beautiful shots, Eileen! Both the deer and bear are delightful.

Brian King said...

Great bear sighting!

My Desktop Daily said...

Hello, Eileen. A wonderful road trip that must have been!
Please delete the second link - KOOKABURRANH) it is redundant!

Sandi said...

The deer and lizard are cool to see, but I screaming about the bear. Is this in the Blue Ridge Parkway? That's only 10 hours from here! AaaieeeEEEEk.

Stone Cottage Adventures said...

Bears are my spirit animals. I really enjoy winter for about two days. After that, I'd prefer to nap until March! ;-) 'Love your photos, as always! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

You really needed to search every nook and cranny to see all of these! Love that nuthatch and the beautiful deer! I love driving in that area and seeing the views! Happy weekend!

Debbie said...

mating season for the deer - they are everywhere. your pictures of them are beautiful, i always love seeing them. and that big black bear, what a beauty, and you captured great images of them!! super shots of the birds, what a great visit here!

Barbara Rogers said...

I'm so glad you got critters...somehow I never see them on the Parkway these days...perhaps because not early morning or late afternoon travels, or just too much traffic around Asheville. I'll keep trying! Thanks for comments on my blogs! Email me if you're coming down this way again and I would love to meet you for coffee or tea!

Marie Smith said...

I have never lived in a place with deer. I miss them! Great photos.

Gayle said...

Nice photos. This week as I looked out the sewing room window a young buck with a small rack sauntered past just across the road.Our daughter has learned to live with the possibility of black bears in the mountains of Tennessee.

Phil Slade said...

It's difficult for me to imagine seeing bears crossing the road. Around here it's just cats and the occasional hedgehog. LOL.

Enjoyed your photos today Eileen, especially that lovely young deer. Take care, and don't crash into those bears.

Cloudia said...

Thank you honey. What a pleasure

HappyK said...

Great picture of the bear!!!

Bob Bushell said...

Oh yes, the White-tailed Deer are special, and the black bear, I am in love. Beautiful.

RedPat said...

I love the bear pics, Eileen!

Rose said...

Great captures...way to go on snagging that one of the running bear!

Our photos said...

Very nice. I love the black bear !!

carol l mckenna said...

Awesome nature shots ~ love the deer and the bear is incredible ~

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Sue (this n that) said...

Wow - you certainly see some amazing critters Eileen. The deer are lovely...a beautiful shot. I'm in awe of that black bear! Also, the anoles... so sweet, I do love lizards of all kinds. Enjoy your weekend and its beaut to see your post xx

Gemel said...

Love that bear!

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

How exciting to have a bear run in front of your car! They can run fast for their size.

Linda said...

Awesome bear photos!

Lea said...

Always great to see deer! Very nice assortment of birds, too.
It has been a long time (decades) since I have seen a bear here, and that is OK with me!
Have a blessed day!

Linda said...

Love seeing the deer, had one run across the field yesterday but it was too quick for me to get a photo. Cute black bear, glad it crossed safely.

William Kendall said...

Those bears can be quite a sprinter.

Lois said...

Good looking critters! I like the way that deer is staring at your camera.

~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...

What great photos, Eileen! It's always exciting and fun to see a black bear, or any bear! :-)

And I finally got my feeders up and filled. I had to buy a new one - The squirrel ate the old one that I'd left hanging out all summer, so I bought a "squirrel proof" one. The birds are slowly finding it. Yay for me.

Enjoy your week,and take care!

Elizabeth Edwards said...

i enjoy the bear shot. we see those not to often ... fun to see them from afar ... very cool!! ( ;
happy weekend to u!

ellen b. said...

Such a great variety of critters from big to little!

Sami said...

The deer are just so cute. I would have been a bit wary of the bear though, they scare me.

handmade by amalia said...

I love deer, the most graceful of animals.
Amalia
xo

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