Saturday, March 30, 2024

Saturday's Critters # 537

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!


To all that celebrate, Happy Easter!  🐰 🐤🌼 🙏






This is a mish-mash of critters and birds seen during our walks in my backyard, on the local fire roads and on the NCR bike trail. 


Outside my front window, the Cardinal and Carolina Wren are taking turns checking out their window reflections. 





The Carolina Wren must have thought the Cardinal was silly for banging on the window. 




The male Cardinal was watching me inside the house. 





I always like checking out the Friendly Farms ponds, on this day we saw a lot of Canada Geese, a pair of Redhead Ducks, Buffleheads, Ring-necked Ducks and possibly Gadwall. 










I believe the Gadwall is almost in the center of the photo below. I see the black tail and the rusty edge on the side feathers.





Back in our yard, I was watching two Pileated Woodpeckers flying from tree to tree, pecking away. 







The Blue Jays are daily visitors to my yard, they arrive on my deck railing squawking loudly and spooking away all the little birds.  






March 3rd, our walk was  on the NCR trail, a beautiful Spring like day and a pretty blue sky.
We met a man walking his two friendly Doodle dogs, the dogs know us now we met them on the trail on a previous walk. The Blue Birds were talking away in a tree top. 




"The Bluebird carries the sky on his back."





Not a critter but this is one of my latest puzzle finished. There are a few gulls flying in this canal city scene. 





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.




Thank you for sharing your critters and post!


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108 comments:

Angie's Recipes said...

I always love cardinals! They look so beautiful and majestic. Have a great Easter weekend, Eileen.

Mae Travels said...

Your critters this time are nice especially the red-headed duck. Have a happy Easter.
Thanks for hosting this weekly get-together.
best, mae at maefood.blogspot.com

roentare said...

Cardinal and woodpecker are looking very nice!

Cloudia said...

The birds speak to you and you translate their beauty to us. Thank you Eileen. Aloha

Soma @ InkTorrents.com said...

The cardinal and wren photos are so sweet. So many different bird species at the farm's pond. Beautiful photos of the woodpecker and the blue bird. I spotted a couple of blue jays in our garden the other day. Love watching them. The finished puzzle is beautiful. Have a wonderful weekend, Eileen!!

-Soma

italiafinlandia said...

"The Bluebird carries the sky on his back." I do like this and I do like the Bluebird.
The Carolina wren and Cardinal are lovely too.
Applause for your puzzle finished. A patient work.
Happy Easter weekend to you and yours, Eileen! 🌷🐇🦋🌈

Yamini MacLean said...

Hari Om
Blessed Easter to you and your family, Eileen. Sorry to have been a bit absent lately... but you know why! Enjoy your weekend. YAM xx

Marit said...

Hello Eileen,
Beautiful photos. You have so many different birds in your yard. The woodpecker and the Blue Jays are my favorites. Wonderful puzzle. I love puzzles too.
Happy Easter!

Irma said...

Hello Eileen,
These are beautiful series of photos.
I think the Cardinal and Carolina Wren are really beautifully photographed.
I also think the two Spotted Woodpeckers and the Blue Jays are beautiful.
The puzzle is very beautiful, you have to have a lot of patience for this, I really don't have that for this kind of thing, I can wait for hours to photograph the birds.
I wish you happy Easter.
Greetings Irma

eileeninmd said...

Angie, thank you so much for your comment and your visit.
The Cardinals are beautiful.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

eileeninmd said...

Hello Mae,
Thank you so much for your link and comment.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

eileeninmd said...


Hello Roentare,
Thank you so much for your link and comment.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

eileeninmd said...

Hello Cloudia,
Thank you so much for your link and comment.
The birds are beautiful, I enjoy sharing the beauty.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

eileeninmd said...

Hello Soma,
Thank you so much for your link and comment.
I think all birds are beautiful.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

eileeninmd said...

Hello Luisella,
Happy Easter to you and yours!
Thank you so much for your link and comment and your visit.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

eileeninmd said...

Hello YAM,
Thank you so much for your comment.
You are kind to take time to visit. Enjoy your travels.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

eileeninmd said...

Hello Marit, Happy Easter to your and your family.
Thank you so much for your comment and your visit.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

eileeninmd said...

Hello Irma,
Thank you so much for your link and comment.
Birdwatching is my simple pleasure.
Take care, have a Happy Easter and a great weekend.

chica said...

Sempre lindas tuas fotos,adoro ver!
Te desejo uma abençoada e muito FELIZ PÁSCOA! beijos, tudo de bom,chica

EricaSta said...

Happy, happy Easter to you, dear Blogfriend Eileen... and of course for your family. I'm cooking, the telephone rings... I'm busy 😅

Thank you for hosting and thank you too for your nice comment. Enjoy the spring, Easter and the wonderful nature further.

Many hugs by Heidrun 🐇

NatureFootstep said...

Hi Eileen. I was happy to see a couple of Canada Geese the other day. Sadly they were too far out on the lake so, no pics. Wishing you a Happy Easter.

eileeninmd said...

Happy Easter Chica!
Thank you so much for your comment and your visit.
Take care, have a happy weekend.

eileeninmd said...

Hello Heidrun,
Happy Easter to you and yours!
Thank you so much for your link and comment.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

eileeninmd said...

Happy Easter Monica!
Thank you so much for your link and comment.
The ducks and geese tend to move across the lake when we see them here.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

Iris Flavia said...

The Cardinal is the most beautiful bird!
And I love to see the woodpecker, too! Really, I only heard him here, hidden in the tree.
Wishing you a Happy Easter!

Tom said...

...Eileen, yoou have so many wonderful visitors. Thanks for hosting and I wish you and yoour family a Happy Easter.

Jim and Barb's Adventures said...

Yep, that is a Gaddy! I have a hard time with those small brown birds; wrens, sparrows and the like. The others, I am pretty good at.

William Kendall said...

The cardinal really stands out.

David M. Gascoigne, said...

Lovely assemblage of birds, Eileen, beginning with the delightful Northern Cardinal and Carolina Wren at the window. In the picture where you focus on the Gadwall at the centre, take a second look. They are all Gadwalls, males and females. An appealing, elegant duck. All the best - David

eileeninmd said...

Hello Iris, Happy Easter to you!
Thank you so much for your link and comment.
The woodpecker is one of my many favorite birds.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

eileeninmd said...

Happy Easter Tom!
Thank you so much for your link and comment.
Take care, have a happy weekend.

eileeninmd said...

Thank you so much for your comment and your visit.
The brown birds are harder to id.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

eileeninmd said...

Thank you William, for your comment and your visit.
The Cardinal is a beauty!
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

eileeninmd said...

Hello David,
Thank you so much for your link and comment.
The center Gadwall just more more of the markings, on it's backside and the side feathers.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

Jenn Jilks said...

I've never heard of a Gadwall, but I enjoyed seeing your birds. We've a few back for spring, quite early. I hope all goes well.

Intelliblog said...

Hello, Eileen, another beautiful set of photos that you've shown us. Best wishes for a peaceful and serene Easter. Thanks for hosting - Nick (MAP)

eileeninmd said...

Happy Easter Jenn!
Thank you so much for your link and comment.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

eileeninmd said...

Happy Easter Nick!
Thank you so much for your link and comment.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

I love your photos today. Our bluebirds have been in abundance this week! Happy Easter! Have a lovely weekend. Thanks for the party, Diane

Lea said...

Great photos!
Wonderful to see the Pileated Woodpeckers!
Happy Easter!

MadSnapper said...

the bluebird carries the sky on its back, is perfect for that photo. I like it a lot.. would like to take beau for a walk on the path where the man is walking his dogs. beautiful birds.

eileeninmd said...

Thank you Diane, for your link and comment.
Take care, have a happy Easter and a great weekend.

eileeninmd said...

Happy Easter Lea!
Thank you so much for your link and comment.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

eileeninmd said...

Thank you Sandra! For your comment and your visit.
It is one of our favorite trails for our walks.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

Barbara Rogers said...

So happy to have some critters to share this week! Loved seeing Pileated Woodpeckers. If I ever saw them in the wild I would be ecstatic!

eileeninmd said...

Thank you Barbara, it is always nice to see your critter post and link. Happy Easter, have a great weekend.

Red said...

One of my favorite parts of spring is to see the birds return and feast on the new grass .

eileeninmd said...

Thank you Red, for your comment and visit. Have a happy Easter weekend.

Breathtaking said...

Hello Eileen :=)
Thank you for your condolences. This is a lovely post. The Cardinal and the Carolina Wren are beautiful portraits. Birds looking at themselves through the window is always fun to see. I do love those Pileated Woodpeckers, and it looks like they have made quite a few holes in your tree. Congrats on finishing yet another puzzle, they have all been beautiful, and I'm sure challenging.
All the best Eileen and a Happy Easter. to you and your family
Thank you so much for hosting Saturday's Critters, I look forward it it every week.

eileeninmd said...

Thank you Sonjia, for your critter link and your comment. I always enjoy seeing the Pileated Woodpecker in my yard, they are cool looking birds. I wish you and your family and very Happy Easter! Take care, have a great weekend.

Marie Smith said...

Love the critters, as usual. We are doing puzzles here as well. The weather has been miserable!

carol l mckenna said...

Wonderful series collages of photos of nature's beautiufl feathered friends and others too ~ Great photography! Wow!

Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbr)
carol l mckenna

RedPat said...

You see so many different ducks, Eileen. I have been hearing a lot of woodpeckers this week but I'm sure they are little Downy woodpeckers making a lot of noise. Thanks for hosting us and for all your nice comments.

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

I love cardinals, twe have them hanging around the house. I love your Carolina Wren and all your ducks. You are certainly in tune with nature at your house.

Jeanie said...

Happy Easter, Eileen! That pileated is a stunner -- I've never seen one before and this one was practically posing for you! The cardinal is lovely too!

Debbie said...

you are getting some really beautiful birds at the front window AND some great images!! i see all of these birds at my feeders also except for the pileated woodpecker and what a beauty he is!! the ducks are real lookers, i can see the gadwell clearly. my winter ducks have started to leave and i will miss them until next year!! many thanks for hosting us critter lovers eileen, enjoy the rest of your weekend and seeing the easter bunny....if you still believe!!

Debbie said...

i forgot to say how much i loved the puzzle. we did an easter one and it was so fun!! new tradition!!

Hena Tayeb said...

Lovely photos.. great captures.

Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti said...

Loved all your photos, Eileen. You really love in a bird watchers paradise. I love cardinals and I'm sad we don't see them this far west. Have a Very Happy Easter!

eileeninmd said...

Happy Easter Marie! Thank you so much for your comment and your visit.
I do enjoy working on the puzzles.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

eileeninmd said...

Thank you Carol, for your link and comment.
Wishing you a Happy Easter!

eileeninmd said...

Happy Easter RedPat,

Thank you so much for your link and comment.
I do love my woodpeckers.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

eileeninmd said...

Happy Easter Yogi,
Thank you so much for your link and comment.
I do love all thing nature related.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

eileeninmd said...

Happy Easter Jeanie!
Thank you so much for your comment and your visit.
The Pileated Woodie is a favorite of mine.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

eileeninmd said...

Happy Easter Debbie!
Thank you so much for your link and comment.
We are still seeing a few ducks here, they should be leaving soon.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

eileeninmd said...

I love the puzzles, they have so many different and beautiful scenes.

eileeninmd said...

Thank you so much for your comment and your visit.
Take care, have a happy Easter weekend.

eileeninmd said...

Happy Easter to you and your family Pat! Thank you for the visit and comment. Take care, have a great weekend.

Aritha V. said...

Hoi Eileen,

I love you Blue Birds. I looked up what kind of bird it is for a moment. Especially because it doesn't occur in the Netherlands, I find it so beautiful to see. Thanks for the link party, it's great that you do it every week.

Wishing you a blessed Easter celebration too.
Love, Aritha.

HappyK said...

A great collection of wonderful critters.
Puzzle looks like a challenge and a fun one to do.
A Blessed Easter to you and your family.

Marco Luijken said...

Hello Eileen,
Fantastic pictures. So very nice. That Carolina Wren is really nice. What a good shot.
And so special to see that woodpecker. A wonderful post Eileen!!

I wish you a happy Eastern.

Many greetings,
Marco

Lydia C. Lee said...

What a gorgeous puzzle!! Well done. And happy easter to you!

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

I do love your male Cardinal birds as well as your Woodpeckers Eileen. Hope you have a great Easter and thanks for hosting and commenting.

Linda said...

Your Carolina wren is so sweet! Thank you for hosting.

Veronica Lee said...

Such a glorious series of critters and birds, Eileen!
Those Pileated Woodpeckers are magnificent!
The puzzle you finished is lovely too.
Wishing you a very Happy Easter!
Thanks for hosting Saturday's Critters and sharing these delightful moments.

rupam sarma said...

Hello, Hope you are doing well.
Awesome Birds pics.Thanks a lot for hosting.
Happy Easter Greetings

Calendula said...

Happy Easter and thank you for hosting!
I really love the colourful cardinal!

eileeninmd said...

Hello Aritha,
The Bluebird is lovely, a treat to see.
Happy Easter to you and your family.
Thank you so much for your link and comment.
Take care, enjoy your day and have a great new week!

eileeninmd said...

Karen, Happy Easter to you and your family.
Thank you so much for your comment.
Take care, enjoy your day and have a great new week!

eileeninmd said...

Marco,
The Woodpecker is a treat to see.
Happy Easter to you and your family.
Thank you so much for your comment.
Take care, enjoy your day and have a great new week!

eileeninmd said...


Lydia, thank you so much for your link and comment.
Happy Easter to you and your family.
Take care, enjoy your day and have a great new week!

eileeninmd said...

Hello Margaret,
Thank you so much for your link and comment.
Happy Easter to you and your family.
Take care, enjoy your day and have a great new week!

eileeninmd said...

Linda, thank you so much for your link and comment.
Happy Easter to you and your family.
Take care, enjoy your day and have a great new week!

eileeninmd said...

Hello Veronica,
The Pileated Woodpecker is a favorite of mine.
Thank you so much for your link and comment.
Happy Easter to you and your family.
Take care, enjoy your day and have a great new week!

eileeninmd said...

Thank you so much for your link and comment.
Take care, enjoy your day and have a great new week!

eileeninmd said...

Thank you so much for your link and comment.
Happy Easter to you and your family.
Take care, enjoy your day and have a great new week!

DeniseinVA said...

Great photos of the wildlife Eileen, and like the look of your puzzle. A Very Happy Easter to you!

eileeninmd said...

Happy Easter Denise! Thanks so much for the comment and visit. Take care, enjoy your day and have a great week!

Laura. M said...

Os deseo a tí y tu familia que paséis un buena Pascua.
Un abrazo grande Eileen.

eileeninmd said...

Thank you Laura! Happy Easter to you and yours! Have a great week!

Majo Dutra said...

Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos of the animal kingdom...

HAPPY EASTER SUNDAY, EILEEN. 🌿🐰🐣☘️🌼💌☘️
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eileeninmd said...

Thanks so much for your visit and comment. Take care, have a great new week ahead.

Lowcarb team member said...

Hello Eileen
Many thanks for sharing these lovely sightings.
I always enjoy seeing the Cardinal, it is so colourful.

Wishing you a happy weekend and a happy Easter too.

All the best Jan

Angie said...

Eileen - thanks for your visit to my blog and for your kind comment! I am honored to count you among my friends! I enjoyed seeing all of the critters in your post, especially the Bluebirds! Happy Easter to you!

eileeninmd said...

Thank you Jan! For the visit and comment, I hope you had a very happy Easter! Take care, have a great week ahead.

eileeninmd said...

Thank you Angie! For your visit and comment, I hope you had a very happy Easter! Take care, have a great week ahead.

Jim said...

Beautiful birds.

eileeninmd said...

Thank you Jim, for your critter link and comment. Have a great day!

Teresa said...

Maravilloso como siempre, un placer para mí pasear contigo, las aves se ven muy lindas . Besos.

ellen b. said...

Happy belated Easter. Love the birds! Great job on completing that puzzle!

EricaSta said...

Thank you again, dear Eileen, for your wonderful Post and being part of
MosaicMonday

Hugs by Heidrun... wish you a good week

eileeninmd said...

Thank you Teresa, I appreciate your comment and visit. Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.

eileeninmd said...

Thank you Ellen! Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.

eileeninmd said...

Thank you Heidrun! Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.

Bob Bushell said...

Beautiful critters you have, lots of birdeees Eileen

eileeninmd said...

Hi Bob, thanks so much for sharing your post. Have a great day and week ahead.

Rose said...

I would love to be able to walk your trails...you see so much. I am glad you can share it with us via this blog. And the Carolina wren is my favorite...I think they have been since before I ever started school.

eileeninmd said...

Thank you Rose, the wren is a cutie and one of my many favorite birds. I appreciate your visit and comment.
Take care, have a great day and happy weekend.

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