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!
I am still so far behind with my photos, this post is on our last day in Arizona, we visited the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix. These are mostly images of birds we saw while walking around the gardens.
1. The Curve-billed Thrasher, their bill is the perfect tool for hunting insects. They are grayish brown in color and have a long body.
2. Male House Finch
3. Mourning Dove
4. Gambel's Quail, has a cute forward facing crest.
5. The Cactus Wren is a speckled brown bird with a bright white eyebrow and a little cinnamon color on it's sides.
6. Another Curved-billed Thrasher next to a barrel cactus.
7. I found a Hummingbird among these flowers. The bird blends in well.
8. The Queen Butterfly, is orange with black borders and white spots on it's forewings.
9. A lifer for me the Gilded Flicker, has a black bib and black spots on it's belly. Just at a glance I thought this bird was another Gila Woodpecker. The black spots on the belly are helpful with the id.
10. This bird below is the female Lesser Goldfinch, it is a pretty bird.
11. I was surprised to see this White Egret almost at the exit of the gardens. I did not see any water nearby?
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.
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Great photos! I especially like the first one, with the insect in the bird's mouth.Arizona really has great birds, and I would love to go back there some winter's day!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting the critters! My mythical Assyrian beast for today is a bit obscure -- I wonder if it's ever appeared in Saturday Critters.
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Thank you Mae, for your critter link and your comment!
DeleteI think your Assyrian beast was a first for the critter party.
Yes, Arizona is a great place for birding.
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They are all magnificent in their own special way but the egret is my pick today. what a varied line-up. Saturday afternoon here, raining, colder and we lit the fire Again !!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jean, for your comment and your visit.
DeleteEgrets are beautiful birds. The fire sounds cozy on a cold day.
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Good Morning, dear Eileen. It's raining here, and its cold. Therefore I prefer staying inside and read websites. I love the details about the nature, the different birds. Thank you for sharing and for hosting.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful week. Hugs by Heidrun
Thank you Heidrun, for your critter link and your comment.
DeleteWe could use some rain here, it has been very dry.
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Oh, you have dry climate? We can give rain! It's to much here...
Delete...thank you for leaving me a comment and thank you too for sharing at MosaicMonday.
Good Morning, Eileen! So many cute critters and it took me a while before I found that hummingbird.
ReplyDeleteThank you Angie, for your comment and your visit.
DeleteThe hummingbird can hide well in the plants.
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You have a good eye, Eileen!
ReplyDeleteThank you Cloudia, for your critter link and your comment.
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Hello Eileen. Fantastically beautiful birds. Congratulations on seeing Gilded Flicker.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Anu, for your critter link and your comment!
DeleteI was happy to add the Gilded Flicker to my life list.
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Dear Eileen, as always:
ReplyDeleteI'll get back to you a little later with a "real" comment! Hugs in the meantime!
Traude
Thanks, enjoy your day!
DeleteA nice collection of critters, as usual.
ReplyDeleteI do like the Hummingbird among the flowers! Great shot.
Happy weekend and thanks for sharing.
Thank you Luisella, for your comment and your visit.
DeleteTake care, have a wonderful weekend.
Hello Eileen,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful series of photos
I really like the Curve-billed Thrasher and the female goldfinch.
I wish you a good weekend.
Greetings Irma
Thank you Irma, for your critter link and your comment!
DeleteThe Goldfinch was a cutie!
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Amazing birds, Great clicks.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for hosting. Happy weekend.
Thank you for your critter link and your comment!
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Hello Eileen,
ReplyDeleteIt must be exciting to visit a Desert Botanical Garden. It looks like the birds enjoy to live there. The flowers looks like Aloe flowers. It seems like the hummingbird liked them. Beautiful photos.
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Thank you Marit, for your critter link and your comment
DeleteThanks for the plant id, I was not sure of it's name, the hummingbird did love the flowers.
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Thank you, that was very, very interesting! I never thought they can sit on a cactus. Such a variety - thank you for pointing them out so precise. I liked this very much. And I cannot even pick a favorite! Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteThank you Iris, for your critter link and your comment!
DeleteI love seeing all the birds, the cactus make good homes for the desert birds.
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hard to believe the flicker is pecking through all those spines. love the colors of the finch, awesome photos of all these beautiful birds..
ReplyDeleteHello Sandra, thanks so much for the comment. Those flickers are able to make holes in the cactus for their nest. I would think they know how to avoid the spines, they look like they would hurt.
DeleteHave a great day and a happy weekend.
Beautiful photos! I love the Curve-billed Thrashers and the Cactus Wren.
ReplyDeleteThank you Shiju, for your critter link and your comment.
DeleteTake care, have a wonderful weekend
Liundíssimos animais e flores!
ReplyDeleteTuas fotos e passeios nos encantem sempre ver!
beijos, lindo fim de semana! chica
Thank you Chica, for your comment and your visit.
DeleteThe birds and flowers are a delight to see.
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These species bring back fond memories of four visits to Arizona. It probably is as good a location for birding as anywhere on the continent. Too damn hot though!
ReplyDeleteThank you David, for your critter link and your comment!
DeleteArizona was a great place for birdwatching.
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Dear Eileen, it's great that you saw so many birds in the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix - and that there was even a lifer, the Gilded Flicker! I would hardly have seen the hummingbird without your tip. There were also a beautiful butterfly and pretty plants to be found in the garden. Thank you for taking us along - and for hosting!
ReplyDeleteAll the best and have a nice weekend, Traude
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Thank you Traude, for your critter link and your comment!
DeleteI was happy to see the Gilded Flicker, a new bird for my life list.
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I am fascinated with the differences in bird and environment. Thanks for the tour!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jenn, for your critter link and your comment!
DeleteIt was nice to see these birds and their desert habitat.
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The Desert Botanical Gardens had so much to offer you! A botanical gardens in a desert sounds so foreign to me as does there being an Egret where there is no water! You came away from that visit with a treasure of sightings!
ReplyDeleteThank you Alexandra, for your critter link and your comment.
DeleteI was happy with my sightings at the garden and in Arizona.
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Wonderful shots.
ReplyDeleteThank you William, for your comment and your visit.
DeleteTake care, have a wonderful weekend.
I enjoyed seeing your beautiful birds, especially since they were in an area I have seldom visited.
ReplyDeleteThank you Barb, for your critter link and your comment.
DeleteThe birds are beautiful, I always enjoy seeing the birds in any habitat.
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...Eileen, these images are fabulous and I thank you for hosting the party. Take care and be well.
ReplyDeleteThank you Tom, for your critter link and your comment.
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All beauties! Such a lovely start to the day. Thank you, Eileen!
ReplyDeleteThank you Marie, for your comment and your visit.
DeleteTake care, have a wonderful weekend.
I havent seen many birds at our feeders, only the occasional house finch and chickadee. I think “my birds” are finding their food elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda, for your comment and your visit.
DeleteThe birds here seem to be finding plenty of natural food to eat.
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What a lovely visit with you and your great bird photos. The goldfinch is adorable and all of them are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you Inger, for your comment and your visit.
DeleteI think the birds are beautiful.
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That curve-billed thrasher is new to me. And oh, the gorgeous egret!
ReplyDeleteThank you Jeanie, for your critter link and your comment!
DeleteThe Thrasher is a cool looking bird. I liked your egrets too.
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All lovely captures!
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend.
Thank you for your critter link and your comment.
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What a great visit you had on your outing. Lots of cool birds.
ReplyDeleteThank you for hosting!
DeleteThank you Yogi, for your critter link and your comment!
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It looks as if you had an enjoyable day there, Eileen.
ReplyDeleteThank you RedPat, for your critter link and your comment!
DeleteYes, we did enjoy the visit to the gardens.
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Hi Eileen, Thanks for taking us along to the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix. Lots of neat captures! I stopped and reflected on image #6 for a while … isn’t it amazing how nature gives its creatures the intelligence to avoid danger. Example, the little Curved-billed Thrasher knows to keep a distance from the barrel cactus. Then, the Gilded Flicker, in image #9, knows how to land on a cactus, no problem. Thanks for hosting and sharing another Saturday’s Critters! Happy weekend to you and yours! John
ReplyDeleteThank you John, for your comment and your visit.
DeleteNature is amazing, the birds seem right at home on the cactus, some have nest inside the cactus. I am sure they know what to avoid, especially danger. Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Hello Eileen,
ReplyDeleteNice pictures of all these wonderful birds.
Great to see that hummingbird and what a great cactussen.
Many greetings,
Marco
Thank you Marco, for your comment and your visit.
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Another great series of professional photos of the sweet birds ~ such a variety too ~ thanks,
ReplyDeleteWishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
clm ~ A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Thank you Carol, for your link and your comment!
DeleteI am far from being a professional photographer, I am just having fun taking photos.
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Excellent photos! The curved bill Thrasher sure has a bill! And that photo of the lesser Goldfince has the perfect background. There is such clarity there.
ReplyDeleteThank you Rose, for your nice comment and your visit.
DeleteTake care, have a great day and a happy new week!
Thank you for taking us along on your outing. Lovely series of pictures. Enjoy the coming week.
ReplyDeleteThank you Missy, for your comment and your visit.
DeleteTake care, have a great day and a happy new week!
The Goldfinch is so pretty with the Spring green background! And it's fun to see birds you don't normally see. I think it's amazing those that perch on cactus! Happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteThank you Diane, for your link and your comment.
DeleteI do have fun trying to find new birds!
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The Goldfinch is always so photogenic. And what an interesting observation ... never thought of a bird having eyebrows. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Maria, for your link and your comment.
DeleteI like calling the Wren's white line an eyebrow but the official name is supercilium.
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Hello Eileen
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for sharing these lovely bird sightings.
I especially enjoyed seeing the Hummingbird, you caught it so well.
Enjoy your weekend.
All the best Jan
Thank you Jan, for your comment and your visit.
DeleteI do enjoy seeing all the birds!
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Wow all are amazing. Wonderful collection of photos!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Karen, for your comment and your visit.
DeleteTake care, have a great day and a happy new week!
Sharing your love for God's creatures through blogging and photography is such a beautiful way to connect with others who appreciate wildlife. The Desert Botanical Gardens must have been an amazing spot to capture bird life, especially the Curve-billed Thrasher, with its distinct bill perfectly adapted for insect hunting!
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Thank you Melody, for your comment and your visit.
DeleteI do enjoy sharing my wildlife sightings on my blog, which is also a memory keeper.
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Charming creatures! Thank you for hosting.
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda, for your link and your comment.
DeleteTake care, have a great day and a happy new week!
Great to have seen another "lifer" Eileen. as well as the birds I flower the flowers your photographed. Thanks for hosting and commenting. Have a great week ahead
ReplyDeleteThank you Margaret, for your link and your comment.
DeleteI was happy to add another bird to my life list.
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Hello Eileen:)
ReplyDeletePleae forgive my tardy viist. I am having difficulty wriing as yestrday I pilt liquid polish all ovr my computr. Som
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Thank you Sonjia, for your link and comment. I was happy to add another lifer to my list. Take care, have a great day and a happy new week!
DeleteSo many birds in the bush! But not many hands. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Sharon, for your link and comment. Take care, have a great week!
DeleteBeautiful shots... Happy week Eileen
ReplyDeleteThanks Ana, I appreciate your visit and comment. Take care, have a wonderful week!
DeleteHello Eileen, you know what I'm going to say, right?! Yep, my eyes are immediately drawn to your cactus Wren, which I have never seen one of these fine wrens before, so it is a treat!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week birding!
Wren x
Thank you Wren, it was a treat to see the cute Cactus Wren! Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.
DeleteI missed your critters post the other day. I was busy doing something and before I knew it, it is Tuesday! I am going to see if I can get out and take some pictures sometime this week. Lots of shorebirds here recently that I will need help identifying!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the visit and comment. I hope I am able to help with your shorebird ids. Take care, enjoy your day and the week ahead.
DeleteWhat a great collection of critters!
ReplyDeleteThe Desert Botanical Gardens look like such a cool place to visit.
I love the shots of the Curve-billed Thrasher and the Gilded Flicker—both are so interesting.
Thanks for sharing these awesome photos, Eileen
Thank you Veronica, for your link and comment. I enjoyed seeing all the Arizona birds! Have a great day!
DeleteMe encantaron tus pájaros de hoy, son todos preciosos. Feliz tarde.
ReplyDeleteThank you Teresa, for your visit and comment. The birds are a lovely sight! Take care, have a wonderful day!
DeleteSorry to be so late catching up Eileen. You see some wonderful wildlife and always happy you share them with us. Thank you so much! Have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThank you Denise, I appreciate your comment and visit. I do enjoy reporting on the birds and wildlife I see, like a diary of my sightings. Take care, have a wonderful day!
DeleteHi Eileen -- it is lovely to catch up as I've been away a while. You saw some wonderful birds in Arizona-- the gilded flicker is beautiful and congratulations. All you photos are so bright and clear (there is one good thing about all that Arizona sunshine!)
ReplyDeleteThank you Sallie! Hubby and I enjoyed our Arizona trip, I especially loved all the birds I was able to find. Take care, have a wonderful day!
Deletewow delightful series of bird images dear Eileen
ReplyDeleteloved each photo and every bird is pretty and so nicely captured
goldfinch is most cute looking bird and perfect paining picture wow
thanks for making my day my friend !
sending best wishes and lots of love
Thank you Baili, your comment and visit are very much appreciated.. Take care, have a wonderful day!
DeleteSo many beautiful varieties of birds...i like the hummingbird angle in that red flower...have a great day. Greetings
ReplyDeleteThank you, I appreciate your comment. I am always happy to see a hummingbird. Take care, have a wonderful day and a happy weekend!
DeleteAmazing photography. Thank you so much for cheering me up. God bless.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your nice comment and visit. Take care, have a wonderful weekend!
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