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"Believe you can and you're halfway there."
Glenn Hwy, on the road to Glacier View, Alaska
"Think big. Trust yourself and make it happen."
"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."
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Aug 21-22, Hubby and I enjoyed a little getaway to Delaware, the main reason was birdwatching of course. What else? I read on facebook that there were some Black-bellied Whistling Ducks hanging out on a little neighborhood pond in Clayton Delaware which is only minutes from my favorite Bombay Hook wildlife refuge. I have loved these cute ducks ever since Tex Girl and her blog Run*A*Ranch introduced them on her blog. I think my first sighting of these cute ducks was in Florida.
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1. The Black-bellied Whistling Ducks seemed to have made this pond their home for the summer. They even had some ducklings, you can see in the top right image in the mosaic below.
2. A good sized group of Black-bellied Whistling ducks with some Canada Geese and a few Mallards.
3. The ducklings are growing fast but the adult Black-bellied Whistling duck is staying close by.
4. Other birds in the little pond were the Canada Geese, Mallards and a Great Blue Heron.
5. I believe these two ducks below are the American Black Ducks.
6. Another shot of my favorite Whistling Ducks with the Mallard and Canada Geese.
7. This Black-bellied Whistling Duck seems to be albe to sleep standing up.
8. Another cute Black-bellied Whistling Duck.
9. Another shot of the Black-bellied Whistling ducklings.
10. A Great Blue Heron just walking by!
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"If you never go, you will never know." "Travel, before you run out of time."
Matanuska Glacier, Glenn Hwy, Glacier View, Alaska.
"The more grateful I am, the more beauty I see."
"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."
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A sad message and remembrance, I know a few bloggers remember Ken and his blog, he lived in Florida for awhile and posted about his walks there and on the birds that visited his back yard. He eventually moved to Connecticut to live with his daughter since he was so sick. Prayers and condolences to his family, Ken will be missed. Thanks to Diane of Lavender dreams blog for letting me know about Ken passing.
Ken - Rosyfinch Ramblings: https://mulryanfh.com/tribute/
1. These images are from Sept 1st, I saw around 4-5 Baltimore Orioles enjoying the Devil's Walking stick berries. The Peacock was sitting on the deck rail and the Pileated Woodpecker was on a tree outside the bedroom window.
The male Baltimore Oriole, a few males and one female. The Baltimore Oriole is Maryland's state bird. I was happy to see these birds in my yard eating the berries.
2. Sept 3rd, we stopped at the Susquehanna River State Park picnic area, at the pond area we saw a few slider turtles with a Green Heron.
3. A closer look at one of the turtles and the Green Heron.
4. Great Blue Heron at the Susquehanna River.,
5. Double-crested Cormorant sitting on a rock in the Susquehanna River.
6. Looking outside my dining room window, I saw the silhouette of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird enjoying the fuchsia flowers.
7. Sept 4th, below are the Cape May Warblers. The second photo is the more colorful male Cape May Warbler.
Male Cape May Warbler, almost hidden by all the Devil's Walking Stick berries.
8. Backyard bunny!
9. Sept 4th NCR bike trail, I believe this is a family of Eastern Phoebes.
10. Sept 6th , backyard birds are the Ruby-throated Hummingbird and Robins. The American Robins were enjoying the berries on the Devil's Walking Stick tree/bush.
Later the same day we took our walk on the NCR trail, I noticed some American Goldfinches eating seeds off a plant nearby and the Belted Kingfisher was perched on a branch over the water.
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"The wildlife and it's habitat can not speak, so we must and we will."
Moose, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska 2024
"We don't own the planet Earth, we belong to it. We must share it with our wildlife."
"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."
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Prayers for Florida, I hope everyone is safe!
These photos are from Aug 3rd, our second full day visiting Denali National Park and Preserve. We decided to drive as far as we were allowed to mile 15 on the park road.
1. We had a nice breakfast at the nearby Rosie's cafe and then we headed to the park which was just 13 miles away from our hotel. Our first critter sighting on the road to the park, was this mama Moose and her young was standing off the road in Healy.
2. On this day I was happy to see so many moose. Moose are one of my favorite critters.
3. This bear was seen from the parking lot at the Savage River trail head. The Grizzly Bears attract a lot of attention from visitors and park rangers.
4. This bear stayed in the same spot for awhile, it must have found something good to eat.
5. Another moose on the loose, something upset this moose it started jumping up and ran for a short time.
6. The Willow Ptarmigan was a lifer for me, they were seen all along the park road. Groups of 4-5 were seen eating something off the ground.
7. The Willow Ptarmigan are heavy bodied ground feeding birds. These birds are similar to the Grouse, they are brown in the summer time and turn white in the winter. They live in Denali year round.
They were not shy birds, they just seemed busy foraging for food.
8. The Black-billed Magpie are seen all over the park, a common bird in Alaska. They do look pretty in flight.
9. These birds are the Dark-eyed Juncos. They were seen along a trail, we took a short walk and a break from driving.
10. Our dinner was close to our hotel, it was at the 49th State Brewery. The scene below is from their parking lot.
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"My life is a reflection of my positive thoughts."
"Love reflects love, hate reflects hate."
Horseshoe Lake, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska.
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These are images from August, as usual I am behind sharing my photos. The photos are from my backyard, our walks to the lake, a walk on the NCR bike trail and on the local fire roads. I have more Alaska photos to share, they are coming soon.
1. In August I seemed to be refilling my hummingbird feeders often. This male below sits close-by one feeder, chasing away any hummingbird that comes close.
2. The Fritillary Butterfly along with the Black Swallowtails are common butterflies seen on our Buddleia Bush.
3. Aug 11, one of my backyard Ruby-throated Hummingbirds. On the bottom row are the Tufted Titmouse.
4. Aug 16th my back yard bunny.
Our walk on the local fire road I found an Ovenbird, it was quiet and seemed to be watching us.
5. Aug 18th , our walk to the lake. We saw a juvenile Bald Eagle, a Green Heron and the Canada Goose.
6. Aug 19th, a Black Bear was seen on our deck and it got into our trash can. This visit was almost a month later than the previous bear visit. We thought it would be safe to put out our trash can. The bear also drank water from the bowl we had out for the Peacock. The previous Black Bear visit was on July 11th. I am not sure if this recent bear was one of the two that visited in July. The first bear sighting was on May 3rd, we were walking on our local fire road and we saw the bear foraging in forest along the trail. It is amazing we have seen more bears in our back yard than we saw in Alaska.
7. Aug 20th our walk on the local NCR bike trail. We saw a few deer, wildflowers and an Eastern Phoebe hanging out near the river.
8. Aug 23rd, I finally was able to find two Monarch butterflies on our Buddleia Bush. Bottom row more common butterflies seen were the Fritillary butterflies.
Aug 31st, our walk on one of the local fire roads at Prettyboy watershed. The birds on the top right photo are two Eastern Kingbirds, a Box Turtle, insects on milkweed plant, Eastern Phoebe and a White-breasted Nuthatch.
This post takes me to the end of August, except for two days we visited Bombay Hook NWR in Delaware. I will share those photos in a separate post.
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