Happy Monday!

Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!

The Dun Chaoin Pier is a beautiful view, Dingle Ireland May 2023.

"May your troubles be less and your blessings  be more. And nothing but happiness come through your door."

"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."

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Saturday's Critters # 605

 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!

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1. May 25th, we've been visiting the York Pennsylvania Great Egret and Black-crowned Night Heron rookeries for years now.  It seems like the number of nests have gone down over the years.  It is still a treat to see these beautiful birds and their babies.  

2. I watched an Osprey circle the lake, it is neat to see it hovering trying to decide if it should dive for a fish. 

3. Below are a few of the Great Egrets perched on their nest high in the tree tops.

4. Some of the Great Egret chicks were getting big already. 

5. The Black-crowned Night Herons were nesting on a little island in the middle of the lake.  We saw a few adult Night Heron which are white and black and the juveniles look brownish. 

6. I believe these are Mallard hybrid ducks.  The ducklings were so cute. 

7. There were lots of Canada Geese families, the goslings were different sizes. I assume they grow fast. 

8. We saw a few Slider Turtles at the lake, some in the water and some sunning themselves.  

Bous Flashback photos: May 2023, Ireland, Alpacas at the Kerry Cliffs, Portmagee, Skellig Ring, Ireland 

Alpacas at the Kerry Cliffs, Portmagee, Skellig Ring, Ireland 

During an early morning walk in Doolin, I came across this White-throated Dipper in a small creek.

Update Wednesday July 16th on hubby: On Wednesday it was day 3 of Dialysis for hubby and then hopefully they will find what they call a community chair for outpatient dialysis. He seems to be more with it, a little weak. He still wants out. He does not like hospitals.

Update on Thursday July 17th, Hubby will have one more dialysis session at the hospital Saturday July 19th which is today and then next week he will start his sessions at a local outpatient center.

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.

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Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!

"Let your light shine. Be a source of strength and courage. Share your wisdom. Radiate Love."

Hobbit Beach looking toward Heceta Head Lighthouse.

"There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in."

"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."

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Saturday's Critters # 604

Welcome to Saturday's Critters! Hello and Happy Saturday!

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Celebrating a day early tomorrow July 13th, is my 16th Blog Anniversary! These years are flying by! 

Another mish-mash of photos, still behind these images are from May 2025 and a couple of flashbacks at the end. 

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1.May 17th, our walk with Miney was on the Parkton section of the NCR trail. I heard more birds than I could see due to all the leaves, check out the list of birds I heard on my Merlin App. The birds can hide well in the tree tops. The Dame's Rocket was blooming and looking pretty, I was amazed to see a large amount of tadpoles in a puddle on the trail's parking lot. Almost hidden in the bottom right side is a Gray Catbird. 

I did see two Baltimore Orioles chasing a crow right above the trail's parking lot. The Orioles were heard singing all along the trail.

We walk this trail often and the Merlin App has been picking up the sounds of the Kentucky Warbler in the same area of the trail each time we were there. 

2. May 18th, we met my son and his family at the Catoctin Zoo and wildlife Preserve, it was a fun time with the grandchildren. They loved all the animals.

3. More fun at the Catoctin Wildlife Preserve.

Feeding the koi fish, they were jumping out of the water making big splashes. The kiddies needed a wet zone warning.  

Luna the turtle was one of my favorites. 

4. May 21st, a walk with Miney on our fire road at Prettyboy. 

May 21st, my Merlin App birds heard during a short walk with Miney on our local fire road. 

5. May 23rd, my grandson Wyatt's pre-school had a little graduation ceremony.  

6. May 24th, another local walk on the fire road with Miney.  I loved seeing all the ferns and the Mountain Laurels were starting to bloom.

Same day but back at home the Peacock came to visit us, he sat on our deck railing.  But, he went up on our roof when I had to let Miney outside. 

7. Flashback to my sightings of the Summer Tanager.

June 2018, at home on the local fire road at Prettyboy, I was able to see a Summer Tanager seen right off the trail.

This Summer Tanager was seen in April 2013, in Florida at the Ding Darling NWR. 

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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Happy Monday!

 Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!

"Keep shining beautiful one. The world needs your light."

Drum Point Lighthouse, Solomons, Maryland

"Where there is darkness, let there be light."

"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."

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Saturday's Critters # 603

 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!

Edit: I may not be available as much in the next week, my hubby may be starting dialysis this week. He is very anxious about the treatment, can you please keep him in your prayers.

Another update, as of Monday morning Hubby is refusing to go for the dialysis, I am sure he is scared of the outcome. I am not able to force him. Quality of life is important. 

Today is Miney's 1st birthday, Happy Birthday to Miney!   🎂🎈 ❤️ We started fostering Miney on Jan 11th and we officially adopted her on Jan 20th. 

Photos are from the middle of May. My walks with Miney are always surrounded by nature, early morning walks are filled with the sounds of birds singing. 

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" A walk in nature walks the soul back home"  Mary Davis

1. May 15th, another walk on our local fire road, I was walking Miney and listening to the birds singing.  Most of my walks lately I hear the same birds below is the cute Blue-gray Gnatcatcher is a quick little bird moving around in the trees.

May15th, I heard more birds off the fire road trail during our walk with Miney.  I think a storm might have been pushing some different warblers through our area. I do see some of these Warblers in the Fall in my backyard. They love the Devil's Walking Stick berries. 

The Northern Cardinals are a year round bird, they are seen in my back yard and in the forest next to our home.  They are often seen and heard while we are walking on the local fire roads. 

2. Below is a mosaic of the warblers and a Chat that were picked up by the Merlin App, top row is the American Redstart, second row is the Bay-breasted Warbler, bottom row are from left to right the Blackpoll Warbler, Nashville Warbler and the Yellow-breasted Chat. 

3. May 16th, my Merlin App picked up the Wood Ducks sounds on May 15th and 16th in the same area of the fire road trail close to a cove area of the Prettyboy Reservoir.

4. May 16th, I am hearing the Eastern Wood-Pewee calling in the same area of the fire road trail. 

5. On our walks lately I hear lots of Red-eyed Vireos. 

6. Miney is always on alert during our walks, looking for dogs or critters.  I think she has a good nose and can smell animals around. She goes crazy if she sees a deer running in the distance. 

7. Flashback to some Shenandoah Bird July 2019. On the trail I saw a few Warblers on the ground. The photos below are the Black and White Warbler and a female American Redstart.

Another look at the Black and White Warbler.

8. Another Shenandoah Flashback from July 2019, a male Eastern Towhee.

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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