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!
For me 2024 just flew by, we are now in our first full week of 2025. I hope to see you all in 2025 with your critter posts. Thank you for your participating with Saturday's Critters in 2024 and for all the nice comments.
Wishing you all a bright, healthy and peaceful New Year!
A look back at 2024 photos. These are a just a few of my favorite birds and lifers seen in 2024. Arizona locations were the Madera Canyon, Green Valley and the Paton Center.
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1. In Arizona, at the Madera Canyon I was happy to see the Black-headed Grosbeak for the first time.
2. Also at the Madera Canyon we saw lots of the Acorn Woodpeckers.
3. Another Madera Canyon bird is the Bridled Titmouse.
4. At the Paton Center, I was happy to see the beautiful Lazuli Buntings.
5. This is another Madera Canyon bird, the Mexican Jay.
6. The Costa's Hummingbird was photographed at the Green Valley.
7. In Alaska, one lifer I was able to get photos of is the Willow Ptarmigan.
The past year was a joyful one, with the highlight being the arrival of our granddaughter Sophie.
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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I so enjoy your posts. Eileen. Wishing you every blessing in the new year. Aloha!
Beautiful photos-- it's always great to see a new bird, and yours are lovely. Have a wonderful birding year, and thanks for hosting Critters!
best, mae at maefood.blogspot.com
What a fantastic year with the star of the year Sophie!
Good morning, dear Eileen, in the new year 2025 starting with viewings in the nature. I enjoyed this ritual so much on Saturday mornings. Thank you for sharing and for hosting.
Have a fine week, hugs by Heidrun
Hari OM
And you start our year with some more wonderful sightings! I am taking this month off from Saturday posts, but will be back joining in as soon as I have more to offer! YAM xx
Wonderful shots.
See you later, dear Eileen!
Hello Eileen,
Great photos of the year 2024.
The Acorn Woodpeckers and the Bridled Titmouse are my favorite.
I wish you a good weekend.
Greetings Irma
Hello Eileen :)
The Black headed Grosbeak is a stunning looking bird, Congrats on your new lifer. You took some lovely shots of the Acorn Woodpecker Bridled Titmouse and Mexican Jay at the Madera Canyon, and also you got another lifer, the Willow Ptarmigan. It was a good birding year filled with wonderful birds you saw on your travels. Thank you for sharing them with us Eileen. Your baby Grand daughter is a sweetie, it's such a lovely photo and my congratulations to you, and your son and daughter in law-
I hope you have a happy new year, and thank you for hosting
this year and all the previous years, long may it continue with gratitude.
All the best
Sonjia.
Sonjia.
Thanks for sharing your photos and adventures. Thanks for hosting ours.
I wish you a prosperous 2025 too, with new exciting adventures and trips!
Sophie is the cherry on top of your 2024, she is so precious. I love the lifer bird, have never seen one... Happy Bird Hunting in 2025
Hello Eileen,
I like to look back at your pictures from 2024. The Hummingbird is so beautiful. I understand it was a higlight when you got a granddaughter. Grandchildren are a gift. Take care, and enjoy your weekend!
Adorei a retrospectiva dos bichos e a estrela maior foi da Sophie! Parabéns! beijos, tudo de bom,chica
Great birds and a new grandchild - not a bad year I would say! May 2025 be as good! All the best - David
Thank you Cloudia, for your link and your comment.
I wish you all the best in 2025, Happy New Year!
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Thank you Mae, for your link and your comment.
I wish you a happy birding year too.
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Thank you Traude, for your link and your comment.
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Thank you Irma, for your link and your comment.
The Titmouse is a beauty, I love all the woodpeckers.
I wish you all the best in 2025, Happy New Year!
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Thank you Sonjia, for your link and your comment.
The Grosbeak is a beauty, I was happy with all the new birds I was able to find. Sophie is precious, of course we are biased. I wish you all the best in 2025, Happy New Year! Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Luisella, for your comment and your visit.
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Thank you Sandra, for your comment and your visit.
We do love our sweet Sophie, she is precious!
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We do love our sweet granddaughter Sophie, she is precious! I wish you all the best in 2025, Happy New Year!
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Thank you Chica, for your comment and your visit.
We think sweet Sophie is a star too.
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Thank you David, for your link and your comment.
Yes, it was a good year!
I wish you all the best in 2025, Happy New Year!
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I never know which exotic critters you've photographed! I found one, online.
Congrats on the new grandie! Hope for the future.
Wonderful photos, Eileen. Congrats on the new grandchild, what a wonderful addition to your family. Wishing you the best for 2025.
A delightful critters post!
Happy New Year to you and yours!
Lovely shots, as usual, Eileen. Here's to a happy and healthy 2025. Thank you for hosting and have a great new week.
Such rare (to me at least) birds you saw last year! They are beautiful and you took excellent photos of them. Thanks for hosting this meme each week. It's so fun to see what others' critters are also.
What a wonderful year, to the next!
Thank you Jenn, for your link and your comment.
I wish you all the best in 2025, Happy New Year!
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Thank you Bill, for your link and your comment.
Now we have three grandchildren to spoil.
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Thank you Barb, for your link and your comment.
I do enjoy seeing everyone's critters.
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Quella casetta per gli uccelli è assolutamente favolosa
Wow, Eileen, I believe this is your first granddaughter. What fun! Happy New Year to you and all your loved ones.
Thank you Maria, for your link and your comment.
Yes, Sophie is our only granddaughter,. She will be spoiled.
I wish you all the best in 2025, Happy New Year!
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Thank you for your comment and your visit.
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...I'm sure that Sophie was the Highlight of the year! Hoping that your new year is off to a great start.
Sophie is such a precious little bundle of joy! What a blessing. And how nice to travel and see different birds. Thank you SO much for hosting this party every week. It's the highlight of my week! Happy new year!
That Bridled Titmouse is awesome. I've never seen one. We just have the cute little regular Titmouse.
Thank you Tom, for your link and your comment.
Yes, Sophie was the highlight of the year.
I wish you all the best in 2025, Happy New Year!
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Thank you Diane, for your link and your comment.
Sophie is precious and loved.
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Thank you for your comment and your visit.
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I love the woodpeckers!
And a warm welcome to Sophie! 🥰
Sophie is so sweet, Eileen. She will have lots of fun with her big brothers in the years ahead.
Love all the birds that you saw - most are new to me.
Happy New Year!
You always get the best birds. Arizona seems to be a great place for that.
Thank you for hosting!
Wishing you and your family a Great 2025.
It takes effort and time to photograph the birds you found.
Dear Eileen,
here I am again - now I've had time to devote myself to your post in peace 😊. First of all: Congratulations on your adorable granddaughter Sophie 🥰🥰🥰 - so cute!
And I'm very happy that you saw lots of beautiful birds in 2024. I find the photo of the two Acorn Woodpeckers sitting opposite each other on the piece of wood particularly sweet and funny.
Thank you for your comment and your kind New Year's wishes! What a shame that Hubby was sick around the holidays! (But quiet times at home doesn't sound bad either.) Hopefully you're both in good health now!
I wish you and all your loved ones a healthy, peaceful and happy New Year!
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Best wishes, Traude
Precious grand daughter ~ you are blessed and sweet photo ~ lovely series of photos of our 'feathered friends' too ~ thanks,
HAPPY NEW YEAR
Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
clm ~ A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Thank you for your link and your comment.
I wish you all the best in 2025, Happy New Year!
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Thank you RedPat, for your link and your comment.
I did enjoy finding these new to me birds in Arizona.
The boys do love their baby sister.
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Thank you Yogi, for your link and your comment.
I enjoyed this Arizona trip, for the scenery and the birds.
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Thank you Red, for your comment and your visit.
Arizona has a few place where you can sit and watch the birds come to you.
I wish you all the best in 2025, Happy New Year!
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Thank you Traude, for your link and your comment.
Sophie is precious. I was happy to see the Acorn Woodpeckers, they were a new bird for me.
I wish you all the best in 2025, Happy New Year!
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Thank you Carol, for your link and your comment.
Yes, we are blessed with three beautiful grandchildren.
I wish you all the best in 2025, Happy New Year!
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It is nice to look back on past events. The birds are all beautiful. Your granddaughter is so cute.
Hello, Hope your are doing fine, Always loved your posts. Awesome series of pics. Thanks a lot for hosting.
Happy New Year 2025, Greetings
Thank you Linda, for your link and your comment.
Sophie is a cutie!
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The woodpeckers stand out for me as I don't see them in down under.
These photos you chose for a look back were all fantastic. Really can't pick a favorite.
Lovely birds! Thanks for hosting.
Wishing you a very happy and healthy 2025, and joy in whatever you do. Thankyou for the linkups in 2024. Always enjoyable seeing your critters. And what a joy to receive the gift of a new grandbaby. Precious.
we have woodpeckers in our areas, but never seen the Acorn Woodpeckers..... pretty bird.
Have a wonderful weekend
Thank you Roentare, for your link and your comment.
I love seeing all the woodpeckers.
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Thank you Karen, for your comment and your visit.
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Hi Eileen.. Beautiful pictures, birds and baby...I wish you a happy 2025...
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