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!
Happy Spring everyone! We are finally seeing our daffodils blooming and here and there we can see buds on the deciduous trees in our area.
Another mish-mash post of various images from February. Included are Miney the dog, my yard birds and I am now including a flashback photo of one of my many favorite birds from my archives.
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1. Feb 14th, Our Valentine's Day walk with Miney. We walked part, the fire road I call the Pine tree loop.
2. Feb 15th, a few of my back yard birds: the Dark-eyed Junco and the Northern Cardinals.
3. The Carolina Wren is another of my common back yard birds.
4. Feb 15th, Miney waiting patiently for something to happen. A walk or a treat?
5. Feb 16th, I am sharing various Miney images, she is a happy dog.
6. Feb 18th, this Northern Mockingbird is a bully. He/she chases any bird that land on my deck railing on the birdbath. Other birds are lucky they can grab a suet nugget and fly off before the Mockingbird can chase it. It will not chase off the squirrels that come and eat the food.
7. Did you know a group of ladybugs is known as a loveliness of ladybugs. Ladybugs are also called Ladybirds. The first I heard of the loveliness of ladybirds was in a book I read recently "All the Colors of the Dark" by Chris Whitaker.
"Life has many little miracles."
Image from Google images.
8. Flashback from a Facebook memory and my archives Feb 2013, a pretty female cardinal sitting on my bird feeder. Does she look like she is wearing lipstick?
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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94 comments:
I have never seen a northern cardinal...such a pretty creature. Miney is curious and happy!
Happy and creative spring, Εileen!
What a beautiful image of the dog with the person!!
But in general, all the creatures you present are wonderful!!
Ladybirds, they fascinate me every time I see one, even when somehow they manage to come indoors.So good to see you on the trails.
So beautiful series of photos, Miney looks lovely, Awesome birds. Happy Weekend. Thank you so much for hosting.
Cardinals are definitely beautiful, especially in early spring. I hope your puppy keeps on acting sweet and patient! The birds here are just beautiful as we head into their most beautiful season.
Thanks for hosting….all the critters are really fun to see.
best… mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Good Morning, and yes I agree. Life gives each Day a small wonder to See. Only... each must have a eye for this. My lovely grandfather teached me to see. Thank you, dear Eileen, for your wonderful post of nature each week.
Love to walk with you again and of course with sweet Minnie.
Have fun and a good week. Greetings by Heidrun
Love all the Miney pics! And the cardinals are gorgeous. Happy Spring!
Nice images and info. The bully Mockingbird is awesome and Miney is really cute. But my favourite is the female Cardinal wearing lipstick! So pretty!
Happy weekend!
Hello Eileen,
It's so great that spring has come to your area. It's still very cold here at night, but it's sunny and nice during the day. Minney is so cute, and you're lucky to have her.
Yes, it looks like the female cardinal has put on lipstick!
Take care, and have a nice weekend!
The lipstick-idea made me smile! I very much hope to see some ladybugs or -birds this year. Oh, and Miney really looks very happy - to critters, have a wonderful Saturday, cold but sunny here.
Dear Eileen ♥️
I really enjoyed my visit today!
Glimpse of your walk with miney is amazing.undoubtedly she is a happy pet 😍
I can feel your joy to take care for walks 😊
The birds from your yard are really pretty and wonderful 👌🥰
How lovely they have them around ♥️
Yes the female cardinal seems to have lipstick on her lips 🤗
The book life has many little miracles read by you sounds beautiful and inspiring 👍♥️
Everything we see around or have within is pure miracle indeed but repetition of the observations have reduced their true meaning and value sadly.
Best wishes and love ❤️
Hello Eileen,
This is a great series of photos.
I think the Red Cardinal and the Northern Mockingbird are beautiful.
You have a very sweet dog that you can take wonderful walks with.
I wish you a very good weekend.
Greetings Irma
Hari OM
I love the idea of the cardinal wearing lippie!!! Miney looks so content to be in your company - what a joy and extra dimension to have added to your lives. Thanks too, for mentioning the book you were reading - and author that until now had not reached my notice, but will be following up! YAM xx
Adorei as fotos e lindo o cardeal. A Miney é mesmo uma cachorrinha bem feliz! Bela parceira de passeios e vida! Feliz Primavera! Adorei as joaninhas! beijos, chica
Thank you Angie, for your comment and your visit.
The female cardinal is pretty.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Katerina, for your comment and your visit.
Happy Spring to you!
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Jean, for your comment and your visit.
We find the ladybugs in our house too, they are welcome.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you for your link and your comment.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Mae, for your link and your comment.
I am looking forward to seeing more beautiful Spring birds.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Heidrun, for your link and your comment.
Nature gives us so many beautiful things, we only have to notice them. Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Shiju, for your link and your comment.
The cardinals are gorgeous!
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Luisella, for your visit and your comment.
The female Cardinal is lovey.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Marit, for your visit and your comment.
I am happy with the longer daylight and warmer weather.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you for your link and your comment.
The cardinal does look like she is wearing lipstick, she is pretty. Miney is a happy dog. Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Hello, Baili
Thank you for your visit and your comment.
Nature is grand, I enjoy my walks with Miney and listening to all the birds singing. They sounds so happy it is Spring.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Irma, for your link and your comment.
I do love my yard birds, they are all a treat to see.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you YAM, for your visit and your comment.
We like to think that Miney is very happy with us, we do enjoy our walks together. Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Chica, for your comment and your visit.
Miney is a great companion.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Yes, she does!
Female cardinals do look like they wear lipstick! 'Such pretty birds. I love seeing Miney's shenanigans! -Marci @ Old Rock Farmhouse
Hi Eileen, love your wren. :) And the beautiful dog, I have seen one over here almost the same coloration. :)
Thank you Jenn, for your link and your comment.
She is lovely.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Marci, for your link and your comment.
I do love the birds, they are all pretty.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
...indeed "Life has many little miracles," enjoy as many everyday as you can. Eileen, enjoy a wonderful spring weekend.
Miney loves getting out and about.
Thank you Monica, for your link and your comment.
The wren is one of my many favorite birds too.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Tom, for your link and your comment.
Yes, we must all enjoy all the little miracles.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you William, for your comment and your visit.
Yes, Miney does look forward to our walks.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Miney is such a beautiful dog. That female cardinal does look like she is wearing lipstick.
Thank you Linda, for your comment and your visit.
The Cardinal is lovely, sometimes I am lucky with my photos straight from the camera. Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
I smiled all the way through, the lady with lipstick is adorable and you know I love Miney.. feeling a tad jealous over the walk in the header shot. beau and I would love that walk.
still giggling over the "bully" mocking bird... he is precious
Love the Miney photos and the Northern Cardinal is a beauty. Have a great weekend and thanks for hosting.
Lovely to see happy Miney!
Wish you a happy weekend!
Love all the pics of Miney. She was so lucky that you adopted her, Eileen.
The loveliness is such an appropriate term for ladybugs. Miney is a sweet, lucky pup.
Blue jays and magpies are the bullies here and chase others away. The little birds wait until the bullies have left.
Before I forget, that’s a great header shot and Miney has such a pretty and expressive face. She is adorable! Loved all the birds and thanks for including that pretty flashback photo, a great idea. Have a wonderful weekend!
Eileen, your current header is perfect featuring Miney with you out on your nature walks. I enjoyed the bird photos. The Northern Mockingbird bully reminds me of some of my hummingbirds and the way they try to take over a feeder. That last pic of the ladybugs fascinates me! Thank you for hosting and sharing! Wishing you and your hubby happy days ahead as we move into Spring. John
Hi Eileen,
Thank you for your comments on my blog. Means a lot to me. I miss walking a dog. They are such loving company. Miney Is a lucky little dog to have you in her life. Beautiful photos.
Thank you Sandra, for your comment and your visit.
The female Cardinal is a lovely bird. Miney loves her walks, wherever we go. Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
The Mockingbird can look pretty and be a mean bully at the same time.
Thank you Bill, for your comment and your link.
The female Cardinal is a lovely bird. Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you for your link and your comment.
Miney is a happy dog.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you RedPat, for your link and your comment.
We liked to think Miney is a lucky dog too.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Marie, for your comment and your visit.
The ladybugs are lovely.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Red, for your comment and your visit.
I wish I could see the Magpies here.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Denise, for your comment and your visit.
I think Miney is a pretty dog!
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you John, for your comment and your visit.
I am looking forward to my hummingbirds return. The birds can be territorial, protecting THEIR feeders. Happy Spring to you! Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Yvonne, for your comment and your link.
I am happy to see new posts from you, I enjoy seeing your garden. Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
I had to smile at the mockingbird bully. He/she has definitely decided that your deck railing and the birdbath is its territory. :)
you look to be 2 happy dog owners, it appears miney is one happy dog. gorgeous captures of the song birds, they sure do glorify the background, mr. cardinal is superb. many thanks for hosting, i posted mine yesterday because i thought it was saturday. hurry, send help!!!! have a great weekend!!
LIfe is good with a happy dog around who likes to go on walks. We get a few northern mockingbirds here and they are bullies. The main bully we have are house sparrows. They are very aggressive with almost everybody. We are getting a lot of grackles right now and they are a riot.
Hi Eileen! I miss seeing Cardinals as they do not migrate into our area. We do get 80 dufferent types o ladybugs, however, in fact a large colonyies of them can be found in our high country as they settle there during migration. Someday I should do a blog post about them! Have a wonderful week ahead!
Thank you Maria, for your link and your comment.
That Mockingbird is eating well, more than all the other birds. He is a bully. Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Debbie, for your link and your comment.
I do love my birds, I am lucky seeing a good variety of birds in our yard. Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Yogi, for your link and your comment.
I do have many house sparrows here or grackles, but some birds come and go quickly. I wasn't sure if you had problems linking up, I can post your link if you need help.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Pat, for your link and your comment.
I did not know there were that many species of ladybugs.
I would love to see a post on them.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Miney is too cute. I love the bird pictures.
I like walking i pine woods, as Miney and you all seem to do too!
Cute doggy...
and the pretty female cardinal looks chubby. I enjoy every beautiful nature photos here Eileen....Have a nice day
Hello Eileen
Another week whizzes by!
Aww I do like the Miney photographs, they are lovely.
Lovely photographs of the Cardinal too.
Have a great weekend and may the week ahead be good too.
All the best Jan
Hello Eileen :)
The Carolina Wren is a darling little bird. I rarely see our wrens as they ate very shy. Beautiful photos of the Mockingbirds with their distinctive markings, shame they are bullies, but the Greenfinch here, are also bullies and chase away other small birds.
A loveliness of Ladybugs seems appropriate, as they are very pretty bugs. I had not heard of this before.
A Cardinal wearing lipstick, how vain, :)) as if their natural beauty is not enough,...but it's beak
does look reder than usual must be the light.
Miney has such soft gentle eyes, and I love all the photos. I came here this morning and saw all your photos, but when my family arrive I stopped blogging. Thank you for hosting Eileen and thank you for your generous comments.
All the best
Sonjia.
The cardinal sure stands out.
Love the ladybirds!!
The jay and cardinals are all looking so lively. Winey is looking cute too
Love Miney' s photographs and also the lovely Ladybirds. Thanks for hosting and commenting Eileen. Have a great week ahead.
Your lady cardinal is gorgeous!
Your dog is lovely and bright looking. I love all the bird photos. It is not nice having a bully though, who chases others away. Our bully birds are the noisy miners.
Thank you Mary, for your comment and your visit.
We love our sweet Miney.
Take care, have a wonderful week.
Thank you Barb, for your link and your comment.
We have lots of trails through the pine forest here, they are peaceful spots for our walks..
Take care, have a wonderful week.
Thank you for your comment and your visit.
Take care, have a wonderful week.
Thank you Jan, for your comment and your visit.
The Cardinals are beautiful.
Take care, have a wonderful week.
Thank you Sonjia, for your link and your comment.
Miney is a pretty dog, we love her. The cardinal's beak almost matches her crest. I wish the Mockingbird would give the other birds a chance. I think the ladybugs are cute. Take care, have a wonderful week.
Thank you Karen, for your comment and your visit.
I love the ladybugs too, they are cute.
Take care, have a wonderful week.
Thank you Roentare, for your link and your comment.
I do love seeing all the birds. Miney is a cutie.
Take care, have a wonderful week.
Thank you Margaret, for your link and your comment.
Take care, have a wonderful week.
Thank you Linda, for your link and your comment.
The female cardinal is lovely.
Take care, have a wonderful week.
Thank you Diane, for your comment and your visit.
I like all the birds, I just wish the Mockingbird would behave. Take care, have a wonderful week.
Our backyard always visited by Cardinals too.... sweet bird....
Have a great weekend
Thanks for the comment and visit.
The cardinals are great yard birds, very pretty.
Have a wonderful week!
Me gustaría ver un cardinal. Por Béjar no se ven. Gracias.
Buen domingo Eileen.
Un abrazo.
Thank you Laura, the cardinal is a lovely bird.
Take care, have a wonderful week!
Hello Eileen, I have been MIA for so long, I'm not sure who Miney is? A new pup? She looks lovely. Thank you for sharing beautiful images as always. I will get back to sharing regularly again, sometime. Jo
Thank you Jo, I appreciate your visit and comment.
It is nice to see a new post from you, I hope all is going well.
Yes, Miney is our puppy dog we adopted. Take care, have a wonderful week.
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