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"An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day."
Trail in Glendalough, Ireland May 2023.
"In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks."
"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."
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Welcome to Saturday's Critters! Hello and Happy Saturday!
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Happy Summer everyone! Our first week of summer is supposed to be really hot and humid.
My critter post is a mish mash of birds and of course our dog Miney, there may be a bonus image thrown in and some flashback photos.
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"My favorite weather is bird chirping weather."
1. May 3rd, the Peacock was sitting in a tree in the back part of our yard.
2. May 5th, we took Miney for a walk along George's Creek.
Foraging among the rocks in the creek, I found two Sandpipers, the Spotted Sandpiper and possibly a Solitary Sandpiper on the top row.
3. May 6th, We walked on a different section of the NCR trail, I captured an Indigo Bunting in awful lighting. It is was nice to see some wildflowers and the wild azaleas blooming.
My Merlin app for our walk on the NCR trail, I heard a lot of great birds some new summer birds have returned. Most of the birds listed are either breeders in our area or they are moving through, more north of us.
4. May 7th, another walk with Miney to the front section of the lake. I saw three Double-crested Cormorants, I heard more birds than I actually saw. I did get a glimpse of an Osprey flying away.
5. May 8th, below on the top row is the Gray Catbird and the Eastern Bluebird in my yard. The rhododendron is growing next to our house and driveway. It has lots of beautiful blooms.
6. May 8th, we enjoy our walks with Miney on this day we took a walk to the lake. I am into a routine of using the Merlin App to see what birds are around my area.
7. May 8th, below are two larger images of the Eastern Wood Pewee and the Scarlet Tanager.
The female Scarlet Tanager is lovely, she is yellow-greenish with dark wings. They usually stay high in the tree canopy. We are lucky to have these beautiful birds breed in the forest around our home.
8. Flashback June 2019, I miss the Great Blue Herons nesting in our little Prettyboy Neighborhood.
The Heron's nest were in trees across from our driveway, I could stand on my deck and watch the herons and their chick in the nest.
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"What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside you." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Keep your lessons, let go of your scars. Make tomorrow a new day."
"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."
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Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful Dads!
I wish my hubby and my son a very Happy Father's Day!
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!
Tomorrow is Father's day, I wish all Fathers in blogland a very happy day!
Wow, 600 Saturday's Critters posts, thanks to all who participate and share their beautiful critters!
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1. April 27th, NCR rail to trail walk. I captured a Hawk flying over the trail. It was a pretty blue sky day.
2. April 28th, below are the spring blooms in our yard: the Columbine, Dogwood tree, Redbud tree, white Azaleas, Pink Azalea and light purple Creeping Phlox.
The Merlin list of birds I heard while taking Miney for a walk on the fire road.
3. April 29th, hubby and I went on a bird walk at the Cromwell Valley Park near Towson Md. I saw lots of Robins, the Gray Catbirds were calling and a Eastern Kingbird was perched near the parking lot.
4. April 30th, my backyard birds are the Peacock on our deck railing and the pair of Bluebirds.
5. May 1st, a walk with Miney on our local fire road, I keep my Merlin App on listening to the birds while walking. The Yellow-breasted Chat is not often seen here, it is listed on the chart. Maybe it was flying over?
6. May 2nd, another walk and a different section of the NCR trail. There were some wildflowers blooming, my favorite are the wild pink azaleas. I am pretty sure the bird in the last row is a Northern Parula, I heard him calling.
Back at home I saw the Gray Catbird in the back yard, standing on the top of the Bluebird house.
7. Flashback images from June 2018 and our road trip to Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky. I saw a few warblers while walking on the trails in the park. Below is the Chestnut-sided Warbler.
Below is the Yellow-rumped Warbler.
"The birds of hope are everywhere listen to them sing."
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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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Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!
"A good life is a collection of happy memories."
"A memory is a photograph taken by the heart to make a special moment last forever."
"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."
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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!
Again I am sharing a mish-mash of photos dating back to late April. The photos are from our walks to the lake, on the local fire road and from my back yard.
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1. April 22nd, another day and another walk with Miney to the lake. We saw a few Double-crested Cormorants and the turtles were out sunning on the rock and logs.
"Bird songs, nature's sweet melodies."
2. April 22nd, I use the Merlin app to id the birds I heard on our walk to the lake. It seems we have a mix of year round birds, winter birds and the new arrivals for the summer season.
The Pine Warbler is a breeder in my area, I often seen and hear them on my deck and in our yard. The male is a bright yellow color with some streaks on it's chest.
3. April 22nd, my metal moose is being surrounded by the creeping phlox.
4. April 23rd, this is my first sighting of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird this spring. I am always happy to see them return to my yard and feeder. The background is our Redbud tree which looked beautiful this Spring.
5. April 23rd, my back yard birds are the Ruby-throated Hummingbird, I saw and heard the Great-crested Flycatcher and a Tufted Titmouse.
6. April 24th, our walk with Miney on the local fire road and a Carolina Chickadee on top of a pine tree.
7. April 26th, in between rain drops I stood on my deck and listened to the birds that are around my yard. It was nice to hear the Wood Thrush back for the summer season.
Here is an older collage of the Ovenbird, it is another bird that breeds in my area. We hear them often on our walk now, they have a loud call.
8. Flashback to some of my Florida birds, the Limpkin was seen in various parks during our visits. I included one of my videos where the Limpkin is calling, they make a strange sound. Limpkins are large wading birds, they have long curved bill which is yellow with a dark tip. They eat mainly apple snails.
Flashback Florida various sightings of the Limpkin:
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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Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week! "An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day." Trail in Glendalough...
