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!
"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir
Hubby and I for the last 35 years ( except for 5 1/2 months living in Lakeland Florida 2016-2017) are lucky to live so close to so much nature. The forest, the lake and trails are all walking distance and surround our house. Miney loves these walks!
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1. A walk on the NCR trail beginning at Freeland , we were seeing the end of the Autumn colors. I heard and saw a lot of birds, but the only birds I was able to photograph were the Pileated Woodpecker and the Red-bellied Woodpecker.
A view from the bike trail near Freeland, Maryland.
2. I love to trying to capture some moon photos, a walk with Miney on the fire road at Prettyboy.
3. The Blue Jays arrive quickly when I put out some of the peanut suet balls.
4. A walk with hubby and Miney to the Prettyboy lake. A Belted Kingfisher was perched on a log sticking out of the lake. Somehow Miney got out of her harness and ran from hubby to where I was taking photos of the lake. She managed to get her paws all muddy from walking onto the muddy shore of the lake. Then she ran back fast to hubby, we have never let her run free. This was her first and only chance of getting loose.
5. The peacock even on the cold days is roaming around our yard and the neighborhood, a Hawk sitting in a nearby tree. I am guessing it is a red-shouldered Hawk and a Northern Mockingbird sitting in a near by tree.
6. Our grandsons loved seeing the Peacock on Thanksgiving Day, it walked all around our yard.
7. A walk to the back part of the lake with hubby and Miney, we had a dusting of snow on this morning.
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114 comments:
Peanut suet balls! You are good to the birds. It's good to see. I wish you and Miney a brilliant year ahead Aloha
Good morning, dear Blogfriend Eileen 🍀 Hope you had a good Silvester evening. Happy New Year ☃️ with best wishes to you ans your family.
Now, we start again. And I walked with pleasure with you and sweet Minnie. Yes, it's wonderful being near the nature like you have this with the NCR way.
Thank you for sharing and for hosting. Have a wonderful week ahead . Greetings by Heidrun
Good Morning, Eileen and Miney! The moon photo looks incredibly beautiful.
Miney’s brief muddy adventure and the sighting of those woodpeckers make the walk feel especially vivid and memorable
Pubblichi come sempre delle fotografie stupende.
La florida deve essere meravigliosa
Glad to read your post, Awesome photos as always. Best wishes for 2026. Thanks a lot for hosting. Happy weekend.
There are so many visitors to your neighbourhood.
I’d like to be one of them — if only in spirit.
How good and healthy is to take daily walks! Well done. You really live in a natural place and can enjoy the benefits in all seasons.
Nice to see all the critters in your images.
Happy weekend and happy walks!
Hi Eileen,
These are fantastic photos and collages; I enjoyed them.
I especially love the blue jay, which we don't see here.
The kingfisher on the log by the lake is also beautiful.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Best regards Irma
Dear Blogfriend... here again. Thank you for sharing and for hosting ❤️
Greetings by Heidrun
Wow on the moon and the Blue Jay ... and Prettyboy lake is a cute name - how did it evoke? And the Peacock seems to be a pet by now?
Yes, snow here, too! Nice to meet your Hubby. Have a great day!
Thank you Cloudia, for your link and comment.
The birds do love the peanut suet balls, a favorite.
I wish you peace, love and happiness in the New Year.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Heidrun, for your link and comment and your visit. I do love nature and our walks.
I wish you peace, love and happiness in the New Year.
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Thank you Luisella, for your comment and your visit.
I love our nature walks, so much to see.
I wish you peace, love and happiness in the New Year.
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Thank you Irma, for your link and comment.
I do love seeing all the birds.
I wish you peace, love and happiness in the New Year.
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our back yard is lit up like a flood light with the moon glow this morning, at 3 and at 4 I was out, took a few pics. Super Moon has our yard like daylight. so glad Miney ran back to dad and did not run off and away. you may have to rename her Houdini.
Beau has never been off leash with us unless in our back yard.
Hari OM
Oooh, Miney! She showed promise by staying between you both and not going off at tangents, though. Lovely photos - but I particularly appreciate the one of Hubby smiling and looking well. May this year be much better for health! YAM xx
Hello Eileen,
The Blue Jays are my favorite birds, and I love the blue color. They are so beautiful. I love to see Miney too. You are lucky to have her.
Take care, and enjoy your weekend!
Querida Eileen, tuas fotos e passeios sempre proveitosos e bem mostrados por aqui! Que 26 te traga muitos lindos passeios! beijos, chica
You are so lucky living close to wonderful walks where you always get wonderful photos. We live in the country too, and the wildlife is great. The other night we had a fox walking down the road, not enough time to get the camera. Have a lovely week.
A lovely post, Eileen! Thank you for hosting, and best wishes for health and happiness in the New year!
I enjoyed seeing your birds, especially the peacock. Of course you're used to it, but it seems so exotic to me, to just be strutting around your yard!
Happy Saturday, Eileen. I have a couple of critters here, enough to share! That peacock is pretty fantastic. And it's always fun to see Miney. I hope the new year brings good things for your husband's health. It's nice to see him out with Miney. Happiest of new years to you.
Happy critters new year!
...we have a peanut feeder that the blue jay and titmouse love. They can empty it is a day which keeps me busy. Thanks for hosting, be well in 2026.
Happy New Year to you and your family ~ nature is such a gift and walking with your doggie ~ lovely series of photos ~ hugs,
be well ~
Mom needs to put our bird feeders back up!
You are fortunate to have these wonderful walking spaces close to you. The Kingfisher is has such a great head of 'hair' :) Glad Miney ran back to Hubby!
I would be thrilled to see the peacock wandering around, Eileen. Happy New Year!
We do have Red Belly Woodpeckers here, but not Pileated Woodpeckers. You are lucky to have both of them around. Our most common woodpeckers are Downey and Hairy woodpeckers. Great photos.
You have some great places for walking. Lots of birds. Great scenery
I am going to have to look for peanut suet balls. The cakes of suet don't seem to work too well for me.
I love the belted kingfisher. I am pretty sure I have never seen one in the wild. I also love the woodpeckers. I hear them in the woods every now and then and sometimes see them. They are so brightly colored even I can spot them.
Miney such a lucky dog to have owners who take him on hikes.
Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy New Year!
Thank you for hosting.
Such cool critters! That woodpecker is amazing!
Beautiful series, Eileen. I am sure the birds appreciate your kindness 😊
Your husband looks so cozy sitting on the log. Wishing you and yours a peaceful, healthy and happy year ahead. :)
Thank you Iris, for your link and comment.
It is an old tale that Prettyboy was the name of a horse that drowned during a bad storm. Farm land was used to create the Prettyboy Reservoir.
I wish you peace, love and happiness in the New Year.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Sandra, for your comment and your visit.
I saw the moon but it was covered with some light clouds.
It was the first time Money got loose, I am glad she didn't run away.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you YAM, for your comment and your visit.
Miney could have kept running, I am glad she came right back.
I wish you peace, love and happiness in the New Year.
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Thank you Marit, for your link and comment.
The Jays are a pretty color.
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Thank you Chica, for your comment and your visit.
I wish you peace, love and happiness in the New Year.
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Thank you Linda, for your link and comment.
It is a treat to see the fox, they are pretty.
I wish you peace, love and happiness in the New Year.
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I wish you peace, love and happiness in the New Year.
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The Peacock is always a treat to see.
I wish you peace, love and happiness in the New Year.
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Thank you Jeanie, for your link and comment.
I am always happy to see your critters.
I wish you peace, love and happiness in the New Year.
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I wish you peace, love and happiness in the New Year.
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I wish you great health and happiness in the New Year.
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Thank you Carol, for your link and comment.
I wish you all the best in 2026, A happy and healthy New Year. Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you for your link and comment.
I do enjoy watching the birds come to the feeders.
I wish you all the best in 2026, A happy and healthy New Year. Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Ellen, for your visit and comment.
I wish you all the best in 2026, A happy and healthy New Year. Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you RedPat, for your link and comment.
The Peaock is a treat to see.
I wish you all the best in 2026, A happy and healthy New Year. Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you, for your link and comment.
I love all the woodpeckers!
I wish you all the best in 2026, A happy and healthy New Year. Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
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I wish you all the best in 2026, A happy and healthy New Year. Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Yogi, for your link and comment.
I get the suet ball in Walmart or Tractor Supply. The birds love them.
I wish you all the best in 2026, A happy and healthy New Year. Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you, for your link and comment.
The woodpeckers are cool birds.
I wish you all the best in 2026, A happy and healthy New Year. Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Linda, for your comment and your visit.
I get pleasure from watching the birds come for the food.
I wish you peace, love and happiness in the New Year.
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Thank you Maria, for your link and comment.
It is good to get hubby out for a walk, he does need to rest at times.
I wish you peace, love and happiness in the New Year.
Take care, have a wonderful weekend.
So nice to see hubby and Miney enjoying themselves. What a beautiful area you live in. Having a peacock visit as often as it does would be such fun to me. Great photos as always! Thank you for all you do putting Saturday’s Critters together. Happy New Year to you and your family Eileen.
Another beautiful critter post to begin the new year. Wishing you and your family a happy and healthy new year.
we are lucky, aren't we?? the hubs and i have lived in this house for 46 years and have always been so close to the beach and a lot of lakes and wildlife. i enjoyed seeing the peacock and miney but i enjoyed see your hubby the most!! many thanks for hosting have a wonderful weekend!!
You are lucky to live so near to nature. Nice pics again especially the birds. I hope you had a wonderful start into the New Year. I wish you a pleasant healthy and peaceful year.
Have a good time
Violetta
Wishing you many more years of receiving these gifts of nature on a daily basis! I enjoy seeing your little piece of paradise through your eyes! Thank You for continuing to host us at your critter party!
Thought I'd join in again. It's been a while! I love all your photos. This seems to be a good time of year to watch God's Creation in action!! Happy New Year!
Love the blue jays. We had 5 of them by the feeders this afternoon!!!
Eileen yes you are very fortunate to have mostly lived with walking distance of nature and certainly Money looks like he enjoys his walks. Lovely to see the Peacock and well done for capturing the Moon. I hope 2026 will be a peaceful year for you and your family. Thanks for hosting and commenting.
Beautiful photos, as always. XO
You have many beautiful places to enjoy. Mr. Sammy Jay looks especially happy.
Happy New Year, Eileen. I always enjoy accompanying you on your walks to see the nature in your corner of the world, including the birds, which I haven't seen in person yet.
Yoko
How nice of the peacock to entertain the kids!
Love your forest walks it is so beautiful but the last photos look like its very cold. Love all the birds and your dog. I bet she loved being free.
I do enjoy seeing the pictures from your walks with Miney. The Blue Jay shot is wonderful!
Thank you Denise, for your comment and your visit.
We enjoy seeing the Peacock wandering around our yard.
Take care, have a wonderful week!
Thank you Bill, for your comment and your visit.
I wish you a happy and healthy New Year!
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Thank you Debbie, for your link and comment.
Yes, we are lucky! It is great to have so much nature around us. It is good for hubby to get outside for walks.
Take care, have a wonderful week!
Thank you Violetta, for your link and comment.
I wish you a very happy and healthy New Year!
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Thank you Alexandra, for your link and comment.
We do love to have nature right outside our door.
I appreciate you sharing your post!
I wish you a very happy and healthy New Year!
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Thank you Pamela, for your link and comment.
Welcome back, I am happy to see your critters and photos.
I wish you a very happy and healthy New Year!
Take care, have a wonderful week!
Thank you Karen , for your visit and comment.
The Jays do come and take over the feeders. They are fun to watch. Take care, have a wonderful week!
Thank you Margaret, for your link and comment.
The peacock is a treat to see visiting our yard.
I wish you a very happy and healthy New Year!
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Thank you for your visit and comment.
I wish you a very happy and healthy New Year!
Take care, have a wonderful week!
Thank you Messymimi, for your visit and comment.
The Jays are happy to have plenty to eat.
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Thank you Yoko, for your visit and comment.
I wish you a very happy and healthy New Year!
Take care, have a wonderful week!
Thank you Linda, for your link and comment.
The kids were excited seeing the Peacock, they talked about their sighting for days.
I wish you a very happy and healthy New Year!
Take care, have a wonderful week!
Thank you Diane, for your visit and comment.
Yes, I think Miney had a fun time running free.
I wish you a very happy and healthy New Year!
Take care, have a wonderful week!
Thank you Lisa, for your visit and comment.
We do enjoy taking walks with Miney.
I wish you a very happy and healthy New Year!
Take care, have a wonderful week!
The peacock struts around like he owns the place.
Your photos are stunning. Happy new year.
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Your photos are always so beautiful.
Have a great year!
Thank you William, for your comment and your visit.
The Peacock does seem very comfortable in our yard.
Take care, have a wonderful week!
Happy New Year Rue!
Thank you for your comment and your visit.
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Another group of great photos. Such a variety of birds there compared to here!
The bird pics are wonderful. Miney is as cute as ever.
Hello Eileen and happy new year wishes, I hope this first weekend of 2026 has been a good one for you.
I did enjoy seeing your photographs and collages ... the birds really enjoy peanut suet balls don't they :)
Have a good week ahead.
All the best Jan
Miney reminds me of my Arie, who loves water and would love to run free if we let her. Have a great week.
There must be a critter in there somewhere...Happy New Year Eileen..
Thank you Missy, for your link and comment.
I enjoyed all your photos of the deer and birds and cute doggies and Zoey. Happy New Year to you! Take care, have a wonderful week!
Thank you Leslie, for your comment and your visit.
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Thank you Jim, for your comment and your visit.
I am sure you have lots of birds there, they are hiding.
Take care, have a wonderful week!
Thank you Mary, for your comment and your visit.
Miney is a cutie.
Take care, have a wonderful week!
Thank you Jan for your visit and comment.
I wish you all the best in 2026, a Happy and Healthy New year. Take care, have a wonderful week!
Each week ... I admire the nature around your walk.
Thank you for sharing at MosaicMonday ☃️
...a healthy good Year for you and the family
Thank you Heidrun, for hosting the Mosaic Monday party.
Have a great day and week ahead.
Preciosos los pájaros carpinteros y los demás pájaros también. Tu esposo se ve muy bien. Miney estaría feliz corriendo por el campo. Abrazos.
So many wonderful birds you see everyday. Thank you for sharing them with us.
Thank you Teresa, for your comment and visit.
Take care, enjoy your day and the rest of the week!
Thank you for your comment and visit.
Take care, enjoy your day and the rest of the week!
Beautiful photos!
Miney’s little muddy adventure made me smile, and the birds and peacock are wonderful to see.
Thanks for sharing your nature walks.
Thank you Veronica, for your visit and comment.
Take care, enjoy your day and have a great weekend.
Preciosa siempre la naturaleza. Gracias.
Buen 2026 Eileen.
Un abrazo.
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