Saturday's Critters # 665

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

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"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir

My usual mish-mash of photos, from our local walks, birds and critters in or around our yard.

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1. My walk with Miney on the Prettyboy fire road, the Merlin App is always on during my walks.  

I included one of my Mourning Dove photos with the screen shot of Merlin. 

Miney makes herself comfy on the bed.

2. Full moon setting seen from the dialysis center parking lot.

3. A lot of my photos are looking similar, my walks with Miney have been on the same local trail.  

I've been hearing a Broad-winged Hawk calling from the same area since the spring time.  I wonder if it could have a nest near the fire road where I walk with Miney. 

4. A view of the sky and Miney while on our local walk. 

I've been seeing a stray cat in our yard lately, not sure if it was dropped off or belongs to a neighbor.

Miney and the stray cat look similar with their black and white colors. 

5. Below are the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird and the Black Swallowtail butterfly.

"Until you spread your wings, you will have no idea how far you can fly."

"Take time to be free like a butterfly."

I hope you enjoyed my birds, blooms and butterflies.  Miney is often a star of my blog. 

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!

"Life is a balance between holding on and letting go."

Turks and Caicos resort, November 2023.

"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do."

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

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Saturday's Critters # 664

 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

I am sharing a mish mash of photos, from our walks. 

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1. In our little neighborhood Prettyboy watershed is one of our favorite trails for walking. Hubby surprised me going 2 miles round trip on this walk, the trail goes even further up to 5 miles . The sun was not as bright due to the haze from smoke in our area. Birds were not singing much on this day, I did see a Gray Catbird on the trail in front of us. 

2. Below I watched a Tiger Swallowtail butterfly landing on our Lantana plant.  

On this day, Hubby, Miney and I took our walk on the NCR bike trail in Parkton.  I was surprised that the Bee Balm was still blooming. 

3. In my back yard, a female Cardinal was preening. The Black Swallowtail butterfly was seen on our Buddleia Butterfly bush. 

4. Another section of the NCR bike trail, a walk with Miney and Hubby too. 

A larger image of the Monarch Butterfly, I have not seen many of these this summer. 

5. In the yard and on my deck the butterflies and birds are enjoying our plants. 

The Ruby-throated Hummingbird sits close to the feeder, he will chase other birds away.

6. I am seeing 3 or more Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at my feeders. It seems like I am refilling the feeders more often now. I believe the babies/juveniles are now following the adults to the feeder. 

7. A Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly on the Buddleia bush. 

8. The American Goldfinches love the thistle sock, below are a male and female enjoying the seeds.

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!

"Nothing, not one single thing, can carry you off to a far-off place faster than a book."

Kauai September 2022

"Reading is a discount ticket to everywhere."

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

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Saturday's Critters # 663

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

My mish mash of photos and wildlife from my walks and my back yard. Current news my hubby has been seeing lots of doctors and having many tests, all required to be put on the list for a kidney transplant. It has been a busy week with lots of appointments. 

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1. The three images below are of my Merlin Back yard birds, I included a few of my bird photos. The Baltimore Oriole, the Blue Jay and the House Wren. 

These Merlin birds ( list above and below) were heard from my deck, early in the morning.  

2. My walk with Miney at the Prettyboy watershed. During my walk I tend to hear the same birds in the same areas. 

3. Merlin Birds heard on my walk with Miney on the Prettyboy fire road.  I do not hear as many birds mid-day as I do early in the morning.  My daily walk with Miney on hubby's dialysis days are later. 

The Carolina Chickadee is another year round back yard bird for me. They have a cute sound.

4. My walk with Miney on the Prettyboy fire road. 

The White-breasted Nuthatch is one of my year round back yard birds. 

Our deck flowers are looking good, we do have to keep watering them, we keep missing rain in our area. I have Zinnias, Salvia and my favorite Lantana. The hummingbirds and butterflies love all these plants.

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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Thank you for sharing your critters and post! 

Happy Monday!

 Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity can not survive."

"May your day be blessed with peace"

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

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Saturday's Critters # 662

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

As usual, I am sharing my dog Miney and our walks on the trails, birds from my yard and the local watershed fire roads. 

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1. I am addicted to the Merlin App, I have it on during everyone of my walks with Miney.  I included one of my Goldfinch photos with the Merlin app screenshot.

Below one of my Cardinal photos is added to the Merlin Screenshot.

2. July 8, walk with Miney on our local Prettyboy fire road. This local fire road trail is mostly covered with pine needles, which makes walking so much easier. The weeds and grasses are taking over some of our other local trails. They need to come and cut the grass on the trails, I am sure the ticks and bugs love the long grass. 

" A walk in nature walks the soul back home."

 

Above I included the Chipping Sparrow image and below is the House Finch image.

3. I am sticking to the same trail for walking Miney, we walk till we come to the downed tree and then turn around and go back home. 

"An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day."

The  Scarlet Tanager is a breeder in the Prettyboy Watershed, I can recognize their calls while I am out walking Miney.

The Pine Warbler is another breeder in our local Prettyboy Watershed, I hear them calling off the trail and they sometimes visit my deck for some food. 

4. Miney loves her walk on the fire road! 

You can see the reservoir is still low, the water usually is up to the trees. The Killdeer are enjoying the muddy area and the geese love the grasses that are growing.

5. A zoomed in look at a Killdeer, I saw 8-10 Killdeer running around the muddy area. 

Killdeer

A Bald Eagle spooked the Killdeer flying in and making the Killdeer take off and fly around. The Eagle landed in a tree and the Killdeer went back to their spot on the mud.

Prettyboy Merlin birds, from our walk to the reservoir.

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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