Saturday's Critters # 641

  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 part 2 of the woodpeckers I have seen during my travels.  

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"Joy is when a tiny bird sings a big sweet song."

Below is the Golden-cheeked Woodpecker seen on a guided bird walk in Puerto Vallarta Mexico. 

The Jamaican Woodpecker below looks a lot like our Red-bellied Woodpecker.  

Below is the Red-naped Sapsucker seen in Arizona. 

The Smoky-brown Woodpecker was seen during a guided bird walk in Belize. 

Below I have the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, these birds are seen in back yard and all around Maryland. 

The Black-cheeked Woodpeckers, two photos below were taken in Tortuguero Costa Rica. 

The Crimson-crested Woodpecker was seen in Panama during a guided bird walk. 

The Ladder-backed Woodpecker seen in Arizona looks similar to the Downy Woodpecker. Two photos below are the Ladder-backed Woodpecker. 

The Lineated Woodpecker was seen in Costa Rica, this bird reminds me of our Pileated Woodpecker. 

I hope you enjoyed seeing the woodpeckers I have found on my walks and travels.  

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Saturday's Critters # 579

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!

These are a few of my favorite things and places I was able to photograph and post on my blog during the year 2024. 

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2024 favorite things from January through June.

1. Jan 2024, Prettyboy Reservoir, we enjoy our local walks on the fire roads, through the forest and to the lake. The Bald Eagles are a common sight to see around the reservoir and our neighborhood.

Jan 2024, our second grandson turned 2 years old. 

2. Feb 2024, I love to check out the local Friendly Farms ponds, in the winter we can usually see some ducks. Below are the Buffleheads, Hooded Mergansers and an American Wigeon.

Our first grandson, turned 3 years old in February 2024.  

3. March 2024, I love the Woodpeckers and the Pileated Woodpecker is at the top of my favorite woodpecker list.

4. April 2024, the Snow Geese are a favorite sighting, we can usually see large flocks in Maryland and Delaware. 

5. May 2024, more favorite woodpeckers seen during our Arizona trip are the Acorn Woodpecker and the Arizona Woodpecker. 

6. June 2024, another favorite thing is spending time with our grandsons and our grand-dog Winnie.

2024 favorite things from July through December

7. July 2024, a favorite sight to see in our yard is the visiting Peacock. 

I have two photos for July, my favorite granddaughter Sophie was born.

8. Aug 2024, from our Arizona trip is my hubby the butterfly whisperer. 

9. Sept 2024, seen on one of our many walks at the Prettyboy reservoir, is the mama deer with her fawn. 

10. Oct 2024, during our Alaska trip I loved seeing the Moose. This one was seen along the road near our hotel not far from Denali Park.

11. Nov 2024, from a visit to Bombay Hook NWR are the Sandhill Cranes. 

12. Dec 2024, I love the seashore, the photo is from a getaway to Chincoteague Island NWR.

13.  The December puzzle finished, I love the dolphins.

A bonus image from Jan 12, 2025. We decided to foster a dog with the option to adopt if all goes well. Miney is just over 6 months a mix breed, part Retriever and part Border Collie. Her litter mates had the names Eenie and Moe.  She is super friendly and was house trained. She is jumping up and we are working at training her to stop that bad habit. 

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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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Saturday's Critters # 577

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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Happy Monday!

Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!

"Nature always wears the color of the spirit."

Antelope Canyon, Page, Arizona, 

"Teach us love, compassion and honor that we may heal the earth and heal each other."

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

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Our World, My World

Happy Monday, 

Our world and my world has not been normal for over a year now. It would be nice to have everything feel normal again.  This week, I am looking forward to having President Biden in office. I am hoping and praying for peaceful times in our country. We may not agree on politics, but we can be respectful and kind to everyone. My post this week is on some of my favorite national parks, since we have not traveled due to COVID these images are from my archives. 

One of my favorite parks is Yellowstone, the scenery and wildlife is just amazing.  The scenic drives in these parks, both Yellowstone and the Tetons in Wyoming are beautiful. 

Grand Prismatic, largest hot spring in Yellowstone. It is the third largest hot spring in the world.  

Various birds seen in the Yellowstone and Tetons National Parks.

Unidentified Hummingbird, Cinnamon Teal, Magpie,
Trumpeter Swan, Cedar Waxwing, Dusky Grouse,
female Mountain Bluebird, Osprey, White Pelican.

Yellowstone's Canyon...  "The best thing about memories is making them."

Glacier National Park in Montana, I am guessing the top left is the Swiftcurrent Lake, we stayed nearby, the Running Eagle Falls or also nicknamed Trick Falls. Lower left the Beargrass looked pretty and bottom right is near Logan Pass Visitor Center. 

Going to the Sun, a very scenic drive in Glacier National Park.   This park road was a hair-raising drive for me.  We saw some Mountain Goats crossing this road, definitely keep your eyes on the road while driving.  

A view of Glacier National Park in Montana. 

Scenic view of  the Grand Canyon National Park.  

"A good life is a collection of happy memories."

Grand Canyon and Colorado River

Arches National Park, the various rock formations all had names, if only I could remember them all.  The top left could be the Balance Rock.  I do remember the bottom left are the Three Sisters and the bottom right is the Landscape Arch. 

Arches NP, Landscape Arch is the longest stone span. It stretches 306 feet and is only 11 feet thick at it's center.

"Take nothing but memories, leave nothing but footprints."

Arches NP, Balance Rock.  "We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."

"Never let your memories be greater than your dreams."

We are looking forward to the days when we feel safe to travel and take some road trips. My dream is to visit all of our National Parks.  Our world is beautiful and our country has some of the greatest National Parks to visit.  These are just of few of the National Parks that hubby and I have visited. Some parks we visited twice, my favorites are Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, Grand Canyon, Bryce and  Zion. 

Hubby and I continue to be happy and healthy, I hope everyone is doing well too. 

Wear your mask and keep your distance!   

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Thanks to Angie the host of  Mosaic Monday

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Thanks for visiting and commenting, have a happy day and a great new week!