Saturday's Critters # 622

   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

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1. For my post, I have flashback images I am sharing various Egrets. They are wading birds with long legs and most likely seen by water and wetlands. Below I have the Great Egret. 

The Great Egret, stands tall around 3 ft, they have yellow bills and black legs and feet. 

The Great Egret feeds on fish, frogs and small reptiles. 

The breed in colonies, in trees that are close to lake and wetlands. 

2. The Cattle Egret, are stocky and around 22 inches long. During breeding season the adults develop the orange-buff plumes on the back, breast and crown.

The Cattle Egrets have a yellow bill and yellowish legs.

3.  The Snowy Egret, is all white with a black bill and yellow lores. They have black legs and yellow feet. 

Below you can compare the size difference between the Great Egret and a Snowy Egret. 

4.  The Reddish Egret, is 27-32 inches long. They have a pinkish bill with a black tip. 

The adult has a slate blue body and a reddish head and neck. 

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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. 

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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Saturday's Critters! # 575

 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!

I want to wish all my blogging followers, Love, Joy and Peace this holiday season. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah! 

Oct 7-9, we were visiting Chincoteague Island National seashore and wildlife refuge. These photos are from our 2nd day at the refuge. We watched the sunrise and the sunset, we saw lots of birds, the ponies, dolphins, Sika deer, a snake and butterflies.

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1. Sunrise on the Chincoteague Island National Seashore. 

2.  Brown Pelicans flying by.  

3. Various gulls on the beach. Ring-billed Gull, Laughing Gull and Great Black-backed Gull.

4. Sika Deer seen of the road to the beach. 

5. The Chincoteague ponies are always a favorite sight to see.

6. Warblers and a Brown Thrasher. 

7. A Black Rat Snake on the trail and a Buckeye Butterfly on the beach.

8. The Belted Kingfishers were found in their usual fishing spot.

The White Ibis were seen in high numbers, just one Great Blue Heron in the group below.

We saw 4 Tricolored Herons, below are two of the 4 seen with the White Ibis.

An Osprey flies by. 

A tree decorated with White Ibis.

Plenty of Sanderlings on the beach.  

A Great Blue Heron standing on a dead tree with a pretty sky.

We saw groups of Dolphins swimming by.

To end the day we watched the sun setting at Tom's Cove.

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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