Saturday's Critters # 548

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

Happy Father's Day, I hope your day is great! 

 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!

1. I am sharing a mish-mash of photos from various dates, a walk at the Susquehanna River State Park. Spring is a great time to see lots of bluebells in bloom along the trail. Below is also a Chipping Sparrow, Slider Turtle and the Bald Eagle. 

The Bald Eagles are seen regularly at the Susquehanna River trail. 

2. Back home from our Arizona trip we visited DIL and our  sweet grandsons (they enjoy bubble time out in the yard) and our cute grand-dog Winnie the Corgi. 

3. The Pink Lady Slippers return every year along our local fire road trail.  

4. One day I could hear the Scarlet Tanager ❤️  in my back yard, I scanned the tree tops and found this beauty.  ☺️

5. I am not sure which bird is using this house, one time I looked it was a House Wren and the next time there was an Eastern Bluebird.  

6. One day I looked out my kitchen window and my neighbors Peacock was walking along our deck railing. I think it was pecking at the nuggets crumbs left by my yard birds.  This first sighting was on May 9th, it has been a visitor just about every day. 

7. Our walk on the local NCR trail, we saw lots of the Dames Rocket blooms, is it a Solitary or Spotted Sandpiper (I never saw the front of this Sandpiper), Common Yellowthroat Warbler, Gray Catbird, Eastern Phoebe and a Canada Geese family. I heard more birds than I photographed, heading back to the car I saw a Green Heron, it spooked easily and flew away. 😟

I never know what is going to show up in my yard, one week it was the Black Bear and the next week it is the Peacock. I am glad I am always looking out my windows. You never know what will be out there.  

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 # 447

 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!

Images are from various days in June, walks with hubby and the dogs. We took a walk at the nearby Hemlock Gorge, and a visit to the York Pa Great Egret and Black-crowned Night Heron rookery. 

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1. June 10th, on this day my hubby and I took a walk at the local Hemlock Gorge, it is part of the Gunpowder State Park. In the summer months I can usually always find a Louisiana Waterthrush on the rocky area of the Gunpowder River. A Common Yellowthroat was fussing at us, as we walked along the trail. Other birds seen and heard, Eastern Phoebe, Gray Catbird, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Ovenbird and Eastern Wood Pewee. 

2. The Louisiana Waterthrush can always be found along the Gunpowder River at Hemock Gorge. This bird has what I call the white eyebrow and pink legs.

3. A female Common Yellowthroat Warbler was fussing at us as we walked along the trail. This bird is olive-brown above with a yellow throat.

4. June 12th, our local fire road walk with the grand -dogs to the lake, lots of Canada Geese. Back at home in our yard, is the female and male Eastern Bluebird and the Ruby-throated Hummingbird on the feeder.

5. June 14th, backyard blooms, a Fritillary Butterfly with a Bumble Bee in the Bee Balm and the Fritillary Butterfly on the Lantana. 

6. June 15th, the following photos are from a visit to the York Pa rookery. Great Egrets and the Black-crowned Night Herons. We saw lots of Great Egrets, Black-crowned Night Herons, Mallard Ducks and Canada Geese. 

7. A Great Egret nest high in the pine tree.  

8. Another pair of Great Egrets on their nest. 

9.  Adult Black-crowned Night Heron near their nest. 

10. A juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron near the nest. 

11.  The Great Egret chicks seemed to be different ages, some looking much younger than others. 

I hope you enjoyed my critter post.  Thank you for sharing your critters and 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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I am also linking up to Anni's blog party found here I'd Rather B Birding   Anni always has some beautiful birds to be seen on her blog, check it out!

Our World, My World

Happy Monday!

For a change of scenery, some days we will take a walk on the NCR trail.  I have posted many times about our walks on this trail. There are more bike riders than hikers and maybe just a few bird watchers. The other 3 bird watchers are in the mosaic below, the middle bottom photo.

I was happy to see various flowers blooming along the trail.

"Just living is not enough...One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." Hans Christian Andersen

I heard more birds than I saw,  a few different Woodpeckers, the Carolina Wren, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Cardinals and the Acadian Flycatcher.

The Common Yellowthroat Warbler was probably the most common bird I saw during our walk.

The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is often seen sitting in a muddy spot.

There are some hostas blooming along the NCR trail.

Me and my shadow on one of the NCR bridges.

These Tiger Lilies are blooming in a weird spot not far from the Bee Tree Run.

The Bee Tree Run, a pretty view from the trail. 

It was a nice day to be out walking, but we will stick to the week day walks. The weekend was way too crowded with the bike riders. 

I have a question today, if and when they come out with a Covid vaccine will you be one of the first to get the shot?  I am not in a hurry to get a vaccine when it first comes out. I have never had the yearly flu shot, I've have been told to get the shingles shot. I have heard the first shingles shot did not work great and the second Shingle vaccine was more effective. The 2nd version ran out.  It is all still a wait and see, hopefully there is a vaccine soon and be available to all who need it the most.

We are managing to stay virus free. Taking our walks with nature I think helps us to stay healthy. Thanks for coming along on my walk.   I hope everyone stays safe, happy and healthy.  

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Thanks to Angie the host of  Mosaic Monday

Thanks to LadyFi  the host of Our World Tuesday!

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My World, Our World

 Happy Monday,

Hubby and I are happy when we can get out for a walk with nature and of course for the exercise.  On this day we visited one of my favorite local parks Hashawha Nature Center. I have blogged many times about this park, there is always something to see.   

 Here are some of the birds we saw during our walk: Common Yellowthroat Warbler, Cedar Waxwing, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, House Wren and the Eastern Kingbird.

 I really like the thistle, the bees were happy...

 Some different sections of the loop trail we hiked, just me and my shadow. 

 I was surprised to see the Ruby-throated Hummingbird at the tippy top of a tree, it looked like a small dot.

 We saw a heard a few of the Cedar Waxwings. 

 A noticed this bunny as we left the parking lot to start our walk. 

 

Pretty waterlilies, turtles and the Hashawha pond.  

The flowers were looking beautiful, dayliles, roses, daisies and a wild iris.

 Me and my shadow on the trail..

I hope you enjoyed taking this walk.  Always a pleasure to have you all come along with hubby and I. 


We are staying safe, wearing the mask and keeping our distance until we feel safe.   I hope you all are doing well too.  I hope everyone is safe, happy and healthy. Take care and stay well.  




What's happening in your corner of the world? Please check out and visit the following memes and links. I hope to see you there.


 
Thanks to Angie the host of  Mosaic Monday

Thanks to LadyFi  the host of Our World Tuesday!

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

Saturday's Critters #337

Welcome to Saturday's Critters!


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 am sharing some birds and critters from our most recent visit to the North Point State Park in Baltimore County, Md.  The park is located on the shores of the Chespeake Bay, it is a great place to see all kinds of birds. 

Adult Little Blue Heron, we saw a few of the adults and one mottled juvenile Little Blue Heron. 

 An Eastern Kingbird posed for a few photos.

 The bullfrogs were plentiful and very loud.

 The Tree Swallows were doing their thing catching bugs or posing for me and my camera.

 Mallard Duck resting on a log.

 Canada Geese and goslings, a nice family shot.

 The Red-winged Blackbirds were looking pretty. 

 The Slider Turtles were out on a log, catching the sun's rays. We counted 14 turtles in this line up, I could not fit them all on one photo, a branch was in my way.

A male Common Yellowthroat Warbler, one of the common warblers we see here in the summer. 

 I am guessing at this id, a female Common Yellowthroat Warbler. 

We only had a peak at the top of the Osprey's head that was sitting on the nest. 

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Happy Thankful Thursday!

Happy Thursday! 

 We are thankful, safe and happy! Taking life one day at a time. We go out for our walks weather permitting, still keeping the social distance. So thankful for sunny warm days!!

On this day, we took our walk at the local park called Hashawha, I have blogged many times about our walks in this park. Spring is a good time to see the warblers and other birds that moved back in for the summer. 
  
The trail at Lake Hashawha.

 Various birds seen were the Wood thrush, Tree Swallows, Cardinals, Baltimore Orioles, Blue-gray Gnatcatchers, Carolina Wrens, Yellow Warbler and the Common Yellowthroat Warbler

 The male Common Yellowthroat Warbler is a common bird seen in this bird for the summer. We saw and heard a lot of them during our walk.

 The Baltimore Oriole is Maryland's state bird. I always enjoy seeing the Orioles. 

 The Yellow Warbler is a beautiful bird, the male is a bright yellow with reddish streaks on it's chest.

This is the juvenile Orchard Oriole, I love hearing the birds singing. 

The trail was getting muddy from all the rain we had the day before, we had to turn back near these Redbud trees. 

 The Wood Thrush has a beautiful song, it is a bird I can id just by it's song.

I am thankful for the simple pleasure of seeing and hearing the migrant or spring birds.

I am always thankful for your visits and the comments.



Live simple and be happy!  😊 Spread joy & happiness!


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