Saturday's Critters # 300

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!

Wow, 300 Saturday Critter linky parties! Thanks to all who participate! I do love the critters! I am sharing the birds in my yard. 

This time of year is a good time for bird watching right in my backyard. I am seeing various migrating warblers, local breeders Scarlet Tanagers, the Gray Catbird and my usual Cardinals and Nuthatches.

The following 4 photos are from Sept 9th. Sorry they are not the best photos, they were all taken from my dining room window. 

I am still seeing at least 2-3 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.

The Red-eyed Vireo has been hanging around the warblers eating the Devil's Walking Stick berries.

The Cape May Warbler like the berries too.

On Sept 10th, I watched the Scarlet Tanager, Gray Catbird, American Redstart and the Red-eyed Vireo all eating the berries.

The White-breasted Nuthatch is a regular visitor. 

The Red-eyed Vireo likes the berries too.

I think this is the female American Redstart. 

Two Scarlet Tangers eating berries, I think one is a female and the other is a juvenile.

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Our World, My World

Hello and happy Monday!

Hubby and I often take our walks on the local NCR bike trail.  It is mostly a flat trail and is easy to get in 3 miles round trip. Along the trail we have views of the river, the forest, birds and sometimes critters.  These images are from various walks early in June. 

June 4th, we walked 3 miles round on the NCR trail in Parkton, Md. In the mosaic are images of Mountain Laurel in bloom, the Gunpowder River, the bike trail and Gnome land on private property. 

I noticed these pretty blooms on a Catalpa tree along the trail. 

Most of my bird photos from our walks were not the best, the birds were either high up in the trees or behind branches and leaves. I think this is a flycatcher, just not sure which one.

I heard this bird before finding it, it is a Worm-eating Warbler. 

This bloom reminded me of the Queen Anne's Lace but it was different.

June 11th, we walked another 3 miles round trip on another section of the NCR bike trail..

This stream is called the Bee Tree Run.

A White-tailed deer crossed the trail in front and quickly disappeared in the forest. You can see it's backside on the photo below.

Another Catalpa Tree seen from the trail.

Some more birds and butterflies seen off the NCR trail" Gray Catbird, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail and a Red Admiral butterfly. 

Thanks for your visit today!  I hope you enjoyed my post and photos.


Thanks to Angie the host of  Mosaic Monday

Thanks to LadyFi  the host of Our World Tuesday!

Check out the links above, I hope to see you there. Thanks to the hosts today. Enjoy your day and new week.



As always I thank you for stopping by and as always I appreciate your comments.

Our World, My World

Happy Monday,

We seem to be having a chilly spring, a lot of days with temps 20 degrees or so below normal. Many cloudy rainy days too.  I feel kind of cheated, like we our missing Spring. How is your weather? 

Luckily our rhododendrons are not affected, the blooms are looking beautiful all around the yard.  

We have rhododendrons growing on sides of our house. Some are taller than the house. 

The rhododenron blooms look pretty even before they open. 

A few of my May yard birds: The Pine Warbler and Pine Siskin being seeing as of May 8th

May 10th The Pine Siskins and a Gray Catbird.

May 14th, below are the Northern Mockingbird, Pine Siskin, Red-bellied Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch and a Downy Woodpecker.  

Thanks for your visit today!  I hope you enjoyed my post and photos.


Thanks to Angie the host of  Mosaic Monday

Thanks to LadyFi  the host of Our World Tuesday!

Check out the links above, I hope to see you there. Thanks to the hosts today. Enjoy your day and new week.


As always I thank you for stopping by and as always I appreciate your comments.

Saturday's Critters #282

Welcome to Saturday's Critters!

Happy Mother's Day! My wish includes all the mom's of the 4 legged critters too.


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 some birds seen in my yard and neighborhood (fire road) on 4/29 through 4/30. 

The Pine Warbler can be seen at my feeder and deck daily.

4/29 & 4/30 the Red-breasted is still making an appearance at my feeders. 

The Gray Catbird on the deck railing.  

The nearby Great Blue Herons on their nest. 

A Northern Parula on a tree top at the end of our driveway. I have been hearing these birds singing all around our yard and off the fire roads. They are breeders here at the Prettyboy Watershed. 

The Ovenbirds are singing loudly in the woods and fire road. This is another breeder in our local forest. 

I appreciate and thank everyone who links up their post and for all the wonderful comments !









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Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!

NCR Bike Trail

Hello and happy Monday! 

These are some images from 7/13 and 7/18, our walks on the local bike trail known as the Northern Central Railroad Trail. On this day we saw some wildflowers and lots of birds. Two Great Blue Herons, Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers and a Catbird seen from the trail. Lots of bird sounds like the Scarlet Tanager, Woodpeckers, Common Yellowthroat Warbler was heard fussing in a few different spots. 

This was the first bird we saw, the Great Blue Heron seen standing in a tree. 

Gnome land, a private house next to the NCR trail.

A Great Blue Heron on the hunt.

I am pretty sure this was a Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, it was catching bugs on the ground and flying back to the trees.

Some more wildflowers

Eastern Phoebe or Eastern PeWee?

The NCR bike trail.

Bee Balm growing along the trail.

I enjoyed seeing a lot of these Hosta blooms along the trail and near the river. 

Thanks for your visit today!  I hope you enjoyed my post and photos.

Thanks to the hosting team of Our World Tuesday!

I hope to see you there. Thanks to the host today. Enjoy your day and new week.

As always I thank you for stopping by and  I appreciate your comments.

Saturday's Critters #238

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!

These are some images of birds and critters from my yard and some from our local fire road taken around June 10-15th.

I've been seeing at least three bunnies in the yard, this one has a couple ticks on it's side.

The Goldfinches love the thistle sock.

The Gray Catbird is always looking for the suet.

From our walk on the local fire road, we see the Scarlet Tanager.

A Great Blue Heron on the nest, seen from the fire road.

A Swallowtail butterfly seen near the fire road.

A juvenile Great Blue Heron has been seen in my yard , this time on my deck railing.

The Heron has been seen in my neighbors yard, this heron walked all the way around my house. I saw it pacing in front of the gate like it wanted to come inside the yard. Finally it walked toward the back of the yard, I think it can climb the pine trees branches back into it's nest.

I appreciate and thank everyone who links up their post and for all the wonderful comments! 

Here is a list of my linky parties;

Also visit:  I'd-Rather-B-Birdin. Thanks to the gracious host: Anni.

Happy Saturday, enjoy your weekend!