Saturday's Critters #668

     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

Another post of mish-mash images, from our local walks. Of course I have some back yard birds and butterflies. Is it just me or are Saturdays or any day rolling around pretty fast?  Between dialysis for hubby three times a week and doctor and test appointments, they go even faster. I wish I could slow time down.  

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1. A walk with Miney on the local Prettyboy fire road.  The trail looks familiar I am sure, it is one of my favorite local walks. The deer bow hunting has started in the reservoir watershed, I am kind of leery walking on the trail when I see lots of trucks parked nearby. 

2. Merlin app birds heard during my walk with Miney.

I've been seeing the Gray Catbird in my yard, I think they are enjoying the various berries. 

3. The Carolina Wren is one of my year round back yard birds.  

4. Another visit with our son and his family, Pop-pop loves some hugs from our grandsons. Our son is still finishing up work on the deck he built on the back of his home. 

5. Google search is saying the butterfly below is called the Painted Lady Butterfly. It has the white spots on the tips of their wings. 

6. I created a mosaic of images from my walk with Miney to the Prettyboy reservoir. 

A large flock of geese were pecking away at the grass and mud.  

7. The Merlin app birds heard during our walk to the Prettyboy Reservoir. You can see the lake is more like a stream, we need rain.  

8. Below the American Robin is one of the common birds seen in my area. 

9. The Prettyboy Reservoir is dry in a lot of spots, it is mostly grass, weeds and mud now. 

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Saturday's Critters # 664

 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

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.

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Saturday's Critters # 654

 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

I do love my walks with nature, Miney and my hubby. Below are images from our local fire road trails, the NCR bike trail and I am sharing some of the bird that my Merlin App picked up on our walks.  

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1. Our front lawn with the blooming rhododendrons and the red maples and some tall pine trees. Miney was looking for the bunnies. 

Merlin picked up the sounds of 27 birds on my Prettyboy walk with Miney.  

Part of our rhododendron fell over this past winter from heavy snow.  

2. On this day we drove to the local Hemlock Gorge trail.  We saw lots of the Dames Rocket blooms.

I am not sure if this is a Spotted Sandpiper or the Solitary Sandpiper?  

3. The wildflowers were pretty seen along the Hemlock Gorge trail. 

The Gunpowder River at Hemlock Gorge. 

4. My morning walk with Miney, on the local fire road at Prettyboy.  The Siberian Iris in our yard are looking pretty. 

5. The NCR trail is one of our favorites for walking. Pretty wildflowers and wild azaleas, Miney and the Eastern Towhee, a Gray Catbird and views of the river.

I seem to be able to find the female Eastern Towhee, they tend to singing loudly.

Birds heard on my Merlin App while walking on the NCR trail in Parkton. 

6. A view of the rail to trail called NCR trail in Parkton Maryland.

A view from the NCR trail.  

7. Another day, another walk with Miney on the local fire road at Prettyboy!.  

Bonus and Birthday wishes coming up on July 3rd for our Granddaughter Sophie.. Happy 2nd Birthday Sophie, we love you!

Sophie with Pop-Pop on Father's Day.

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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