Saturday's Critters #234

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 all photos either from my yard or our walk on the local fire road.  I have been enjoying the Hummingbirds and lots of Goldfinches. On our fire road walk we have been seeing and hearing lots of Ovenbirds, Scarlet Tanagers and Wood Thrushes. On this day we saw a Summer Tanager.

The male Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Goldfinches

One morning I was on my deck and heard the Great Blue Herons going nuts, around 10 of them took off and flying circles around a juvenile Bald Eagle.

The Summer Tanager seen off the local fire road.

The Summer Tanager flew from one side of the fire to the other side. It is the same bird as in the photo of above just a different tree.

I think this is the American Toad. If not please let me know. I almost stepped on this toad sitting right in the middle of fire road.

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!

Bombay Hook NWR

Hello,

Wishing everyone a Happy Labor Day Weekend!

Wow, it is September 4th already. Time is going way too fast for me. I would like to rewind to Spring time. I am sharing some photos from our day trip to Bombay Hook wildlife refuge in Delaware. The birds are on the move and heading south for winter.

I am sharing more birds and photos from our visit to Bombay Hook wildlife refuge. We saw large groups of Egrets along the wildlife drive. I believe they are mostly the Great Egret and some Snowy Egrets.

Sorry about the photo quality, they were all taken thru my car window with the windows closed and the AC blasting. It was way too buggy to open the window and too hot to turn the car and air conditioning off.   :(

Below are some shorebirds, the American Avocets, Semipalmated Plover and a Yellow Warbler.

Various shorebirds, gulls and terns foraging for food.

A Bald Eagle, a juvie almost with a white head.

On the drive to Delaware I managed to find a barn and farm scene for Tom's Barn Collective.

I hope you enjoyed our visit to the wildlife refuge, it is one of my favorite places to visit.

When we do not go on daytrips I can be found home reading. The weather does not always cooperate for walks or birding. Here is another book I enjoyed and can recommend "Undercover" by Danielle Steele. I am a fan of Danielle Steele and have read many of her books. As always, I thank you for visiting and as always thank you for the nice comments.  Have a great day and new week ahead!

Here is my list of memes for the week, I hope you can check one or some of these fun memes and the participants post.

Thanks to Tom the host of The Barn Collective 
Thanks to Jesh for hosting Seasons
Thanks to Maggie of Normandy Life  the new host of Mosaic Monday

Thanks to Michelle for hosting Nature Notes

Thanks to the hosting team of Our World Tuesday!

Thanks to Stewart for hosting Wild Bird Wednesday

Saturday's Critters #129

Saturday's Critters #129

Happy Saturday, it's time to share your critters and post. Any kind of critter will do, even a new or old post.. I appreciate everyone who is linking in with this week's critter party.

I am sharing another visit to the North Point State Park. Various birds and critters seen during a few hours time.

We saw a couple of American Coots.

A frog or toad in the marshland.

A juvenile Bald Eagle almost landed on a tree right above my head. It saw me and took off.

Do you see all three Little Blue Herons?

A pretty Red-winged Blackbird.

A tangled mess of brown water snakes.

Momma snake protecting the baby which was laying on the trail.

On the way back to the car, we saw the Scarlet Tanager and a Canada Warbler.

Just in case there are some Cattle Egrets on the field, I checked out this nearby farm during my visits to the park.

As always thank you for the visit and I on am a little blog break and I turned off the comments. It is just nice to know you have stopped by for a visit.  I also thank everyone who is linking up and sharing their critters.. Happy Saturday, have a great weekend!

An InLinkz Link-up

To see more beautiful birds and cute critters, check out these two memes below.

Also visit:  I'd-Rather-B-Birdin. Thanks to the gracious host: Anni.  Also check out Camera Critters. Thanks to Misty for hosting this fun meme.

Saturday's Critters #30

Saturday's Critters #30

Hello and happy weekend!  It's that time to share your critters. I hope to see you join in with the Saturday Critter Party.

I never had a chance to share some more of my sightings from Bombay Hook NWR in Delaware.. It was a quick daytrip for hubby and I. Even though it was a short visit we saw many birds and critters.

I always enjoy seeing the turtles all lined up and sunning themselves..

We watched a couple of Black Skimmers doing ther thing..skimming over the top of the pool.

One of many Great Blue Herons seen at Bombay Hook NWR.

 A Green Heron surprised us, we were looking on the ground for them at Finnis Pool, when we happened to look up and the heron was in the tree.

 The Indigo Buntings were one of the common birds seen at Bombay Hook. He is such a pretty blue.

A juvenile Bald Eagle flies over one of the pools at Bombay Hook.. I hope you enjoyed my visit to Bombay Hook NWR..
Thank you for linking up to the critter party. I appreciate the visits, comments and the support of my blogging friends.. Have a happy weekend!

An InLinkz Link-up

To see more beautiful birds and cute critters, check out these two memes below.

Please visit:  I'd-Rather-B-Birdin. Thanks to the gracious host: Anni of I'd Rather-B-birdin. Also, sharing with Camera Critters. Thanks to Misty for hosting.

Blackwater skies

Linking up with Skywatch Friday 

These cold winter weeks seem to be flying by as usual.. We are having snow showers off and on, sometimes every day.   This is one winter I will not forget. I will remember the Arctic Vortex, the snowfall has to be one of the largest in years and record breaking lows day after day. Please bring on the heat, Bermuda high, anything that will warm us up.

 The sunrise sky on the way to Blackwater.. I like the layers of clouds and colors.

 A pretty sky at Blackwater NWR. The name Blackwater comes from the tea-colored waters of local rivers darkened from water that drains thru peat soil marshes.

 Blackwater NWR has 27,000 acres of freshwater impoundments and brackish tidal wetlands. Blackwater is host to three recovering species, the endangered Delmarva Squirrel, the delisted Peregrine Falcon and the delisted Bald Eagle.

 I know this looks like a photo I used on a post below but it is not.. The Juvenile Eagles were flying this way and that way. And I was trying to follow them with my camera, not the best I was happy with the shot above.

 Blackwater NWR is known as as waterfowl sanctuary for birds migrating along the Atlantic flyway. The large flocks of Snow Geese and Canada Geese were all over the Blackwater NWR and on the eastern shore of Maryland.


Thank you for visiting my post, I hope you enjoyed my birds and skies. Please stop back and join in with my Saturday's Critter party.

To see more pretty skies from around the world please visit  Skywatch Friday

Thanks to Sylvia, Yogi  and Sandy for hosting Skywatch Friday!   I wish everyone a safe and happy long weekend.

Bald Eagle

I am linking up with Wild Bird Wednesday and Nature Notes

I wanted to share more of the adult and juvenile Bald Eagle photos from our trip to Blackwater NWR.

On the closeup you can see some white close to the beak and on the top of its head.

The is the juvenile Bald Eagle I shared on my previous post. And the same bird as in the photo above. I was told it maybe be a third year juvenile Bald Eagle.

The shots are above are my zoom in shots of this Bald Eagle perched in the tree.

Juvenile Bald Eagle and a Red-tailed Hawk. From the visitor center parking lot I was able to watch this juvenile Bald Eagle chasing this Red-tailed Hawk. It was quite the chase! The hawk gave up and went into hiding..From my photo I could see the dark area on the tail and wings..

 To id the hawk I had to crop the larger shot above and now you can make out the brownish belly band on the Red-tailed Hawk.

The Blackwater NWR does not disappoint  if you want to see a Bald Eagle.. The day before we were there a Golden Eagle was sighted..Also great news on the Blackwater Eagle's nest the day we were there one of the eggs hatched. And as of today two eaglets are in the nest...Here is a link to the cam: Friends of Blackwater_Eagle Cam


Thanks for stopping by my post and for all the nice comments.

Join in and post your birdies and to see more beautiful and wonderful bird photos please visit:
 Stewart's Wild Bird Wednesday and Michelle's  Nature Notes.  Thanks to our host Michelle our host Stewart.  Happy Birding and have a wonderful week!

Blackwater NWR, Cambridge Md

  I am linking up with Mosaic Monday and Our World Tuesday 

 On Saturday, hubby and I took a daytrip to Blackwater NWR in Cambridge, Md.  It is a nice drive thru rural areas of  Maryland's Eastern Shore.

A closeup of the juvenile Bald Eagle, Adult Bald Eagle and a juvie Bald Eagle in flight.

A pretty scenic shot of Blackwater National Wildlife refuge. In the distance you can see some of the diamonds glittering in the water.

A flock of White Pelicans with some swans, a scenic shot of Blackwater NWR, Tundra Swan with Northern Pintail ducks and Canada Geese.

 Snow Geese in flight and a view of the distant Blackwater NWR visitor center and the the Snow Geese.

 It was cool to see the Sow Geese lift off the ground, they moved just a bit.

 Two Northern Shovelers, Tundra Swans and a few Common Mergansers. I just love the green, white and rusty colors on the Shoveler. A very pretty duck.

A couple of pretty Great Blue Herons..

We had a great morning and afternoon, driving the wildlife drive three times.  Seeing different sights and birds along the way.. On the way home along Rt 50 we found a new place for our Maryland Crabcakes..the Harris Crab House at Kent Narrows.. DELICIOUS..

We have one more day of sunshine and warm weather and then the forecast is calling for more of the Artic Vortex and snow.....will this winter ever end? I hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend..

Thanks for visiting my blog. I always appreciate your comments.
Join in on the fun and for more wonderful photos please visit  Mosaic Monday and more
 from  Our World Tuesday

 Thanks to our host: Mary our host of Mosaic Monday and to the hosting group of Our World Tuesday: Arija, Gattina, Lady Fi, Sylvia, Sandy and Jennifer.  I wish everyone a happy week ahead!

SWF>>>>Reservoir Sky

I am link up with Skywatch Friday  and I am also adding Klaus"s website Klaus Virtua Gallery.

We all have Klaus to thank for Skywatch Friday. He was a great photographer and friend to many. I've never met him but I really did enjoy his photos. Klaus's bird photos are some of the best I have ever seen. I have to say I am sure I am not the only one who will miss Klaus and his great photography. My deepest sympathy to Klaus's family and friends.

My sky included a juvenile eagle seen over my bird study site at the reservoir. It flew around the clear cut area in a circle, a very cool sight to watch.

It reminded me of the Steve Miller song Fly Like an Eagle. "I want to fly like an eagle, To the sea, Fly like an eagle, Let my Spirit carry me, I want to fly like an eagle, Till I'm Free, Oh, Lord through the revolution.

These shots are fuzzy since I cropped them for a closer look. On the juvenile eagle you can see the white underwing coverts.

Another regular bird seen and heard at my study site the Great Crested Flycatcher. I like its yellow belly. This bird was always in one of the trees next to the clear cut and was very vocal.

A shot of the sky over the reservoir.

I hope you enjoyed my skies and to see more gorgeous skies from around the world click here Skywatch Friday.  Thanks to the host of Skywatch: Sylvia, Wren and Sandy and most of all to Klaus.

Thanks for visiting my skywatch post, I hope your weekend is great...Happy Birding!!!