Showing posts with label Mandarin Duck. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mandarin Duck. Show all posts

Saturday, February 4, 2017

Saturday's Critters #164


Saturday's Critters #164

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.

Sharing some birds and turtles from Lake Mirror in downtown Lakeland. A pretty female Mandarin Duck.




A soft shelled turtle, look at that nose.



More turtles at Lake Mirror, Lakeland Florida



 Great Egret, Great Blue Heron, White Ibis and more.


Black Swan at Lake Mirror


Koi fish at the Hollis Gardens @ Lake Mirror in Lakeland Florida.


A Red-tailed Hawk on the Lakeland Electric sign.



As always thanks for the visits and the nice comments. I also thank everyone who is linking up and sharing their critters.. Happy Saturday, have a great weekend!


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

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

Thursday, December 15, 2016

Lake Mirror, Lakeland Florida

Hello,

"Don't look back, you're not going that way." unknown

I have found a lot of different birding spots and places to walk from reading various posts on Florida Facebook groups and from Ebird. This post is on our walk at Lake Mirror in Lakeland Florida. We saw various ducks, swans and a few Palm Warblers.

Thankful Thursday: I am thankful for each sunrise and sunset, a simple pleasure. I am especially thankful for my family and friends. Thanks to Michelle for the meme Thankful Thursday

I will start off with our lakeside sunrise for my Skywatch photo. November 2nd, it was a beautiful start to our day.






The walkway around the lake, some parts have the stone wall for protection.






A Palm Warbler on the walkway






The Common Shelduck is a Eurasian bird but can be purchased in the USA. They may have been purchased by the city of Lakeland. They hang out at Lake Mirror in downtown Lakeland.



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 The Mandarin duck below, the male is gorgeous. It is another non native duck for the USA and Florida. They seem to be able to move around freely.






Various ducks, Muscovy, White Ibis and some Geese hang out at this lake.






One of many sculptures that can be seen around Lake Mirror. A pretty sky and a cool sculpture.





Downtown Lakeland has a few lakes and in and around these lakes are hundreds of birds all for my viewing pleasure, lol. I hope you enjoyed my photos. Thank you for your visit and comments on my post. Enjoy your day and the weekend ahead!

Thanks to Michelle for the meme Thankful Thursday

Thank you to Sylvia, Yogi and Sandy for hosting Skywatch Friday. I hope to see you there.

Happy Monday!

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