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 # 616

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

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Happy October everyone, I wish you a great month ahead! 

Photos may look familiar, but they have not been shared till now. They are from different walks on the NCR trail, the local fire roads and my back yard. 

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1. Aug 20th, scenes from the NCR trail in the Parkton area. Miney at the bridge looking down stream. 

From the trail, I could see a Red-shouldered Hawk sitting on a fence. 

2. I am guessing this is shelf or bracket fungi. It reminds me of a 3 tier bird bath or fountain. 

3. Aug 21, my backyard Monarch butterflies. I was able to capture to Monarch butterflies close together on our butterfly bush. 

4. Aug 22nd, our walk to Prettyboy lake with Miney and hubby. 

5. I heard a lot of birds, but this Great Blue Heron was the only bird I captured with my camera. 

6. My flashback photos are from Curacao 2012, the Crested Caracara was a treat to see standing next to the road acting like a vulture. This bird is also known as a Mexican Eagle. It is seen in only a few southern US states. 

7. Two Crested Caracara in flight. 

8. More Flashback images from Florida 2017, one of my favorite birds seen in Florida was the Crested Caracara. This bird behaves like a vulture but it is a falcon. Often seen walking on the ground and eating off of a carcass. 

A tall bird, has yellowish-orange legs and a black cap.

 

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.

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Saturday's Critters # 613

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

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I am sharing lots of butterfly images. In August I was seeing so many butterflies, way more than last year. Wildlife sightings around our yard were the white-tailed deer and lots bunny sightings. 

1. August 1, while washing dishes at my kitchen sink looking out the window I see a mama deer with her fawn. 

2. Aug 2nd, Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly, the Monarch Butterfly and a sweet bunny.

3. This baby bunny hangs out under our blueberry bushes.  Adorable, I hope it stays safe! 

4. Aug 3rd, I sat on our deck watching for birds and butterflies.  I saw lots of butterflies around the buddleia bush.  

5. Below is the pretty Eastern Tiger Swallowtailed butterfly. 

"Butterflies are not insects, they are self-propelled flowers."

6. I seem to see more of the Black Swallowtail butterflies. 

7. Aug 3rd, Miney was funny one day, there were so many butterflies flying around she was barking at them.  

"If you smile when you see a butterfly, you have happiness in your soul."

8. Flashback to a 2017 Florida bird, the Snail Kite. We has some great views of this bird at the Circle B Preserve in Lakeland Florida. This sighting of the Snail Kite was a new life bird for me. 

The female Snail Kite has the whitish feathers around the face. Juveniles are brown above and streaked brown and buff below, a buffy throat and eyebrow.

Another Florida 2017 lifer was the Swallow-tailed Kite. Not the best photo but at I least I could record my lifer. 

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.

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Saturday's Critters # 611

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

Wishing everyone a safe and happy Labor Day weekend!

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1. July 17th, Miney and I took our walk to the lake, seen in the collage Miney on the fire road and a little bit of the lake in the bottom two photos. 

2. July 20th, walking around my yard, I saw my first Monarch Butterfly of the summer and a Tiger Swallowtail on the butterfly bush.  The Peacock was strolling around our yard. 

July 20th, my morning walk with Miney on the local fire road.  Miney likes climbing on a tree that fell across the trail. 

3. July 21, our morning walk was to the lake.  We saw a pretty sky reflecting on the lake. 

4. July 21, my Merlin App has been picking up the same birds in the same area where I walk with Miney. The White-eyed Vireo is one of those birds, it likes to hang out in the same area. 

5. Miney stops and smells the flowers along the trail. 

6.  Flashback to my Ruby-throated Hummingbirds, one of my many favorite back yard birds.

It is not often I see more than one Hummingbird at the feeder, they do not like sharing.

 

I have captured at least two Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at my feeder. 

It is rare I see the adult with juveniles, I was lucky to capture this photo of 4 Ruby-throated Hummingbirds at my feeder.  

Sometimes I can find the Hummingbirds resting in one of our trees or bushes near the feeders.

In September this juvenile Hummingbird was starting to show of his ruby jewel. 

The adult male Ruby-throated Hummingbird is lovely when showing off his ruby jewel. 

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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