Saturday's Critters # 634

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"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir

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From my archives, I am sharing birds that are white or mostly white in color.  These birds are some of my favorites that I have seen over the years I have been birdwatching.  

I have seen the White Pelicans in various states, below a flock was seen at the Blackwater Wildlife Refuge in Cambridge Maryland. 

The White Pelicans are seen at Blackwater NWR in Cambridge Maryland. 

The Wood Storks seen in Florida at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. 

The Snowy Owl perched on the visitor centers roof at the Edwin Forsythe Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey.

My first sighting of the Snowy Owl was seen at the Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland. 

 The Great Egrets are seen in lots of states, below this one was seen in Florida. 

The Trumpeter Swan seen in Anchorage Alaska. 

Below the Trumpeter Swans were seen in the Bloedel Reserve Bainbridge Island  Washington.

The Mute Swans seen in Ireland

Mute Swans seen in Blackwater NWR Cambridge Maryland. 

The Tundra Swans seen in Maryland and in Pennsylvania.

The next two photos are the Tundra Swans seen at Middle Creek WMA in Pennsylvania. 

The Whooper Swan seen in Iceland

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Saturday's Critters # 571

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These photos are from August 22nd, day two at the Bombay Hook NWR in Delaware. This wildlife refuge always seems to have a great variety of birds to see. 

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1.Below are mostly Great Egrets, possible juvenile Little Blue Herons and a couple of American Avocets.

2. On the edge of the pond are a group of Mute Swans.

3.  I saw one Black-necked Stilt with a few Egrets.

4. Two Bald Eagles in the distance and closer to the drive was a group of Double-crested Cormorants and an Egret.

5. We saw the two Sandhill Cranes, these birds drew a lot of attention from birdwatchers and photographers.

Now there are 5 Sandhill Cranes being seen.

6. A Great Blue Heron looking beautiful. 

7. A fox was seen walking toward our car. I like it's shadow.

8. Near one of the ponds was a group of Black-crowned Night Herons, most of these looked like juveniles. There was one Green Heron hanging out on the top photo far left. 

9. How many night herons do you see below?

10. Here is a closeup of the Green Heron. 

11. An Osprey flew and landed very close to the Night Herons and the Green Heron. 

Further along the wildlife drive we saw a group of shorebirds and I believe there may be some Yellowlegs and American Black ducks in this group below. 

I hope you enjoyed my visit to the wildlife refuge. 

My most recently finished puzzle, I love these birds.

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Saturday's Critters # 526

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Dec 12-13th we were on the road again, just one night in Atlantic City NJ and 2 visits to the Edwin B. Forsythe wildlife refuge. This wildlife refuge is a great place to visit in the winter, to see all the winter ducks and the Snow Geese. My photos were taken from the car while driving on the wildlife drive. 

1. Dec 12th, we arrived mid day to find the visitor center was closed but the wildlife drive is open. 

A view from the wildlife drive and across the bay you can see the Atlantic City hotels and casinos. 

2. Below various ducks we saw were the Green-winged Teal, the Northern Shoveler and the Northern Pintail. 

3. Near the beginning of the wildlife drive, I had a great view of the American Bittern. If only it stayed to pose for my photo, it turned tail and hid in the grasses. 

4. The Hooded Mergansers were seen in big groups at times along the drive. 

5.  We saw lots of female Buffleheads and only a few shy male Buffleheads. 

6.   The Ruddy Ducks look cute with their stiff tail feathers.  

7. The American Black Ducks are a common sight to see at this wildlife refuge.  

8.  Below a Great Blue Heron hanging out with a Great Egret. 

9.  The Canada Geese seemed to be happy standing on the wildlife drive, I hope they stay safe with the cars riding by. 

10.   We saw a few Mute Swans, they looked like they did not want to be disturbed.   

11. The Snow Geese arrive in the winter months in large flocks. They are fun to watch when something upsets them and they all take off making lots of noise only to fly around and land again on the ground or in the water.

12. One lone Snow Geese was looking for food in the grasses along the drive.  

I hope you enjoyed this visit to the wildlife refuge.  

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Saturday's Critters # 501

Welcome to Saturday's Critters!

Hello and happy Saturday!

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May 10th and 11th, I am still making my way through the Ireland photos. 

1. The scenic views and stops were at Galway and on the road to Doolin.  Grey Heron, lots of gulls along the river wall, a Galway street scene, more gulls and Mute Swans on the river bank. 

2. The Grey Heron, it looks very similar to our Great Blue Heron. 

3. Mute Swans were seen all around during our travels. 

4. There were lots of Gulls and Mute Swans along the river bank in Galway. 

5.  Some of the wildflowers seen on the Burrens.

6. I believe this is a Meadow Pipit, there were fields around the back of our lodging and along the road.  As always I hear more birds than I actually see. 

7. The view outside our room for the night in Doolin.

 

8. Hubby and I were in the habit of taking an early morning walk before breakfast and before the tour started for the day. These are the early morning birds I saw in Doolin, the Pied Wagtail, Eurasian Robin, White-throated Dipper, Jackdaw, Rook and the House Sparrows. 

Two Jackdaws on a Doolin rooftop. The jackdaw is smaller than the Crows and has a black crown, wings and tail and paler plumage on the rest of the body. 

9. I was able to watch this White-throated Dipper for awhile, it looks like it found breakfast. 

I enjoyed seeing all the scenery and the birds in Ireland. Each day was a new experience, so much to see.

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