Happy Monday!

Happy Monday, everyone!

I hope you all have a great day and a happy new week!

"See the light in others, and treat them as if that's all that you see."

Bodie Island Lighthouse, Nags Head North Carolina

Comments off! Enjoy your day! 

2014 Mosaic Monday

I am linking up with   Mosaic Monday and Our World Tuesday 

I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays and Christmas.. I wish everyone all the best in 2015..Happy New Year!

I am sharing a year in review of my favorite mosaics for  my Mosaic Monday post..January 2014-December 2014..These are some of my favorites for various reasons, favorite bird, a great trip and of course spending time with my great-nephew Neill.

January 2014.. the Snowy Owl sitting on top of the Edwin Forsythe NWR visitor center..

February 2014.. a pair of Bald Eagles on nest near the Great Falls Nat'l Park.

March 2014..a visit to the Delaware shore and the Prime Hook NWR.

April 2014.. the Yellow-crowned Night Heron rookery in Baltimore..

May 2014.. our trip to Belize at the Sleeping Giant Rainforest resort.

June 2014.. baby Neill's baptism

July 2014..sighting of a couple of juvenile Baltimore Orioles at Hashawha Nature Center. It is always a treat to see the Orioles.

August 2014..a daytrip with my friend Janis to the Hershey Gardens and butterfly house.

September 2014.. our trip to the Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. A cool moose sighting.

October 2014..some fall colors seen at Bombay Hook NWR in Delaware.

November 2014.. Baby Neill on Thanksgiving Day.

December 2014.. our trip to Nags Head beach in the Outer Banks North Carolina..


It has been a wonderful year visiting so many wonderful places, enjoying nature and my bird sightings and Baby Neill.. I hope you enjoyed my post and photos. BIG news for me I am retiring from my job as of December 31st after 30 years plus 5 months.

May everyday of this New Year glow with happiness and cheer for you and your family. Happy New Year 2015..


 I hope you can join in on our fun at  Mosaic Monday and   Our World Tuesday

 Thanks to Judith 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!

Eastern Meadowlark

Linking up with Wild Bird Wednesday and Nature Notes

For this week's wild bird I am sharing the Eastern Meadowlark.  It is a beautiful medium sized songbird.. I do not see them near my home very often, due to the farmland is disappearing.. But,  I was thrilled to see not just one but five of them on the grounds at the Bodie Island Lighthouse in the Outer Banks, NC.

They were still a distance away and my photos are not as clear as I would like.. But, I enjoyed seeing them, I could not fit all five in one photo. So I had to take several shots.

The Eastern Meadowlark will stalk thru the grasses probing for insects will their long bill.  They are beautiful birds with their bright yellow underparts and a bold V on their chest..

Till next week's wild bird post.. I wish you happy Birding and have a wonderful week!

Join in and post your birdies and to see more beautiful and wonderful bird and fence photos please visit:

 Stewart's Wild Bird Wednesday and Michelle's  Nature Notes

Thanks to all of our hosts... Michelle for Nature Notes and Stewart of Wild Bird Wednesday.

  Happy Birding and have a wonderful week!

Outer Banks continued

I am linking up with   Mosaic Monday and Our World Tuesday 

I hope everyone does not mind but I am still going thru our photos from Nags Head and the Outer Banks, North Carolina.. We had a great time enjoying the ocean, beach and all the birds.. The sunrises and sunsets were amazing, just the kind of trip hubby and I enjoy...all about nature...

Above a Northern Harrier, sunrise, shadow shot, American Wigeon, Song Sparrow, moon.

Sunrise at Nags Head. "Delight in the beauty that surrounds you" unknown author. A quote that hubby and I live by...

In the mosaic above are some Sanderlings on the beach, Great Egrets, White Ibis in flight, GB Heron & Coots, Brown Pelicans on the beach and sunset..

I always enjoy watching  the Northern Harrier. Some Tundra Swans in the distance are feeling safe.

At sunset a few Brown Pelican on the island, near their rookery. It was amazing seeing so many Brown Pelicans! There were more Pelicans then I could fit in one photo.

Just for fun...here is my great-nephew Neill with Santa..I believe this is the first time I have seen him crying..He is still a cutie!  I hope you enjoyed my post and photos..

 I hope you can join in on our fun at  Mosaic Monday and   Our World Tuesday

 Thanks to Judith 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!

Saturday's Critters #52

Saturday's Critters #52

Happy weekend everyone! Wow 52 Saturday's Critters have flown by. I can not believe it has been a year already.

Ok, it's time to share your critters.. Any kind of critter will do.. I appreciate everyone who has linked up in the past and for those who are linking in on this week's critter party. And of course I always appreciate my blogging friends stopping by just for a visit..Also, I hope you can check out the post at Annis's I'd-Rather-B-Birdin.  You should also check out Misty Dawn's Camera Critters.

I am sharing some more birds and critters seen during our Nags Head, Outer Banks trip..

A pretty American Wigeon seen at the Pea Island NWR in the Outer Banks.

The American Avocets are beautiful birds.

A cute Pied-billed Grebe another one of my favorite birds.

I believe this could be a Pilot Whale! It was seen from the beach near our Nags Head hotel.. Hubby and I enjoyed watching the dolphins and these Pilot Whales. I watched the dolphins playing in the waves close to shore. An awesome sight to see. The Dolphins we saw were gray in color and what I think is the Pilot Whale were darker black sea mammals swimming by.

A cool sighting..the dolphins and pilot whales.. I hope you enjoyed my birds and mammal from the Outer Banks.. It is an awesome place to visit, even during the off season..

An InLinkz Link-up

Thanks to Tex Theresa aka Tex, I was able to add this link up button and thanks to  Jennifer for creating my photo badge.

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Thank you for linking up to the critter party. I also appreciate the visits, comments and the support of my blogging friends................... Have a happy weekend!
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.  Also check out Camera Critters. Thanks to Misty for hosting this fun meme.

More from Nags Nead

Linking up with Skywatch Friday  and Good Fences  

We were in Nags Head, North Carolina from Nov 29 to Dec 3rd.. So we saw a few sunrises and sunsets and lots of birds..  I hope you enjoy the scenes from our trip!

Sunrise on the beach outside our Nags Head hotel.

Four Tundra Swans flying over the Pea Island NWR.

The lookout at the Bodie Island Lighthouse park..and a pretty blue sky. I thought the fence rails would be a good shot for my Good Fence post.

Here is an American Pipit seen on the grass area outside the Pea Island NWR visitor center.

They mean it, keep off the dunes..another fence scene for Tex's Good Fence.

A Ruddy Turnstone on the beach..Outer Banks, North Carolina...

And here is one more fence scene and a long boardwalk to the beach and over the dunes..

A pretty blue sky and a beautiful day to be at the beach...

A pretty skywatch...sunset at Nags Head..heading back to our hotel..I liked the tree silhouettes and colors in the shot above.

A view of the moon after the sunset..  Thanks for stopping by and for the nice comments..
 To see more pretty skies from around the world please visit  Skywatch Friday
and check more fence shots at Tex's Good Fences


Thanks to Theresa @ The Run*A*Round Ranch for hosting Good Fences and thanks to Sylvia, Yogi  and Sandy for hosting Skywatch Friday.   I wish everyone a safe and happy long weekend.

Nags Head, North Carolina

I am linking up with   Mosaic Monday and Our World Tuesday 

A mixed post our trip photos and today a Happy Birthday to my son!

I am sharing more birds and scenery from the Outer Banks and our stay at Nags Head, North Carolina..  The sunrises and sunsets were beautiful and we had some warm 70 degree days.. The birding was awesome..ducks, swans and pelicans were everywhere.

Above a series of the first evening's sunset and the moon...

The Willet and sunrise above was seen on the  beach in front of our hotel..

Above is the Bodie Island lighthouse and some birds we saw at the Pea Island NWR.  Seen above are the American Avocet, Tundra Swans, American Wigeon, possibly an American Pipit and Song Sparrow?

The Ruddy Duck population seems to be doing very well, we must have seen thousands of them.. I like their cute upturned tail...

We heard a Rail twice near or under this boardwalk...a pretty view of the Bodie Island Lighthouse. This was a wonderful spot to see the birds..

A mosaic of various photos of Brian over the years.. Today happens to be my son's 22nd birthday.. Happy Birthday Brian!

 I hope you can join in on our fun at  Mosaic Monday and   Our World Tuesday

 Thanks to Judith 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!

Saturday's Critters #51

Saturday's Critters #51

Happy weekend everyone!

Ok, it's time to share your critters.. Any kind of critter will do.. I appreciate everyone who has linked up in the past and for those who are linking in on this week's critter party. And of course I always appreciate my blogging friends stopping by just for a visit..Also, I hope you can check out the post at Annis's I'd-Rather-B-Birdin.  You should also check out Misty Dawn's Camera Critters.

Hubby and I went on a beach vacation for my birthday and a last minute getaway..  We drove to the Outer Banks and stayed at Nags Head, NC for four nights.. So, you may or may not have noticed I was not around as much as usual. I will try catching up on my comments and visits..

Here is a Northern Pintail seen at the Pea Island NWR in the Outer Banks..

I believe this is a Peregrine Falcon..but could it be a Merlin?
Edited..thanks to Margaret and Phil for helping to id the bird above..it is a MERLIN..

I was surprised besides all the Brown Pelicans we saw in the Outer Banks, there were also lots of White Pelicans..

Brown Pelicans were seen flying up and down the beaches.. 

An InLinkz Link-up

Thanks to Tex Theresa aka Tex, I was able to add this link up button and thanks to  Jennifer for creating my photo badge.

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Thank you for linking up to the critter party. I also appreciate the visits, comments and the support of my blogging friends................... Have a happy weekend!
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.  Also check out Camera Critters. Thanks to Misty for hosting this fun meme.