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Welcome to Saturday's Critters!
Hello and happy Saturday!
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!
A little behind here sharing my images and outings. On April 10-12th, hubby and I enjoyed a getaway which included visits to Blackwater NWR, Assateague Island Nat'l Seashore and Ocean City Md, Delaware's Indian River Inlet and Bombay Hook NWR. These images are from our first day.
1. These are some sightings from our ride on Blackwater NWR wildlife drive. Photos were taken from our car windows. Great Egret, Willet, King Rail, Osprey, Bald Eagles, Slider Turtles, Blackwater wetland and river, Great Blue Heron.
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2. The Ospreys have returned and there are a few nests just off the wildlife drive. We had great views of the Ospreys on their nest.
3. The Great Blue Herons are a common wader seen in Maryland.
4. The highlight of our Blackwater NWR visit was seeing this King Rail right next to the road. It was out in the open for quite a while, we parked the car and watched the King Rail foraging for food.
5. We saw the King Rail at all angles, showing off it's pretty and colorful feathers. The King Rail is a large chicken like bird. It has reddish wings and breast, black and white stripe plump belly and a short tail.
6. At the Ocean City, Maryland inlet we saw the Common Loons, lots of Laughing Gulls and Ring-billed Gulls and a pretty sunset.
7. Common Loons can be seen at Ocean City's inlet often. You can see this Loon has the black and white spotted back, the summer colors.
8. At the back of the hotel we could still see some pretty colors from the sunset on the bay side.
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I hope you all have a great day and a happy new week!
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Welcome to Saturday's Critters!
Hello and happy Saturday!
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!
I have more photos from our getaway to Ocean City, Delaware Shore and Assateague Island NWR.
1. Sunrise on the beach at Ocean City, Md. The only birds seen on the beach were various species of Gulls.
2. Silhouette of a sea duck or is it a Cormorant? Sunrise at Ocean City, MD.
3. Below are birds and scenes from the Sunset Park in Ocean City, Maryland. The Gulls and Cormorants perched on a pier, A Northern Flicker, Cormorant tangled with lure and fishing line, possible White-winged Scoter, Common Loon, Gulls with Great Blue Heron.
4. At the Indian River Inlet we saw a flock of Bufflehead Ducks.
5. At the Indian River Inlet, I was happy to see a flock of Bufflehead Ducks, in the winter usually we see more Sea ducks, Scoters, Loons and Grebes. It is also a good spot to see the Sanderlings, Turnstones and the Purple Sandpipers.
6. We went back to Assateague State Park and Assateague Island NWR for a second time. During our visit we spotted the American Black Ducks, lots of Bufflehead Ducks with a few Horned Grebes, Great Blue Heron, Red-tailed Hawk and the Gulls.
7. A few Horned Grebes below were mixed in with the Bufflehead Ducks.
8. A Red-tailed Hawk was seen off the road in Assateague Island NWR.
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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.
Here is my linky:
I am also linking up to Anni's blog party found here I'd Rather B Birding Anni always has some beautiful birds to be seen on her blog, check it out!
Happy Monday, everyone!
I hope you all have a great day and a happy new week!
Every day is a new beginning. Take a deep breath and start again.
Sunrise at Ocean City, Maryland
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Happy Thursday!
I know many people are feeling the Covid stress. Hubby and I get that antsy feeling, we had to get away. Take advantage of the great weather. I am continuing to share some photos from our getaway to Maryland Shore and Ocean City Maryland. I have to say we were in the car most of the time, a few hikes and walks on the beaches. So I have a few sky photos to share and some bird sightings.
1. the first evening and Sunset at the Ocean City Inlet. I am thankful for 2 days of beautiful weather for our getaway.
2. Everyone was out enjoying this great November weather, we watched the surfers and there were also some Black Ducks or Cormorants nearby.
3. A scene from the Ocean City Inlet, an early morning fishing boat heading out, a Brown Pelican flying by and some color just before the sunrise.
4. I never noticed all these locks on the fishing pier at Ocean City. I am guessing the gull is the Ring-billed Gull.
5. The sunrise next to the fishing pier in Ocean City Maryland.
6. Banded Terns on the Ocean City Inlet beach. These are the Royal Terns, thanks to Sondra for the id.
7. Two Brown Pelicans flying by us at the Ocean City Inlet.
8. We watched 6 dolphins in the inlet at Ocean City, Md. They would take turns moving in and out of the water. I am thankful for all my wildlife sightings.
9. A mural on a utility box and a Red Fox crossed the street near us at the Ocean City Inlet.
I hope everyone stays healthy and safe.
Go outside and breathe deeply. Enjoy every moment.
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