Saturday's Critters # 643

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

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1. Hubby and I went out for a walk, we decided to drive by the Friendly Farms Ponds to see if there were some ducks.  I saw a few Bufflehead and there were more Ring-necked Ducks seen below in the mosaic. 

2. Below are a few Bufflehead, they have white below and a white patch on their heads with black on the back. 

3. Below are some Ring-necked Ducks with a male Bufflehead. 

These ducks are the Ring-necked Ducks. They have white ring on the bill. 

4. These images are from our 2 miles roundtrip hike to the Prettyboy lake. I  could hear the Canada Geese soon after we started walking. I was surprised to see a large flock of Tundra Swans, various ducks and a Horned Grebe. 

My Merlin App captured birds along the fire road to the lake. 

5.There was a layer of fog hanging right above the water.  

6. The largest count of birds were the Canada Geese, they were spread out all around the lake shore and on the lake.  

7. The fog was not the greatest for taking photos of the lake, the geese and swans. 

8. A pair of Bald Eagles were sitting in their usual tree above the water.  

Below are large groups of Canada Geese and Tundra Swans. 

 

On the lake I found a Horned Grebe.

We drove around the lake stopping at the dam and I found a small group of Common Mergansers.  The Males are a pretty white bottom with a green head. 

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 # 624

  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

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My walks with nature in October were on the NCR bike trail and our local fire roads

1. Oct 3rd, our walk with nature was on the fire road with Miney. We were finding some mushrooms along the trail.

2. Oct 14, another walk with Miney. We were enjoying the pretty fall colors. A deer was standing on the fire road, we turned around rather than spook the deer.

3. Oct 17th our walk with nature was on the NCR trail in Parkton. Another deer in a near by field, a Robin sitting high in a tree, the view of bike trail with Miney and the stream.

4. Another fire road walk to the lake and then a drive around the lake to the Prettyboy Dam. There was a big flock of Canada Geese, I had to hold Miney back or she would have chased them away. 

5. I am sharing some of the winter birds I am hearing on our walks.  It is nice to hear and see the winter birds. Some of these are archived photos, it is hard to hold Miney's leash and take bird photos. 

Below is the Golden-crowned Kinglet.

Below are two Ruby-crowned Kinglets.

6. My Merlin App is picking up the sounds of the Brown Creeper now, another winter bird in my area. 

7. In my yard, a winter bird is the White-throated Sparrow. 

8. Another bird I see in the winter is the Purple Finch. Below is the male and female.

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 # 606

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

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I am continuing with a mish-mash of photos from the end of May and beginning of June. 

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1. May 26th,  Pretty Dam and reservoir, a good spot to watch the Cliff Swallows that nest on the dam. 

A walk with Miney on the Prettyboy fire road. A nice day for a walk, it was a pretty sky day. 

2. May 29th, another local fire road walk to the lake with Miney. As usual I hear more birds than I can see, I did find an Ovenbird. The photo is blurry but you can see the black stripes on the bird's head. 

3. Below are a few mosaics from May 30th, first are images of our walk with Miney on the NCR trail. The Mountain Laurels were blooming nicely. We saw a White-tailed Deer across the river. 

Back in the yard, the Eastern Bluebirds were coming and going from the birdhouse.

A Great-crested Flycatcher perched on our deck railing and posed for some photos.

4. June 1st, another day and another walk with Miney.  The peacock still comes for visits. This time he was hanging outside our basement door.  

June 1st, the Peacock found a spot by our basement door, Miney can not see him there so the bird feels safe.  

5. June 2nd, to keep a record of my backyard birds. I am sharing photos of an Eastern Kingbird, I am not sure what is in it's beak. The photos are not so good taken from a bedroom window.

6. June 3rd, Another walk on the local NCR bike trail with Miney. We saw a deer on the trail, luckily Miney did not see it, she pulls hard when she sees other critters. I captured one of two Damselflies hanging out near a picnic bench. A Black Rat snake was hanging on a fence over the creek and an American Goldfinch was perched high in a tree. 

The Merlin App from our NCR trail walk, I was surprised it picked up a Green Heron.  I have seen the Green Herons around the trail and bridge. 

Miney on the bike trail, she gets excited to see people and other dogs or wild critters on the trail.  

7. Flashback photos from our Ireland trip May 2023. The Eurasian Robin was one of my favorite Ireland birds.

Another sighting of my favorite Ireland bird the Robin was found on the grounds of the Kilkenny Castle.

Seeing sheep was a common sight while driving around the Ireland countryside. 

Update on hubby: Thanks so much for the kind words and healing prayers. On July 21st, hubby had his 1st visit with the home therapy. On July 22nd,  was his first session of outpatient dialysis. He seems to have his appetite back, he lost a lot of weight while he was in the hospital. He will be on a renal diet, I am sure he will not like it but I will be watching him closely. 

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 # 604

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

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Celebrating a day early tomorrow July 13th, is my 16th Blog Anniversary! These years are flying by! 

Another mish-mash of photos, still behind these images are from May 2025 and a couple of flashbacks at the end. 

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1.May 17th, our walk with Miney was on the Parkton section of the NCR trail. I heard more birds than I could see due to all the leaves, check out the list of birds I heard on my Merlin App. The birds can hide well in the tree tops. The Dame's Rocket was blooming and looking pretty, I was amazed to see a large amount of tadpoles in a puddle on the trail's parking lot. Almost hidden in the bottom right side is a Gray Catbird. 

I did see two Baltimore Orioles chasing a crow right above the trail's parking lot. The Orioles were heard singing all along the trail.

We walk this trail often and the Merlin App has been picking up the sounds of the Kentucky Warbler in the same area of the trail each time we were there. 

2. May 18th, we met my son and his family at the Catoctin Zoo and wildlife Preserve, it was a fun time with the grandchildren. They loved all the animals.

3. More fun at the Catoctin Wildlife Preserve.

Feeding the koi fish, they were jumping out of the water making big splashes. The kiddies needed a wet zone warning.  

Luna the turtle was one of my favorites. 

4. May 21st, a walk with Miney on our fire road at Prettyboy. 

May 21st, my Merlin App birds heard during a short walk with Miney on our local fire road. 

5. May 23rd, my grandson Wyatt's pre-school had a little graduation ceremony.  

6. May 24th, another local walk on the fire road with Miney.  I loved seeing all the ferns and the Mountain Laurels were starting to bloom.

Same day but back at home the Peacock came to visit us, he sat on our deck railing.  But, he went up on our roof when I had to let Miney outside. 

7. Flashback to my sightings of the Summer Tanager.

June 2018, at home on the local fire road at Prettyboy, I was able to see a Summer Tanager seen right off the trail.

This Summer Tanager was seen in April 2013, in Florida at the Ding Darling NWR. 

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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