Saturday's Critters #668

     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

Another post of mish-mash images, from our local walks. Of course I have some back yard birds and butterflies. Is it just me or are Saturdays or any day rolling around pretty fast?  Between dialysis for hubby three times a week and doctor and test appointments, they go even faster. I wish I could slow time down.  

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1. A walk with Miney on the local Prettyboy fire road.  The trail looks familiar I am sure, it is one of my favorite local walks. The deer bow hunting has started in the reservoir watershed, I am kind of leery walking on the trail when I see lots of trucks parked nearby. 

2. Merlin app birds heard during my walk with Miney.

I've been seeing the Gray Catbird in my yard, I think they are enjoying the various berries. 

3. The Carolina Wren is one of my year round back yard birds.  

4. Another visit with our son and his family, Pop-pop loves some hugs from our grandsons. Our son is still finishing up work on the deck he built on the back of his home. 

5. Google search is saying the butterfly below is called the Painted Lady Butterfly. It has the white spots on the tips of their wings. 

6. I created a mosaic of images from my walk with Miney to the Prettyboy reservoir. 

A large flock of geese were pecking away at the grass and mud.  

7. The Merlin app birds heard during our walk to the Prettyboy Reservoir. You can see the lake is more like a stream, we need rain.  

8. Below the American Robin is one of the common birds seen in my area. 

9. The Prettyboy Reservoir is dry in a lot of spots, it is mostly grass, weeds and mud now. 

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Saturday's Critters # 667

    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

Here again I am posting about taking walks with Miney, mostly on the local fire roads in my neighborhood. Sometimes hubby will join us on these walks or walks at the bike trail.  

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1. Aug 13th, butterflies and blooms from my back yard. 

2. MY back yard, seeing lots of Swallowtail butterflies, Fritillary Butterflies and Goldfinches at my feeder. 

Our walk on the NCR bike trail, someone made and attached these cute wood carvings on the fence, some flowers were still blooming. 

3. I am not sure what the flowers are called, they are close to the entrance of the local fire road.  Miney and I are out on our walk to the local fire road. 

4. August 17th, we had some rain and lots of dew in the early mornings, does moisture help the mushrooms to grow? 

My favorite local walk on the fire road with Miney and Hubby. 

5. I've been seeing lots of mushrooms while on my walks with Miney.  

I think many birds have started migrating, my Merlin list last month had as many as 20 or more birds the list below has only 9 birds.  

I always love hearing the Yellow-billed Cuckoo calling. 

6. I am not sure what the name of these pretty wildflowers, anyone know?

7. Another walk with Miney, lots of ferns and mushroom seen off the fire road.  A Wood Pewee was calling and seen sitting in a nearby tree.

8. The trail has been one of my favorites lately.  I can take a quick 1 mile walk roundtrip from my house, Miney is able to enjoy all the scents on the fire road.  

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 # 666

   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 am sharing photos from our nature walks, from my back yard and a bonus of the grandkids.

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"Try to pause each day and take a walk to see nature."

1. I have a section of the NCR bike trail where I love to walk and listen to the birds.  I always hear lots of birds and on this day the deer were running across the trail. No deer photos, they were quick to get away.  

2. Our morning walk on the local fire road, this time with hubby and Miney. I saw lots of mushrooms, I never pick them. I would not know which ones are safe to eat. 

"An early morning walk is a blessing for the whole day."

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

3. Every other Sunday we try to visit the family and have lunch together. This day we celebrated our DIL's birthday.  Below Winnie our grand-dog is always happy to see us. 

Below Michael,is that a guilty look, eating some of Allie's birthday ice cream cake. 

The kiddies love to dance with their Pop-Pop.  

4. There are times my butterfly bushes look like they are moving from all the different butterflies hovering around the blooms.

5. Below are two Silver-spotted Skippers.

6. Below are two Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterflies  and one Black Swallowtail.

7. I am seeing lots of Swallowtail butterflies and I finally saw one Monarch. 

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 # 665

  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!

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

My usual mish-mash of photos, from our local walks, birds and critters in or around our yard.

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1. My walk with Miney on the Prettyboy fire road, the Merlin App is always on during my walks.  

I included one of my Mourning Dove photos with the screen shot of Merlin. 

Miney makes herself comfy on the bed.

2. Full moon setting seen from the dialysis center parking lot.

3. A lot of my photos are looking similar, my walks with Miney have been on the same local trail.  

I've been hearing a Broad-winged Hawk calling from the same area since the spring time.  I wonder if it could have a nest near the fire road where I walk with Miney. 

4. A view of the sky and Miney while on our local walk. 

I've been seeing a stray cat in our yard lately, not sure if it was dropped off or belongs to a neighbor.

Miney and the stray cat look similar with their black and white colors. 

5. Below are the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly, a Ruby-throated Hummingbird and the Black Swallowtail butterfly.

"Until you spread your wings, you will have no idea how far you can fly."

"Take time to be free like a butterfly."

I hope you enjoyed my birds, blooms and butterflies.  Miney is often a star of my blog. 

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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