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 # 538

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

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It's the first Saturday in April and time is just flying by. I am still behind sharing photos, these are from our getaway to the Maryland shore back in Feb 8-10 2024. Now I am hoping to see our Spring-Summer birds return to my yard and neighborhood.

1. Mosaic is mainly showing the Tundra Swans, a native swan in Maryland. They are seen in the winter months. 

2. In the photo below, there the Tundra Swans, Canada Geese, a few Northern Pintails and a few other ducks across the pond.

3.  The wildlife refuge has always some Bald Eagles, either flying around or perched in a tree.

4.  A male and female Northern Shoveler. 

5. Below are a group of Northern Pintails. 

6. The Tundra Swan flock was flying in to land on the pond. 

7. We saw a few Great Blue Herons around the wildlife drive and refuge. 

8. Leaving Bombay Hook NWR we drove past a field with a huge group of Snow Geese.  I was able pull over on the side of the road to take a few photos.  

9. A closer look at the Snow Geese in the field. 

10. Another puzzle finished, one of my favorites with the polar bear and northern lights. 

Extra photo: Easter with the grandson and family.

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Saturday's Critters # 534

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Feb 8th-10th, hubby and I were on a getaway to Maryland's Eastern shore, we stopped at Blackwater NWR in Cambridge Md and then onto Ocean City, Md for 2 nights. The first images are from Blackwater Wildlife Refuge and the last ones are from the Ocean City Inlet. 

1. At Blackwater, we enjoyed seeing lots of Tundra Swans, Canada Geese, Snow Geese, Northern Pintail and a GB Heron. 

At Blackwater NWR, it is a treat to see the Snow geese, this huge group of Snow Geese was out on the Blackwater River. 

While we sat in our car and watched the Snow Geese, they all flew up, circled around and came back down and landed on the river. They are extremely loud, an Eagle or Hawk must have upset them.

A landscape image of Blackwater, lots of Tundra Swans, Canada Geese and a variety of ducks. 

We did some birdwatching and wave watching at the Ocean City Inlet.  Birds seen below are top row are the Surf Scoter and a Ruddy Turnstone with Sanderlings. Bottom row are male and female Bufflehead with a Red-breasted Merganser.

We had dinner at the Ropewalk restaurant in Ocean City, located on the bay side. A perfect spot to watch the sunset while having dinner. They had some beautiful murals on the walls outside the restaurant. 

The murals are pretty scenes, Maryland fishermen with gulls and another mural of the sea creatures and birds in flight.

I loved this mural with the birds and fish below.

From inside the restaurant we watch the pretty sunset on Ocean City's bay. 

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. I am also joining Sami with Monday Murals

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Saturday's Critters # 480

Welcome to Saturday's Critters!

Hello and happy Saturday!

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Hubby and I enjoyed a short getaway just one night in Lewes Delaware. We stopped first at the Bombay Hook NWR, Prime Hook NWR and Silver Lake in Rehobeth Beach Delaware. The images on this post are from Bombay Hook wildlife refuge and at the Silver Lake in Rehobeth Beach Delaware. 

1. Feb 7th, the Snow Geese, a huge flock was seen on the road leading into the Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge.  

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2. These large flocks of Snow Geese are too hard to fit into one photo. This is distant shot is trying to show there were at least a few hundred Snow Geese on this field. 

3. A closer look at these cute Snow Geese, they are all white with black wingtips. 

4. Winter months can be a great time on the Delaware shore to see various ducks species. Below are some of the birds we saw at Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge. The Great Blue Heron, Ruddy Duck, Northern Shoveler, Tundra Swans, Great Blue Heron, Bald Eagle, Yellowlegs, female Hooded Mergansers and the  Northern Pintail. 

5. A group of Ruddy Ducks, they are cute with their long stiff tail and the scoop shaped bill. 

6. The Northern Pintail is an elegant duck with a long neck and a long pointed tail. 

7. The Tundra Swans are a common sight in the winter months, all white with a black bill that slopes away from the head. 

8. Silver Lake, Rehobeth Beach Delaware we saw a few Gulls, one Great Blue Heron and a big flock of Canvasback Ducks. 

9. A distant shot of the Canvasback Ducks and there is a Great Blue Heron on the shore. 

10.  A closer look at the Canvasback Duck,  the male has a pretty Chestnut colored head and neck, a white body with a black rear. Females are a pale brown head and neck with a grayish body. 

Bombay Hook NWR is one of my favorite places to visit, there is always something to see there. 

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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! Also, I am also linking up to Heidrun's Mosaic Monday  I hope you can stop by and visit Heidrun and check out the Mosaic Monday post.