Saturday's Critters # 625

   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

I am sharing a mish-mash collection of photos from my walks with Miney and hubby, archived images of some favorite birds.

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1.  My local Prettyboy fire road walk with Miney. The trail is covered with leaves now, Miney always has her nose to the ground during our walk. 

2. Our walk with Miney and hubby on the NCR bike trail in Parkton Md. 

The critters seen at home in our yard, the Peacock was walking around the yard I assume looking for bugs to eat. The deer was on our driveway and a big fat groundhog was around the side yard. 

The Peacock is often seen near this little wood pile in our yard.  There may be lots of bugs hiding in the wood pile.

3. When we come home from dialysis I usually eat lunch and then I take Miney for a walk. Below is the local fire road walk with Miney. Luckily we have not come across a deer hunter. 

4. Another walk on the local NCR bike trail with hubby and Miney.  I heard a lot of birds, seems like a lot of White-throated Sparrows along the trail. I did see a Great Blue Heron standing in the stream. 

A larger look at the Great Blue Heron.

5. Seen on my travels, the Parakeets were one of my many favorite birds to see.  I am sharing archived images of various Parakeets, Parrots and the Mexican Parrotlet. 

The Monk Parakeet in Cape Coral Florida 2017 at the Pelican Baseball complex. Same spot where I saw the Burrowing Owls.

The Nanday Parakeet  was seen south of St Augustine, Florida, Jan 17, 2017

 The Rose-ringed Parakeet was seen in Kapaa Kauai 2022.

The Olive-throated Parakeet seen in Belize 2014. 

Blue-crowned Parakeet was seen in Pompano Beach Florida 2019.

The Yellow-headed Parakeet was seen in Curacao 2012

The Red-Lored Parrots were seen all over Costa Rica 2010

 

Mexican Parrotlet, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico 2023. It was a tiny bird and very cute. There were a flock of these birds in the trees eating some kind of fruit?

Tomorrow is my son's 33nd birthday, Happy Birthday Brian! Hubby's birthday is the 10th, Happy Birthday to hubby Michael.

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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Happy Monday!

Wishing everyone a great day and a happy new week!

"Nature always wears the colors of the spirit."

"Autumn carries more gold in its pocket than all the other seasons."

"We take photos as a return ticket to a moment otherwise gone."

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Happy Thankful Thursday!!

Happy Thursday!

Lately it seems our days are drizzly, cloudy and cold.  It is not really my type of walking weather. I still try to get outside for a walk, check out the birds along the fire roads and at the lake. 

1.  Walking along the fire road there was a flock of Eastern Bluebirds in the trees and drinking out of a puddle on the ground.

 The Bluebird carries the sky on his back..Henry David Thoreau

2. We can walk to the lake and not see a single person. I saw a group of ducks flying away, we must have spooked them when we got closer to the lake.  I did find one Canada Goose sitting on the lakeshore. The sun looking like the moo.

 

3.  Our cloudy sky made the sun look more like the moon. 

Learn to find joy in your life, you'll attract happiness.

 

 

 

4.  A pretty sunset on Jan 2nd. 

Optimists find joy in the small things...

 5.  Random photos from our snow covered fire road walk on Dec 22nd.  Me and my shadow, a pretty sky, animal foot prints (opossum) in the snow and a sunburst with maybe a deer foot prints .  I am thankful to see a blue sky...

 

6.  Below are Jupiter and Saturn not quite the Christmas star, my view they looked pretty far apart.  Also seen in the night sky on Dec 22nd on the right Waxing Gibbous Moon.

 7. The moon on Dec 29th..I seem to love taking photos of the moon..I am always thankful for a clear sky, when there is a special night sky event happening.   These are just some random images, ones I have not previously shared on a post.  I am thankful for a good book, a nice day for a walk, calm and peaceful days.

 

 

 Jan 6th was a sad day for our country, our country's leader incited and led an angry mob of terrorists/extremists to attack our capitol building. Watching this happening I was shocked, afraid for our congress members and workers in this building and the police. There should be a peaceful transition between the two administrations, it doesn't happen when one side is refusing to step out. There can only be one winner and the people have chosen their new leader. 

 

I am thankful we live in a democracy, a government FOR all People.

 

I remain thankful that we continue to stay safe and healthy.  

I hope everyone stays healthy and safe. 

Go outside and breathe deeply.  Enjoy every moment. 

Take care and stay safe! 


Live simple and be happy!  😊 Keep smiling!

Thank you Michelle for hosting Thankful Thursday.  

Thank you Yogi the host of   Skywatch Friday
 

Thank you for visiting and for your nice comments on my previous post. Have a happy day!!  😊

Our World, My World

Happy Monday everyone!

We are just days away from the end of 2020, can you believe it?  Whew, what a year this has been.   The virus has made us change our way of life. Hubby is looking forward to be able to get the vaccine. We've have made it this far, surviving this pandemic. We can all make it through to the end, stay safe. 

 

 1.  From my backyard, I love skywatching. 

2.  A winter sky and sunset.

 

3.  A walk on the local fire road to the lake, a view of the Bald Eagle's nest and some pretty berries.

4. A Bald Eagle seen not far from the old nest, I am hoping they are successful nesting this year. 

5. Bald Eagle and the old Eagle's nest used last year.

 

6. Me and my shadow walking on the fire road..

7. We saw a couple of fishing boats on the lake, the water was choppy from the wind.  

 

8.  It was a pretty sky day, but very cold and windy.

 

9.  A view of the trail next to the lake. I believe the berries are from Viburnum bushes.

10. Heading back up the fire road, I had to get away from the wind near the water.  Hubby, my shadow wasn't ready to leave. 

Hubby and I are hanging in there, happy and healthy. I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy.

 

Please keep wearing your mask and keep your distance!  Be safe, stay safe!

I wish everyone all the best in 2021, a very happy and healthy New Year!

 

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Thanks to Angie the host of  Mosaic Monday

Thanks to LadyFi  the host of Our World Tuesday!

Thanks for visiting and commenting, have a happy day and a great new week!

 

Happy Thankful Thursday

Happy Thursday!

 I am thankful for each day,  days and months are just flying by. It is December already, what happened to November? 

 1.   On this morning, while filling up my bird feeders I watched the sky. The sky started out mostly cloudy with just a hint of blue skies in the distance to pretty blue skies and puffy white clouds within an hour.

 

2.  One of my squirrel friends was waiting patiently for the bird food to arrive. 

 

 

3.  It warmed up some for hubby and I to take a morning walk on the local fire road.  This loop trail is covered with pine needles and pine cones. There are different berry bushes and I am guessing  Vibernum and some native Holly bushes.

 

 

4. I could hear various birds in the tree tops and around us, the most common birds here were the Nuthatches.

 

 

 

5.  I am happy to see the Red-breasted Nuthatch return to my feeders every day now.  I am not sure how long they will be here, I will be thankful if they stay all winter. 

 

6.  Skywatching from my back yard.

 

 7.  I am thankful for the beautiful blue skies and pretty clouds,   skywatching is one of my simple pleasures. 

 

 8.  The view out of my dining room window, I have good view of the feeders..The Blue Jays love the peanuts and the little suet balls, on the distant feeder is a Goldfinch and a Carolina Chickadee.

9.  A Tufted Titmouse on the deck railing and there is another one sitting just above the suet feeder on the right side.

My simple pleasure is bird watching, I enjoy feeding the birds. I am thankful for my regular yard birds and for the winter birds that keep me entertained. The White-throated Sparrows, Dark-eyed Juncos, the Red-breasted Nuthatch and even the Pine Siskins were seen.

I am thankful we continue to stay safe and healthy. 

I hope everyone stays healthy and safe. 

Go outside and breathe deeply.  Enjoy every moment. 

Take care and stay safe! 


Live simple and be happy!  😊 Keep smiling!


Thank you Michelle for hosting Thankful Thursday. 
 

Thank you to Yogi the host of   Skywatch Friday
 

Thank you for visiting and for your nice comments on my previous post. Have a happy day!!  😊

 

Our World, My World

 Happy Monday,

It is hard to believe it is the last week of October, these days are going by way too fast.  I am sharing some of the fall colors, back yard birds and neighborhood scenes from our walks.  I have a mix of migrant warblers and FOY winter birds arriving, I am lucky to see some great birds in my backyard.

 

 1. Hermit Thrush on the Devil's Walking stick, eating berries.

 

2.  A walk on our local fire road, the trees were looking pretty and colorful.  The shorter bushes were turning a pretty yellow color. The bigger trees were lovely oranges and yellows.

3. Scenes from my ride to pick up our carry-out dinner from the local Friendly Farm restaurant.  They have a few ponds, the Canada Geese seem to enjoy hanging out at the pond and their property.

 

4. My new feeder, I have a mixed blend of sunflowers chips, safflower and peanuts. The birds seem to enjoy the new food.

Birds seen below are the Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch and a Carolina Chickadee.

 

5. The view out my kitchen window, the fall colors are looking pretty. We have  a nice view while washing dishes.

6. A week later, the same view out our kitchen window, fall colors are a little more colorful.

7. Our potted plants on the deck are still blooming, the Lantana has lots of blooms as of 10-21-20. 

8. A look at the fire road and the the colorful trees. A pretty day for a walk. 

 

 

 9.  One evening we had a pretty sunset, seen from our deck.

10.  I am ending with some more back yard birds seen on 10-19-20, a few new winter birds have arrived. 

Below in the top row: A Northern Mockingbird and a male Blue-throated Blue Warbler. Bottom row is a female Purple Finch with an American Goldfinch mostly hidden, the Red-bellied Woodpecker and my FOY Red-breasted Nutatch.

 

 

My world lately is like this mish-mash post and photos from the middle of October.  The fall colors seem to be a hit or miss. Some leaves are not colorful and seem more of a dull rust or brown, more leaves and acorns are on the ground. We voted, we dropped off our ballot in a local drop box. We already had an email stating it was received. Hubby and I are happy and healthy at this time, I hope everyone is doing well too.

 

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Thanks to Angie the host of  Mosaic Monday

Thanks to LadyFi  the host of Our World Tuesday!

Thanks for visiting and commenting, have a happy day and a great new week!