Viewing nature with Eileen

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Saturday's Critters #61

Saturday's Critters #61

♥♥ Happy Valentine's Day ♥♥

Happy weekend..I hope everyone is well.. It's time to share your critters.. Any kind of critter will do, even a new or old post.. I appreciate everyone who has linked up in the past and for those who are linking in on this week's critter party. And of course I always appreciate all my blogging friends stopping by just for a visit.

Suddenly my Pine Siskin numbers have increased from just one to three on Feb 9..I am hoping next time they bring their friend the Redpoll with them to lunch at Eileen's..

Above are three Pine Siskins on the thistle sock..

Meet my new grandpuppy ..Nibbles is her name... Nibbles is a rescue, part German Shepherd.. I am happy I will be able to puppy sit sometimes.. YEA!!

Isn't she cute? My son surprised us with his new puppy last Sunday when we showed up at his place to go out to dinner.. A cute and wonderful surprise..

I hope you enjoyed my new Grandpuppy, my birds and post..Again I thank you for linking up to the critter party. I also appreciate the visits, comments and the support of my blogging friends................... Have a happy weekend!

An InLinkz Link-up

Thanks to Tex Theresa aka Tex, I was able to add this link up button and thanks to Jennifer for creating my photo badge.

To see more beautiful birds and cute critters, check out these two memes below.

Also visit: I'd-Rather-B-Birdin. Thanks to the gracious host: Anni. Also check out Camera Critters. Thanks to Misty for hosting this fun meme.

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Mishmash

Linking up with Skywatch Friday and Good Fences

Sometimes I have a hard time thinking up titles for my blog post.. Since the photos I am sharing are a collection of unrelated subjects..you can call it a hodgepodge or a MISHMASH.. I am sharing some photos from my yard for Tex's Good Fence post and some local shots for my Skywatch post and I always have to include a bird or two. All the photos are unrelated, some are just pretty to me. I hope you like them too.

While walking on my treadmill I am still seeing my Eastern Towhee. The view out my window while I am walking on my treadmill..

For Good Fences..early one morning a scene from my dining room window this week. We had a mixture of snow/sleet/freezing rain...Beyond the deck railing you can see the chain link fence. It was necessary for when we had Goldie Girl..way in the distance is the old wood fence behind the pine trees..it is falling down now..We have a mishmash of fences in our yard..

Hubby enjoys his cold walks to the lake, as you can see it has been cold enough here for the lake to freeze on top..A view of the sky above the lake for Skywatch Friday....Thinking of SPRING now...

The House Finches stopped eating long enough to turn and pose for my photo..

Also for my Skywatch...a shot of the moon, taken from my deck..

A rural scene from taking the back roads to my son's house in Pennsylvania..

A sunset skywatch on the way home from my son's place on Sunday..

As always, thanks for stopping by and for the nice comments..I hope you enjoyed your visit.

To see more pretty skies from around the world please visit Skywatch Friday
and check for more fence shots at Tex's Good Fences

Thanks to Theresa @ The Run*A*Round Ranch for hosting Good Fences and thanks to Sylvia, Yogi and Sandy for hosting Skywatch Friday. I wish everyone a happy day and weekend ahead..

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Snow Bunting

Linking up with Wild Bird Wednesday and Nature Note s

For this weeks Wild Bird I am featuring one of my favorites the Snow Bunting..

The Snow Bunting is sometimes called the Snowflake. The photos are from various sightings.. The shot above was from a few years ago, the Snow Bunting was seen at Fort McHenry Baltimore.

This shot was taken at the Indian River Campground in Delaware

It breeds in the Arctic, the male in breeding plumage is all white with a black back. It builds its a bulky nest in rock crevices. They can be seen in the winter along the Atlantic coast beaches..

This is my most recent sighting of the Snow Buntings seen at the Barnegat Beach in New Jersey.

The winter plumage is a pale ginger, blackish and white..The bill is yellow with a black tip. They come together in flocks to forage and roost in groups of 30-80. I hope you enjoyed my Snow Bunting and wild bird post..

Till next week's wild bird post.. I wish you happy Birding and have a wonderful week!

Join in and post your birdies and to see more beautiful and wonderful bird and nature photos please visit:

Stewart's Wild Bird Wednesday and Michelle's Nature Notes

Thanks to all of our hosts... Michelle for Nature Notes and Stewart of Wild Bird Wednesday.

Happy Birding and have a wonderful week!

Sunday, February 8, 2015

Around the yard_Feb 7

I am linking up with Mosaic Monday and Our World Tuesday They are both fun memes to participate in...I hope you can join in with the fun or check out some of the post.

I am sharing some photos and scenes from around our yard for the past week maybe a little over a week.. I think everyone knows by now I love taking photos of the moon.. The shots are straight out of my camera (Canon SX40) which has awesome superzoom.. No extra lenses are necessary.. And I do not have a tripod so all my photos are handheld.. some of the bird shots are taken from my dining room window.. I can stay warm and still enjoy seeing the birds outside my window..I hope you enjoy this series of images and the mosaics..

A few of my yardbirds, the American Goldfinches, Carolina Chickadee and the male Northern Cardinal are all year round visitors to my yard..

The Northern Cardinals are usually shy around me and my camera.. They take off as soon as they notice me..

The full moon was gorgeous...

One moon shot is at 109X and the closeup is at 140X.. also bottom right is a sunrise through the trees..this was taken from my driveway..

I like this shot of the moon with Jupiter (upper right) nearby.. The cloud lit up and on the right side one cloud has some colors..click to a larger image to see the beauty.

I thank you for your visits and all the wonderful comments..

I use Pic Monkey to create my mosaics, you can use Pic Monkey free or pay for an upgraded version.
I hope you can join in on our fun at Mosaic Monday and Our World Tuesday

Thanks to Judith our host of Mosaic Monday and to the hosting group of Our World Tuesday: Arija, Gattina, Lady Fi, Sylvia, Sandy and Jennifer. I wish everyone a happy week ahead!

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Saturday's Critters #60

Saturday's Critters #60

It's a new month and the first Saturday in February and now it's time to share your critters.. Any kind of critter will do, even a new or old post.. I appreciate everyone who has linked up in the past and for those who are linking in on this week's critter party. And of course I always appreciate my blogging friends stopping by just for a visit.

For my post this week I am sharing some of my yardbirds...A female Cardinal in the snow...

A female Downy Woodpecker on my pergola.

A few Cedar Waxwings have been showing up..there must be some berries they like nearby.

A couple of Dark-eyed Juncos on the thistle sock feeder.

The one and only Pine Siskin I have seen on my feeders this year..

I have plenty of Mourning Doves hanging around..

One of my more popular feeders with some House Finches.

Since I've retired and I am not always able to get outside for my walks I use my treadmill everyday and watch the birds outside the window while walking.. On this day the Eastern Towhee stopped by..I hope you enjoyed my birds and post..Again I thank you for linking up to the critter party. I also appreciate the visits, comments and the support of my blogging friends................... Have a happy weekend!