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Tulsa Weekend Critters – 9 March 2024 Edition

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I was at Tulsa’s Oxley Nature Center and came across this bee hive in a downed tree and the bees were active. So I stood off a ways with my camera and took a bunch of photos but I couldn’t tell at the time if they were any good. I got home and I got this bee coming in for a landing. I was pretty happy with the photo.

More backyard bunnies at the house.

Lizzie chilling at home

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At Lafortune Park I found this guy and his girl testing out the pond.

And the moose is loose!!

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A squirrel getting a snack

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A couple of geese getting their feet wet.

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A sure sign of spring.

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And another great blue heron. They are all over town this spring.

I’m linking with Saturday’s Critters

Saturday’s Critters – Caught in the Act!!

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I’ve got tons of photos of squirrels from my backyard trailcam. This is the only one I have where the squirrel seems to have spotted the camera. I’ve seen other critters, rabbits and raccoons look at the camera on night photos but never a squirrel. Anyway I like this guy bending his flexible neck to check the camera out.

Here in the USA we have an almost nationwide deep freeze going on. Stay warm and bring your pets inside folks.

I’m linking to Saturday’s Critters this morning.

Saturday’s Critters – at Home

Kodi with his Thanksgiving tie

Here’s our one year old pomeranian, Kodi. He was kind of shaggy so he went to the groomer today and he got all trimmed up and got a special Thanksgiving tie to boot. He tore it off very quickly but we got a photo of him.

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Here he is in the back yard. He loves picking up acorns and bringing them inside to trade for a treat.

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And a black and white cat who shows up when it is dark.

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And sometimes in broad daylight.

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And a first sighting for this light colored cat.

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And of course squirrels. We are inundated with them.

And I’m linking this week with Saturday’s Critters

Household Critters

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My backyard trailcam captured this image of a squirrel munching on an acorn. We have a bumper acorn crop this year. The squirrels can’t keep up with them. Our little dog Kodi has learned the trick of picking one up and bringing it inside where we give him a treat to trade.

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We have a few little rabbits who romp around in our yard.

Young Kodi howls when my wife leaves. He’s inconsolable in his sorrow.

The howling kind of irritates our sweet cat Lizzie. I can just see her thinking, “Suck it up dog!”

I’m linking with Saturday’s Critters.

Saturday’s Critters – This Week

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I went hiking on Turkey Mountain earlier this week. I encountered, several times, a family of three or four deer. This was the best photo I got. Lots of trees made focusing difficult. I love seeing deer in the woods.

And I saw this butterfly. Google tells me that it is a Red Admiral.

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And I was walking along and I heard a woodpecker up in the trees. I looked and looked and saw this one but he wouldn’t stay still very long. Sorry for the grainy cropped shot.

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And here is our Pomeranian Kodi. He’s cute as all get out and likes me 95% of the time but watch out for the other 5%.

I woke Lizzy the cat up from a nap the other day. She was not amused.

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And I captured the image of this little bunny in our backyard early Friday morning. We have a lot of hawks in the neighborhood and they feast on little bunnies.

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And speaking of feasting we have a bunch of squirrels this season. Watch out little dudes!!

Kodi loves going places so we took him on a hike at Ray Harrall Nature center. He did two miles and never slowed down. His little feet were moving fast.

And that is my critter report this week. I am linking with Saturday’s Critters.

Breaking out the Trailcam Again

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A dashing squirrel

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A cottontail cooling off.

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A red bellied woodpecker getting a snack

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Little cottontail “Bugsy” helping out with the weeding.

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A spying squirrel

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A Rocking Robin

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Mr. Grackle checking it out

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A peaceful dove

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Another squirrel

I’m helping out a biology professor doing research on native pollinators

Tagging the take

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Bugsy getting a drink!

Kodi the mad Pomeranian

Mr. Kodi the Pomeranian getting possessive about his stick.

Check out some more of God’s creatures at Saturday’s Critters.

White Tailed Deer and More

We just got back from a short trip down to southeast Oklahoma. We rented a cabin and packed a lot of stuff, including relaxation time, in just a few days.

We saw lots of deer. This one we spotted close to an automatic feeder. That is a great way to get deer to show up, or me for that matter. Just feed me and the deer on a regular basis.

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The cabin we rented had a deer feeder.

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The feeder went off at 6 am every morning for just a few seconds.

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The deer hang out eating until about 6:45 and then they wandered off. I guess a neighbor’s feeder came on a 7?

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They are very beautiful to look at and graceful in their movements.

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You can tell they are used to people but still watchful.

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All sorts of grey squirrels showed up to feast from the feeder.

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And this critter showed up and stood stone still for many minutes. Just inside the hadows I didn’t get a decent photo of it. I don’t think I have ever seen such a critter. Google Lens says that it might be a swamp rabbit. Inaturalist is still pondering the results of my crappy photo.

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Our little seven pound pomeranian puppy Kodi is getting swimming lessons from Heather on the Mountain Fork River. The little dog a trooper on the trail, straining his leash out ahead of us.

We came across this charred wooden bear on one of the walks in our cabin neighborhood. I’m guessing that it was done on purpose. Why, I don’t know.

Our cabin had a baby sasquatch inside. I love the big feet!!

We had a great time on our trip!!

I’m linking with Eileen’s Saturday’s Critters. Go check it out.

Saturday’s Critters – Tulsa Style

River Bird 1-2

I went on another bike ride the other day on the Arkansas River Trails here in Tulsa and saw this bird way out on the River. INaturalist is not certain but they think it is a bald eagle. Is it a teenage bald eagle maybe. Help me out fellow bloggers, please!

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I saw these birds snoozing. I think they are tired white pelicans.

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I took my camera with a macro lens to a nearby park to take pictures of tulips. While there I saw this little guy and took his photo with the macro lens.

I found a Koi Pond. I love Koi ponds talk about chill. Nothing like watching koi swim around makes me very chill.

And here is our little chocolate Pomeranian Kodi at puppy class. He’s a regular champ. So smart, he spends the downtime watching the other dogs and when it is his turn to do things he does great. He’s six pounds of fearlessness and smarts.

I’m linking with Eileen’s Saturday’s Critters. Lots of great posts from bloggers all over the place. Check it out.

Critter Update from the Backyard and Beyond

From the Backyard TrailCam

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A male cardinal coming in for a landing

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And his lady friend a minute or two later

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This squirrel is walking with purpose

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This guy freezes

Out and About

Some turtle basking action at Hunter Park
Ducks paddling away
Geese and Ducks say hello at Swan Lake (No swans around)
Kodi is very distracted, all the time.
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At Woodward Park in the Daffodils, Kodi with my wife and son on a family outing last week.

At Home

Lizzie catching a nap in the front room.

From the Air

Kodi is not sure that he likes drones.

That’s it for this week. I’m linking with Eileen’s Saturday’s Critters.

Shadow Shot Sunday – Bird, Squirrel, and Gym

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My trailcam captured this house finch in our backyard feeder one late afternoon.

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This squirrel’s flamboyant tail was captured early one recent morning.

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And I was at the gym, cooling down after my workout and the afternoon sun was leaving warm shadows on a cold day.

I’m linking with Shadow Shot Sunday 2 by the Magical Mystery Teacher.