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Saturday’s Critters – Gilbert, the Man, the Legend

I went on a hike last week on Turkey Mountain starting from the YMCA on the northwest side of the mountain. Best deal ever for Y members, free parking, not crowded, restrooms, water and everything else you need.

I went on my hike and as I got back to the Y I saw some wild turkeys. A tom and two hens. I posted it on instagram and facebook and a person I know with Y said the strutting tom was named Gilbert by the staff.

I only had my phone with me and he was keeping his distance so these are the best photos I could get.

In other news, our Pomeranian puppy, Kodi, is really doing well at puppy school. He’s fearless and will try anything, eager to please and scary smart. I don’t know who is training who sometimes.

As you can tell, he’s our baby now.

I’m linking with Saturday’s Critters by Eileeen.

Saturday’s Critters – Tulsa Style

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!

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

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.

White Pelicans and More on the RiverParks Trails

I went on a bike ride the other day on Tulsa’s RiverParks trails. I generally like to take one of my better cameras on the rides in hopes of capturing some critters.

I saw a great blue heron and took a photo through the vegetation along the shoreline.

Later on, on I came across this rookery of American White Pelicans on a sandbar out on the river.

There were a bunch of them and they were very skittish as I walked around trying to get a photo through the trees and brush so I didn’t try and work my way to the riverbank to get better photos. I figured they would all split if I tried that.

So I moved back and forth trying to see what I could do. These are not too bad.

They always seem to be on the wrong side of the river from me but this time they were right by me.

Here is a photo of me from my go pro clone camera on my bike. I guess I could have tried to not be so bright and yellow.

And by the way, I saw more evidence of beavers along the river.

And now on the home front. This is Lizzie the Kitten. She is no longer a kitten but she is still very sweet.

And earlier this week it was National Puppy Day. I celebrated by chasing our Pomeranian puppy Kodi around the house with a broom. He and I both had fun. Please don’t think less of me.

I wore the little guy out. He kind of hops around now when I get the broom out wanting to play some more.

I’m linking with Saturday’s Critter’s. Go check it out!

Shadowy Shots at Home and on the Trail

Our tiny five pound plus Pomeranian puppy Kodi gets lost in the shadows sometimes.

Fresh blooming Mexican Plum stands out from the shadows at Tulsa’s Oxley Nature Center

Shadows casting across a trail sign at Oxley.

Because of our dry spell, trees are casting shadows instead of reflections across a dusty dry lake bed.

I”m late but I’m still linking with Shadow Shot Sunday 2.

Saturday’s Critters – Home and Away

First up our puppy Kodi and cat Lizzy. They love to play and seem to enjoy each others company. Kodi is getting bigger and stronger versus Lizzy getting better at wrestling. She has developed a takedown that she uses on him sometimes. It is fun watching them.

Kodi is getting bigger and stronger all the time. We start him at puppy school in a couple weeks. We all know that they should rename dog school as owner school right?

Kodi is still very small. The smallest dog we have ever had. We found out that we can just park him in a laundry basket if we need to confine him a short while and his crate is not available.

Still got my trailcam going in the backyard. I think this is a downy woodpecker.

This looks like a squirrel but cannot be a squirrel because it is feeding from a squirrelproof bird feeder.

We are getting lots of robins scratching around for food under the feeders.

And we get rabbits at night.

I captured a red shouldered hawk on our neighbors roof. They like rabbits. I’ve seen them this year land in our front yard and walk into the hedges and come out with baby rabbits and mice. Hawks have to eat to I guess.

I saw a goose in the parking lot earlier this week. It proceeded to wander on the main avenue nearby and somehow did not get run over.

I went on a hike the other day and spotted this pair of geese. I think they must be nesting or something because they didn’t move much and were giving me the stinkeye from clear across the pond.

And a fuzzy photo of a mallard paddling around the same pond.

The same hike, I came across robins. This one blended into the tree it was perched on.

This one was on the ground scratching around.

That’s a wrap this week!! I’m linking with Eileen’s Saturday’s Critters. Check it out!

Critter Update

A crow in our backyard. I alternate the trailcam from the ground to a bird bath.

A couple doves visited.

And a rabbit late in the evening.

House finches

Robins

A female cardinal

A thirsty squirrel

And Kodi, after a grooming appointment.

I went on a hike at a local lake and found lots of evidence of beaver activity. Looks like they were getting a little artsy with this tree.

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

Backyard Critters – Trailcam Energized

I got my trailcam going lately. On windy days I aim it at stationary objects like this ~~bird~~ squirrel bath.

iNaturalist tells me this is a house finch.

A Blue Jay showing up for the party.

And here we have birds coming and going!!

INaturalist says this is a downy woodpecker.

And a goose whom I encountered on a walk at a local park.

(If you disagree with any ID’s please say something!!)

And a selfie with our Pomeranian puppy, Kodi.

I am linking with Saturday’s Critters

Hiking at Oxley Nature Center

Last weekend, son Logan and I went for a little hike at Tulsa’s Oxley Nature Center. I was hopeful that we would view some deer or other animals.

Oxley has a diverse combination of meadows, marshlands, forests, creeks, and lakes.

An old highway running through the refuge used to be US 169 the main route from the north to downtown Tulsa. It is now part of the trail system at Oxley. It is kind of handy after it has rained and the dirt trails are muddy.

We took some back country trails. We didn’t see any deer the whole time.

And we went out to the lakes and creeks.

Makes for pretty scenes. There was not hardly anybody else out there even though it was a weekend.

We finally some waterfowl. I think these are geese.

I’m not sure what these are, sorry for the fuzzy photo. iNaturlist said “Ducks, Geese and Swans.”

Another fuzzy photo. Too fuzzy for iNaturalist to do much with. It guessed “Wigeons and Allies.”

Pretty good little walkaround on a nice day.

And a bonus.

Our Pomeranian puppy, Kodi taking a nap in his toy box.

And my wife with Kodi. He’s a lot of fun but he is a handful.

I’m linking with Saturday’s Critters. Come check it out, especially if you love animals.

Kodi’s First Grooming

We took Kodi, the Pomeranian puppy, to his first grooming appointment. He did very well. He likes to look sharp.

Linking with Saturday’s Critters.

Saturday’s Critters – More Kodi

Kodi, our little Pomeranian is continuing to grow. He is still very small though. He is wearing a cat harness because the smallest of dog harnesses is too big for him. The way he is eating though he’ll be larger before we know it.

He loves playing outside in our backyard.

Kodi the Joey in his pouch — We call him Kodi the Joey when he is in the pouch

We bought a pouch for him to take him on neighborhood walks. He loves seeing the sights and hearing the sounds especially barks from other dogs we encounter during out outings.

He’s a lot of fun.

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

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