Tag Archives: American White Pelicans

Saturday’s Critters – Dogs, Birds, Rabbits and Squirrels

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A white crowned sparrow visiting the backyard and singing its song.

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A mourning dove checking things out on the fence.

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Sadie our new dog romping in the backyard.

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A midnight bunny

Sadie is really fitting in well in the household and gets along with everybody.

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From the Gathering Place in Tulsa, I shot this image of American Pelicans hanging out in the Arkansas River.

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A common grackle at the Gathering Place.

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A couple ducks taking advantage of a water feature.

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And a squirrel posing for me.

I’m linking with Saturday’s Critters.

Saturday’s Critters: In the River and the Backyard

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A scoop of American White Pelicans in the Arkansas River that I saw earlier this week.

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A lone great blue heron fishing by himself.

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A small colony of great blue herons along with a single egret in the river.

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This cardinal looks like he is attacking my trailcam. My wife laughs when birds land on the camera and then poop on it.

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And a cardinal behaving himself at the feeder.

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And a female getting a bite to eat.

I’m linking to Saturday’s Critters

Pelicans on the Arkansas River

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I took a bike ride on Tulsa’s RiverParks trails alongside the Arkansas River. There were lots of pelicans out and about that day.

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Some standing on a sandbar preening themselves.

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Others jostling for position just downstream of Zink Dam.

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They are such funny looking creatures except when they fly. Then they are very graceful.

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Sorry for the fuzzy closeup.

I am linking with Eileen’s Saturday’s Critters.