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Saturday’s Critters – American White Pelicans and More

A few days ago it warmed up enough to go for a bike ride on the Arkansas River Parks Trails here in Tulsa. I took my superzoom camera with me and captured this pod of American White Pelicans in the river. They are a happy sight for me. They do not get very close to people.

I stopped for a rest and drink and I could hear this Northern Mockingbird singing but I really couldn’t see it against the glare. My cell phone was hopeless but by elderly Nikon superzoom got 85% of it.

A short and unremarkable video of our terrier rescue playing fetch. She lives to play fetch and I do it with her about four times a day or more. She never gets tired of it. She is so enthusiastic though that I don’t mind too much.

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Saturday’s Critters – From the Trail

Some geese seen near Zink Dam on the Arkansas River as it runs through Tulsa.

A scoop of American White Pelicans near the geese.

Our rescue terrier, Sadie loves playing fetch, and playing fetch, and playing fetch some more.

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

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

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.

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Saturday’s Critters: In the River and the Backyard

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

A lone great blue heron fishing by himself.

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.

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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.

Some standing on a sandbar preening themselves.

Others jostling for position just downstream of Zink Dam.

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

Sorry for the fuzzy closeup.

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