{"id":14130,"date":"2022-08-27T10:10:58","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T15:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=14130"},"modified":"2022-08-27T20:55:22","modified_gmt":"2022-08-28T01:55:22","slug":"critters-on-the-river-and-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=14130","title":{"rendered":"Critters on the River and at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2nGK3Mw\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52313243696_727a1d91c7_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2833\" width=\"557\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I spotted this Great Egret on the Arkansas River during a recent bicycle ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2nGMfrH\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52313673139_34b94d4861.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2832\" width=\"500\" height=\"363\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is another one. He was standing still and got tired of waiting on me. I was lucky to catch him in flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2nGAYS6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52311669609_c2ed73407e.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2839\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our hummingbird feeder is getting regular visits now. Problem is that wasps and hornets are also visiting and they don&#8217;t like hummingbirds. So I&#8217;m trying to figure out what to do about it. I hate to kill native pollinators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2nFsoEF\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52298677179_6a80f148c4.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Lizzie thinks we got this tray in the living room for her. She thinks everything in the house is for her!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div style=\"top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 0; position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\">\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute;\"  src=\"https:\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/photos\/52311316906\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And our little Pomeranian, Rascal. He is very sick with cancer in one lung, congestive heart failure, and other issues. Vet said that he doesn&#8217;t know he is sick so just love every moment we have together with him and we are pumping full of meds and supplements.  The weather has cooled a bit so we are taking him on short walks. He sure does love his outings. They wipe him the rest of the day but he&#8217;s happy. We are doing our best for him to live his best life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m linking with Eileen&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Saturday&#8217;s Critters<\/a><\/strong>. Go check it out!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I spotted this Great Egret on the Arkansas River during a recent bicycle ride. This is another one. He was standing still and got tired of waiting on me. I was lucky to catch him in flight. Our hummingbird feeder is getting regular visits now. 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