{"id":14490,"date":"2023-05-06T14:34:39","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T19:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=14490"},"modified":"2023-05-06T14:34:41","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T19:34:41","slug":"the-week-in-critters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=14490","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Critters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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On a guided hike on Turkey Mountain, I was lagging behind the group (I like to lag) and found this butterfly. Google lens tells me that it is a Red Spotted Purple butterfly. Other resources say Red Spotted Purple Admiral. I don’t know, I just thought it was different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An overhead view of the same butterfly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I visited Tulsa’s Philbrook Museum and took a walk around the gardens. I saw this little pollinator working away, doing its thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And then a wasp looking critter working on these blooms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And yet another pollinator, pollinating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And a duck on the museum grounds. Do you suppose he snuck in without paying?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And they had sheep. I loved these sheep. They were on a secluded part of the grounds up until 2014 and then disappeared. They are back now in a more visible part of the grounds. There were lots of teenagers visiting the museum the day I was there and the sheep were a hit. Up to six or seven kids were sitting on them at a time. I just bided my time until they left to get this shot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And then shift to our backyard. I was sitting on a bench reading and this downy woodpecker landed on a nearby branch and stayed for a little bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And going inside the house, Lizzie the cat spent a big part of a recent day with her tongue sticking out. Silly cat!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And here’s the Kodi the Pomeranian puppy showing a little bit attitude during a training session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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