{"id":14539,"date":"2023-06-17T16:26:38","date_gmt":"2023-06-17T21:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=14539"},"modified":"2023-06-17T16:27:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-17T21:27:36","slug":"water-creatures-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=14539","title":{"rendered":"Water Creatures and More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I went on a bike ride the other day and I packed my elderly superzoom along and I saw a few things.<\/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\/2oHHK4e\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52980662207_3dc818541c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3078\" width=\"500\" height=\"355\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A great blue heron doing one of those twisty turny things with their neck. I wonder if they ever accidentally tie their neck in a knot?<\/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\/2oHNN7m\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52981648040_e26532721c_z.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3072\" width=\"624\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And another one. They sure are patient fishers. They are also very sensitive to their surroundings. I&#8217;ve learned to move slowly even when they are at quite a distance.<\/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\/2oHNMPN\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52981647080_fe515dffb1.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3080\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Anda the ubiquitous geese. They are everywhere it seems.<\/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\/2oHNNgu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52981648570_8e9ced241a.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3071\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And some basking slider turtles.<\/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\/2oHPaQz\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52981721133_0eab69bd21.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0632\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And the latest water critter, Kodi in my MIL&#8217;s swimming pool. A couple weeks ago he was there with us on the deck and he just jumped in like he knew what he was doing. We are trying to teach how to get out of the pool safely. He loves the water.<\/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\/2oHNKdk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52981638295_4f4221daaf.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0641\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet Fanny, my MIL&#8217;s latest pool decoration. She has solar cells and at night glows in the dark. Pretty cool stuff.<\/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\/2oHEcDk\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52979971201_30e5599a8c_c.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And another flamingo decoration for the pool area. <\/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\/52975119520\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was hiking the other day and come across this critter.  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Fortunately for it, Kodi barely gives it a glance but we still watch him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m linking with Eileen&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com\/2023\/06\/saturdays-critters-496.html\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com\/2023\/06\/saturdays-critters-496.html\"><strong>Saturday&#8217;s Critters<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went on a bike ride the other day and I packed my elderly superzoom along and I saw a few things. A great blue heron doing one of those twisty turny things with their neck. I wonder if they ever accidentally tie their neck in a knot? And another one. 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