{"id":15116,"date":"2024-07-27T09:05:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T14:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=15116"},"modified":"2024-07-27T16:21:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T21:21:03","slug":"saturdays-critters-on-the-trail-and-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=15116","title":{"rendered":"Saturday&#8217;s Critters &#8211; On the Trail 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\/2q5JGUS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53874853290_82b8c2f769_c.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was hiking on Turkey Mountain and came across this black stick. Only it wasn&#8217;t a stick.<\/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\/2q5Hu9S\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53874615258_abfc652ab6.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3524\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was a friendly rat snake. We looked at each other for a little bit and then keeping his eyes on me he folded back along side his body and headed into the woods. I wish I had a video of it.<\/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\/2q6vzda\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53883607421_87b38deb20_c.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I was on a bike ride and while crossing the Arkansas River I spotted this big bird on a tall tree spreading his wings out. I don&#8217;t think it was an eagle but maybe a Turkey Vulture. The only birds I have seen do this were Anhinga&#8217;s down in New Orleans a few years ago. Sorry for the photo but all I had was my cell phone. Thank you to the dear readers who suggested that this bird is cormorant. I do believe that is right.<\/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\/2q62TvQ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53878205862_143a29b8ce.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0886\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are getting lots of rabbits in our back yard. Thankfully our dog Kodi ignores them. <\/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\/2q68HVX\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/53879344293_959554dcd4.jpg\" alt=\"DSCF0854\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And a blast of birds from one of our bird feeders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s all for this week. I am linking with Eileen&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com\/2024\/07\/saturdays-critters-554.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com\/2024\/07\/saturdays-critters-554.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Saturday&#8217;s Critters<\/a>. Check it out. Lots of talented photographers post there. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was hiking on Turkey Mountain and came across this black stick. Only it wasn&#8217;t a stick. It was a friendly rat snake. We looked at each other for a little bit and then keeping his eyes on me he folded back along side his body and headed into the woods. 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