{"id":16180,"date":"2026-08-08T06:51:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:51:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=16180"},"modified":"2026-08-08T06:51:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T11:51:07","slug":"saturdays-critters-on-the-water-and-in-the-backyard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=16180","title":{"rendered":"Saturday&#8217;s Critters &#8211; On the Water and in the Backyard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I went on a bike ride on the River Parks Trails along the Arkansas River here in Tulsa and took along my &#8220;good&#8221; camera.<\/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\/2sr63JD\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55417865673_a9c2caa661.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3936\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I found this pod of American White Pelicans. I think a couple of them are sleeping.<\/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\/2sr7rQ8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55418138475_2ce1f91e4c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3937\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am thinking these are female mallard ducks but I am not sure. If I am wrong let me know!<\/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\/2sr7rKP\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55418138225_3a807db43f_c.jpg\" alt=\"Great Blue Heron in the Arkansas River\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I love Great Blue Herons. They are a bird that no matter where I go, I see them. And those pose beautifully for inept picture takers like me.<\/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\/2sronoa\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55421245305_9f4c9028a5_c.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And a Great Egret snoozing away in the river. Google lens says this is an American White Pelican. I don&#8217;t think that is right!! Maybe AI&#8217;s takeover of the world is not going well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/55415160794\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/31337\/55415160794_b193e1299e_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" alt=\"Untitled\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And from the backyard. I love cardinals, so bright chirpy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s it for this week. 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