{"id":16203,"date":"2026-08-15T07:49:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T12:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=16203"},"modified":"2026-08-15T07:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T12:50:10","slug":"saturdays-critters-backyard-edition-mostly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=16203","title":{"rendered":"Saturday&#8217;s Critters &#8211; Backyard Edition, Mostly"},"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\/2ss8nCv\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55429635953_bcf3e67c2d.jpg\" alt=\"Sadie the Terrier and Kodi the Pomeranian Chewing their chews\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sadie the Terrier and Kodi the Pomeranian love their &#8220;Turkey Tenderloins.&#8221; They immediately run to a dog bed we have in the living room and get to work on them. They will do anything the treats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/28381904@N06\/55418210941\/in\/dateposted\/\" title=\"Untitled\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/31337\/55418210941_c7ea2b1e73.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" 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\">From the camera feeder. Two grackles getting irritated with each other.<\/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\/2ssE2Ec\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55435617243_81613bbf94.jpg\" alt=\"Lizzie the Cat\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Lizzy the Cat looking at me all irritated and everything. <\/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\/2stfrde\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55442330281_ee164358db.jpg\" alt=\"Squirrel on Camera Feeder\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And from earlier this summer. I rigged a trailcam up to look at the camera feeder and caught a squirrel running away with a peanut.<\/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\/2stfr91\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55442330036_dde97fd19b.jpg\" alt=\"Mourning Dove and Grackle having a tussle\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also from May I caught the colorful plumage of a dove as a grackle chased it off. I had never seen this view of a dove before.<\/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\/2stnWXu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55443796130_6bd9a79f26_c.jpg\" alt=\"Turkey Mountain Birdhouse\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And from a recent hike I saw this birdhouse somebody put up. I don&#8217;t know who Evie is but I love her birdhouse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That&#8217;s it for this week. I hope everyone is enjoying the weather. We have a had a streak of over 100F days and it is expected to continue until at least next week. I sure do enjoy reading the blog posts from Australia and New Zealand. I am really liking them describing how cold the winter is down there. I&#8217;m looking forward to our own winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am linking with <a href=\"https:\/\/viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com\/2026\/08\/saturdays-critters-661.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com\/2026\/08\/saturdays-critters-661.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><strong>Saturday&#8217;s Critters<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sadie the Terrier and Kodi the Pomeranian love their &#8220;Turkey Tenderloins.&#8221; They immediately run to a dog bed we have in the living room and get to work on them. They will do anything the treats. From the camera feeder. Two grackles getting irritated with each other. 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