Saturday, May 1, 2021

Saturday Critters ~ 385 ~

We left the house early on Friday and had warm donuts at the inlet.
A quick spin around Lake of the Lilies proved to be quite rewarding with some new returns to the lake.

The turtles are back and there were so many sunning themselves on the rocks.




I saw so many Red Winged Blackbirds...

and this Common Grackle, which when the sun hit it just right, it is iridescently beautiful.


There were a lot of Killdeer...


lots of Mallards...

and 2 American Coots still hanging around.
 They are generally gone for summer by this time of year.

And my thrill of the day...


seeing this Male Green-Winged Teal Duck for the very first time.
I took at least 50 pictures of this duck and will share more on Monday!


Friday was an awesome day...
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

Sharing today's images with Eileen at 
Viewing Nature With Eileen 
for Saturday Critters

14 comments:

Francisco Manuel Carrajola Oliveira said...

Fantásticas estas fotografias.
Um abraço e bom mês de Maio.

Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
Livros-Autografados

Marie Smith said...

These photos are book quality. Just gorgeous. I have only ever seen a Green-winged Teal once and it was a long distance away. It’s a beauty alright! I love the turtles. There are none here sadly!

eileeninmd said...

Hello Debbie,
Great photos of the Green-winged Teal. I love the turtles, they are so cute. The Killdeer are adorable. Lovely colors on the Grackle. I always enjoy your post! It is chilly and very windy here. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, enjoy your weekend! PS, thank you for the visit and comment.

Changes in the wind said...

Love those turtles and the green-winged teal is beautiful.

Debbie said...

translated: Fantastic these photos.
A hug and good May.

Walking
Thimbles of Francisco and Idalisa
Autographed Books

♥ Łucja-Maria ♥ said...

Oh what a beautiful walk and lovely birds and turtles.
Dear Debbie, your photos are always amazing.
Happy and lovely May:)

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

How exciting! It amazes me that we can still see things we've never seen before! We watch a man hiking with a guitar on his back....never seen that before! heehee! LOVE the Kildeer! Any donuts left? heehee! Hugs!

Ruth Hiebert said...

Oh wow! Beautiful images. I have only seen a Green-winged teal once or twice and no pictures.

RedPat said...

Love the shots of the Green-winged Teal Duck!

IanH said...

Great photos!

Conniecrafter said...

Wow you did hit the jackpot with these pics. We never get good pics of the turtles as soon as they hear us get up they jump in the water. I just love those killdeer and Congrats on catching the teal duck, wow he has an interesting head doesn't he

Lowcarb team member said...

FABULOUS photographs Debbie.
So good to see the Green Winged Teal Duck.

All the best Jan

Anu said...

Hello. Wonderful birds and great photos!

Brian King said...

That was certainly quite the productive ride! Congratulations on seeing the teal! Beautiful photos!