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EllieMay

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Good evenooning. The video is of one of the cutest little families visiting my garden feeders.

Long Tailed T its make their nests from lichen and spider webs. They weigh next to nothing and are simply gorgeous to watch. The Blue T it is the same species as nests in our camera box. They’re not exact huge either but far more common.

I spent today at the rescue in the Intensive Care Unit. Photos not possible, but we had a Tawny Owl, a Little Owl, two Herring Gulls, a hedgehog and assorted corvids, pigeons and song birds in there.

I hope all the ICU patients find their strength!!! I love owls.
 

Cathie G

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Not that I’ve seen... closest may be the wood rat??? They don’t look like a rat...
They're really cute and more like a really small squirrel. I haven't seen any lately around here. I haven't seen a lot of animals lately. Like chicadees, honey bees, and others...
 

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Ok, i took a quick pix of my attempt to grow cactus pads provided from Mr Ray and Opo. Not too bad really. If you look at the pot in the back, Mr Sully knocked the pot over & had a few nibbles.

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Look great! Will you bring inside for the winter?
 

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Hello everyone I am trying to get back here in the CDR.
Here is a pic of 3 of my grandchildren with their catch this morning.
3 of my son's took my boat to Ludington Michigan for a weekend of fishing. Glad they caught fish. I feel I taught them how to fish out of the port of Ludington. Now they have to figure out how to get their own game plan to bring in fish. Wish I was there. 2 Steelhead 1 lake trout. There was a cold front for a few days. So that pushed the King Salmon out towards Wisconsin. King salmon are the biggest target species they are looking for. But the smaller fish allow the grandchildren to catch a fish.
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Hello everyone I am trying to get back here in the CDR.
Here is a pic of 3 of my grandchildren with their catch this morning.
3 of my son's took my boat to Ludington Michigan for a weekend of fishing. Glad they caught fish. I feel I taught them how to fish out of the port of Ludington. Now they have to figure out how to get their own game plan to bring in fish. Wish I was there. 2 Steelhead 1 lake trout. There was a cold front for a few days. So that pushed the King Salmon out towards Wisconsin. King salmon are the biggest target species they are looking for. But the smaller fish allow the grandchildren to catch a fish.
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Thats awesome man!
 

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They're really cute and more like a really small squirrel. I haven't seen any lately around here. I haven't seen a lot of animals lately. Like chicadees, honey bees, and others...
I have to add here that many animals are coming back. I just saw a decline and nothing from a few I used to see every day. It's weird. I've seen sandpipers behind the mall here but no chicadees anywhere. The ones I've seen are another story???????and once in a while a skunk or two.
 

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G’day all. Thunderstorms off and on over the last few days, but a small gang of us headed to Southern Maryland where we did some kayak exploring of Mattawoman Creek. It’s remote and lush with life & is one of the few places in the area that grow American Lotus ( not blooming yet).

Saw Eagles , Herons, Great Egrets and a ton of other lesser birds.

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G’day all. Thunderstorms off and on over the last few days, but a small gang of us headed to Southern Maryland where we did some kayak exploring of Mattawoman Creek. It’s remote and lush with life & is one of the few places in the area that grow American Lotus ( not blooming yet).

Saw Eagles , Herons, Great Egrets and a ton of other lesser birds.

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That is really beautiful! Yesterday afternoon my friend and I went with her dog out paddle boarding on Lake Pleasant outside of Phoenix. It was about 105 degrees and no clouds but it was a blast.
 

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That is really beautiful! Yesterday afternoon my friend and I went with her dog out paddle boarding on Lake Pleasant outside of Phoenix. It was about 105 degrees and no clouds but it was a blast.

Nice! Cute pup.

Wow! Just looked on Google Maps at Lake Pleasant...thats a massive lake, lots of coastline to explore. Looks wonderful.
 

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Hello everyone I am trying to get back here in the CDR.
Here is a pic of 3 of my grandchildren with their catch this morning.
3 of my son's took my boat to Ludington Michigan for a weekend of fishing. Glad they caught fish. I feel I taught them how to fish out of the port of Ludington. Now they have to figure out how to get their own game plan to bring in fish. Wish I was there. 2 Steelhead 1 lake trout. There was a cold front for a few days. So that pushed the King Salmon out towards Wisconsin. King salmon are the biggest target species they are looking for. But the smaller fish allow the grandchildren to catch a fish.
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That's adorable. Yum.
 

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Nice! Cute pup.

Wow! Just looked on Google Maps at Lake Pleasant...thats a massive lake, lots of coastline to explore. Looks wonderful.
It’s a reservoir outside of Phoenix that’s man-made storing water for the city. It is huge and has a lot of recreational activities. In addition to paddle boarding we go out with horses. My Palomino when I go to Lake Pleasant to cool off. Unfortunately he has a habit of pooping in the water. Yuck. Ashton is my friend Christy’s dog and that was my first trip out paddle boarding with her. She has a huge paddleboard that he can run around on and it’s funny to watch the two of them. Happily, he doesn’t poop in the water when he swimming.
 

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It’s a reservoir outside of Phoenix that’s man-made storing water for the city. It is huge and has a lot of recreational activities. In addition to paddle boarding we go out with horses. My Palomino when I go to Lake Pleasant to cool off. Unfortunately he has a habit of pooping in the water. Yuck. Ashton is my friend Christy’s dog and that was my first trip out paddle boarding with her. She has a huge paddleboard that he can run around on and it’s funny to watch the two of them. Happily, he doesn’t poop in the water when he swimming.
 

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