April 17, 2021

Mid-April Critters

 The grackle was eating when he realized I was watching.


Today we ran some errands and returned to find this pair of geese waiting by the driveway. I waited until they passed by before I opened the car door and hurried into the house. 

The small horse is a permanent fixture along Rockland Road.

It's only fair to show you a real horse! This one looks sweet.

Let's give equal time to cows! These were on the outskirts of Woodstock.

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One day I saw this scene as the rain started to let up. 

Then a goose sat down and settled in the middle of the former firepit. 

Looks like there are eggs to protect! Today the other parent was sitting there.

There are a number of goose families in our neighborhood. I have not had a problem with this pair. It's the ones that hang out by our driveway that have been harassing me. I hope they have chicks to watch soon so they leave me alone. 

We stopped at Wendy's today for burgers. The dining area was open, after being blocked off for an entire year due to the pandemic.

I liked the dragon graphics on the bags for kids' meals.

11 comments:

  1. Hello. So beautiful collection of critters. Thank you for sharing.
    Take care.

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  2. Hello,
    Love all the cute geese and the grackle. The horse is beautiful and I love the cattle. Great collection of photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a happy day and a great new week! PS, thank you for the comment on my blog.

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  3. I like that dragon art too. Don't get too close to the nesting pair...they bite!!! Lol
    Loving all your critters today.
    We all at IRBB send thanks to you for letting us view your blog post!!

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  4. Some humans could learn from the protective nature of the geese!

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  5. ...grackles have taken over my feeders lately.

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  6. Now I wonder if there are grackles around here. Lots of crows, anyway! Hope the bothersome driveway geese do have a family to focus their attention on!

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  7. How neat to see the geese nesting! And the view of the mts is spectacular! What beauty everywhere we look. It feels good to get back to doing some ordinary things. I don't usually eat fast food...but I like to know it's there! lol Hugs!

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  8. A great collection of animals!

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  9. Que maravilha, amo tudo isso! bj

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  10. You have quite a collection of critters in this post. The geese picked an interesting place for a nest. I hope you will be able to see the chicks.

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