Viewing nature with Eileen

I am linking up with Wild Bird Wednesday and Nature Notes

For this weeks wild bird I am featuring the Northern Mockingbird. The Mockingbird is best known for mimicking the songs of other birds and insects. They are usually loud and will mimic songs in rapid succession.


Some information on the Northern Mockingbird, they eat both insects and fruits.


 They are medium sized and a long tail. Both males and females look alike. They are mostly grey with some white patches around their wings. They have yellowish eyes and a black beak..




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  I am linking up with Mosaic Monday and Our World Tuesday 

December 1, 2013

I am not one that had to be out shopping on Black Friday.. I hate crowds. So on the morning after Thanksgiving Day hubby and I took off for another two day trip to the beach and a loop around the Delaware shores. On the first morning we stopped at Assateague Island to see the birds, horses and the beach. From there we headed to Ocean City, Maryland.. We checked the inlet for seabirds and hubby just could not leave before buying some famous OC Thrasher French Fries.


Above Assateague Island National Seashore, Song Sparrow, Assateague wild pony, Mockingbird, Yellow Rump Warbler, Surfers.

 Assateague Island Mockingbird..seemed to be a common bird found in the park along with the Yellow-rump Warblers.




Ocean City inlet jetty, Purple Sandpipers, Seagulls and pigeons and Ocean City Amusement pier.


While enjoying some fries, we sat in the warm car and watched the gulls on the inlet parking lot.


The Purple Sandpipers are cute birds with their orange legs and bills. They can be found foraging on the rocks around the jetty. The Common Loon was another bird we found at the Ocean City Inlet. To continue our loop around the Maryland & Delaware seashores we hopped back in the car and headed for Delaware Indian River Inlet which will be my next post...

I am starting a new MEME called Saturday Critters..Saturday Morning 8am EST...join in on the party and post your cute critters.

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 Thanks to our host: Mary our host of Mosaic Monday and to the hosting group of Our World Tuesday: Arija, Gattina, Lady Fi, Sylvia, Sandy and Jennifer.  I wish everyone a happy week!

I am linking up with  Green Day and Camera Critters and I'd-Rather-B-Birdin.

First, I must say my prayers goes out to all the families involved in the Newtown tragedy. It is so sad!

A couple of weeks ago I was on one of my wild goose chases. I was not really looking for wild geese but I was looking for the reported White-winged Crossbills. They are showing up all over Maryland due to this being an irruptive year.

 It happens that the Crossbills were seen in some hemlock trees at the cemetery where my grandparents are buried. So I was actually able to visit my grandparents grave and look for the birds at the same time.


The Crossbills seem to love these hemlock trees.


The reason why they love the trees is because of the seeds from these tiny pine cones.




If the Crossbills were there, they must have been hiding from me. But, I did see a lot of geese. So my wild goose hunt was successful, LOL.



I saw that there were a lot of Canada Geese at the cemetery pond.


I saw a Great Blue heron  was also hanging around the pond.


I saw a lot of gulls flying over the pond.


I saw a  Mockingbird hanging around the Hemlock trees along with a few Cardinals and Bluejays. The Crossbills were not seen but I will continue my quest to see the Crossbills this winter.

 Hubby thinks it is strange I will go birding in a cemetery but I feel really comfortable there. I do not think my Grandparents would mind if I visit them and look for birds at the same time. On this day I actually took my lunch and sat in my car watching and looking for Crossbills on the hemlock trees.




 To see more beautiful photos and cute critters please visit:   Green Day and Camera Critters and I'd-Rather-B-Birdin. Thanks to the gracious host Fiona of Green Day, Misty Dawn of Camera Critters and to Anni of I'd Rather-B-birdin.  Thanks for visiting my blog and post. I wish everyone a very safe and happy weekend.

I am linking up with Wild Bird Wednesday and Nature Notes

For this week I have some bird from around my yard.  Some are at my feeders, or the pokeberries and just perched in my Weeping Cherry tree.



A White Breasted Nuthatch eating seed off my deck railing.

The Northern Mockingbird in my weeping cherry tree.

Eastern Phoebe in the same weeping cherry tree. I think this is one of my prettier shots.

For a peanut they do not mind posing for the camera.


It is amazing at how many peanuts can fit into a  Bluejay's mouth.


A female Purple Finch is waiting patiently for her turn at the feeders.

I am looking forward to seeing some new "winter" birds moving into my yard. Over the weekend I did manage to see a Eastern Towhee in the weeping cherry tree and one Pine Siskin on my deck. I am hoping the Pine Siskin was sent as a scout to check out my feeders and come back with lots of his friends. On my walk on the nearby fireroad I am pretty sure I saw a flock of White-Throated Sparrows. Their sound is unmistakable.




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Thanks to Stewart for hosting Wild Bird Wednesday and thanks to Michelle for hosting Nature Notes.

Hello, I am linking up with Mosaic Monday and Our World Tuesday. 

I hope everyone had a great weekend. Since we were away last weekend we did not plan much for this weekend. We took a walk on the bike trail looking for some fall colors there and around our lake. When I am home on the weekend I have to check out all my feeder birds. I miss seeing them while I am at work during the week.





Photos in my mosaic are some fall colors from the local bike trail, Goldie Girl, some geese on our lake and my yardbirds.


A mockingbird also seems to like to eat the pokeberries.


Above is a pretty Purple Finch and a Tufted Titmouse.


Some of the brighter colors from our walk on the bike trail yesterday.


 A Great Blue Heron we saw at the river next to the bike trail.



Goldie Girl went to the bike trail for a walk too.


On the way home from the bike trail we rode around the lake look for a bit of color.



There was just a little bit of color around the lake. The leaves on the trees are either still green or just turning brown. Are you seeing lots of fall colors where your live?



A chickadee and the Purple Finch on my feeder.



So these are shots of the local color and a few of my yardbirds.  I hope you enjoyed my post and photos.

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 Thanks to Mary of Mosaic Monday and to the hosting group of Our World Tuesday: Arija, Gattina, Lady Fi, Sylvia and Sandy .  Thanks also for stopping by to see my post.  I wish everyone a happy week!

I can not believe how fast the weeks are rolling around. Time for linking up with Mosaic Monday and Our World Tuesday

I wish everyone in the US a very HAPPY 4th of July. And to my Canada friends a very Happy Canada Day!

We have some beautiful plants growing in our yard thanks to my hubby's green thumb. A big part of my world is the birds I love and watching my backyard birds. My mosiacs show both the lovely flowers in my yard and my backyard birds.

In this mosaic I have top left a House Wren at the birdhouse, hibiscus, chipmunk, Mockingbird and more of the hibiscus on my deck.


I love to have a big hisbiscus plant on my deck, hubby planted this one and it seem to be blooming beautifully.


The Hummingbirds are sweet to have around, the male is always zoom zooming around the feeders.



Above are my favorite Purple Coneflowers, Hummingbird at the feeder, one of the many Chipping Sparrows I have in my yard, daylily, coneflower.

I love the Purple Coneflowers, one of my favorite summer plants.


This Mockingbird posed nicely for me on the weeping cherry tree. Now it is time to see what is happening in your world.


To see more beautiful mosaics and photos please visit Mary's Mosaic Monday  and Our World Tuesday.

Thanks to Mary the host of Mosaic Monday and thank you to the hosting group of Our World Tuesday: Arija, Gattina, Lady Fi, Sandy and Sylvia.  Also, thank you for stopping by to see my post. I appreciate the visits and the comments.

I wish everyone a safe and happy week ahead.