Surprise at the River

 On a trip to the river to visit with my son and check out

his new campsite we had quite a surprise

I was looking across the river and saw a small doe looking back

I called my son and he said oh yeah! it's tame

and I thought oh yeah.. sure it is

She came down to the water

and fed along the shore line

not at all concerned about me across the water taking picture after picture

Then....  she started out into the water

There were some people floating down stream and she was

heading straight for them

It was like she wanted to greet them

and that is exactly what she did... letting them pet her

She was not delayed from coming my way for long

She got to the little dam my grand daughter and daddy had made

walking around it and coming on strong

We were all in awe

My  grandson was first on the scene

and then I handed the camera off to get in on the fun

We all had lots of ideas about why she so friendly, but

really have no idea why...  but we were all thankful to be up close with this pretty little doe

The dog even got in on it

She left and walked down stream

A little later I saw a couple with her

feeding her cucumbers and carrots

She was liking that very much

To God be the Glory  ~~  On this 4th of July

Another stop at Wildwood Park

 Because my daughter lives in Harrisburg PA and

I have been visiting more than usual this summer

I make it a point to go to Wildwood, my favorite park

 the White Egrets are always there

 And the Great blue Herons are always somewhere to be found

fishing and hanging out by the water

 It's fun to watch all his movements and see him up close

 It had just rained that day and the lily pads were full of droplets

 

Then!!  As almost always I spied a bird flying low along the water and so I followed closely and sneaked in to have a look

I was happy to see this black-crowned Night Heron

 Judging by his colors I would say he is an adult

 Juveniles have grey then yellow eyes and only adults have red, so our guy is probably about 3 years old

 Night Heron's have long head plumes ...and in breeding season they become even longer

They feast on not only fish but invertebrates, lizards, snakes, and

small rodents.  

That was my thrill for the day!

To God be the Glory  ~~ Great Things He Hath Done 

From my yard

I was ever so surprised last week to hear 'witchety witchety'

in my back yard...

I got my ipod and  he came right in ..

 

At first he was in a dense bush popping up and down

 Then amazingly he came close and was right in front of me

  It pays to to be able to ID what you hear.  Something that I am not very good at yet..

To God be the Glory  ~~  Great Things He Hath Done

Can I make you smile?

You've no doubt heard of a 'teacup' chihuahua

but have you seen a 'flower pot' chihuahua? 

Meet lady

and her best friend Manny

I hope you are smiling on this beautiful Memorial Day Weekend.

God Bless our troops and America!!

To God be the Glory  ~~  Great Things He Hath Done