I just found the original female Canvasback decoy and should be able to retrieve her from the water in a few days. Things tend to materialize on my property from time to time.

Thanks, I will have to look her up.

Faded plastic female Mallard duck decoy with brownish body, bits of orange left on beak, and a hint of the purple-blue speculum feathers.

Two weeks ago I found a female Canvasback duck decoy in my flooded woods. Then lost I her. I started seeing her again a few days ago and was able to retrieve her this morning. But it's a different decoy. A female Mallard. Where are they coming from?
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Her face in the photo just radiates KNOWING.

That is an extremely HAPPY dog.

Oh, no. I am so very sorry. I know what an extremely difficult loss this is, and my heart goes out to you.

Nice find, great photo!!!

Thanks so much. I had a nice walk in the sunshine. It's good to finally have a morning without thunderstorms.

Beautiful redheaded woman with long braids and radiant smile, seated on couch. I don't recognize the indoor location.

Remembering my wife Linda on her birthday. This photo is probably from the 1970s (before I'd met her).

A pair of Hooded Mergansers showed up briefly last evening in the pond down the hill from my house. I couldn't get anywhere near them, so here's a photo from several years ago with a remote camera focused on an area where they sometimes appear. They are super shy.
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Thanks so much. I'm hanging in there. I've got another helper in addition to my two kitties.

Thank you! She is super smart and has a sweet but skittish nature.

Thank you so much. I appreciate the follow!

Head shot of female orange kitty with white muzzle and chin.

Thanks so much. She showed up in my yard as a kitten in 2020, lived in my barn for the summer, then moved into the house, never again ever wanting to go back outdoors. She is incredibly smart and has helped me through very rough times.

I've got an orange girl, too! Danielle.

Yes

I'm so sorry. I know how you feel. I have lost a kitty and two parrots that were so close to me, I could barely go on.

My wife died last May after two years in a nursing home. You can't even imagine how high my bills are as a result.

Fuzzy thinking rules!

I like the first album immensely. Much of the reason is how much of a shock it was to my system when it first came out, unlike anything I'd heard before. Only Captain Beefheart shocked me more. In a good way (both of them). "Dazed and Confused" has never lost it's power. An incredible achievement.

It's a marvelous photo, the best I've ever seen of an Orange-crown Warbler.

I haven't seen that yet, but the largest number I've ever had was eight. Usually one to three visit my feeders.

Beautiful photo of one of my favorite woodpeckers. Their range of sizes is impressive.

Not sure I could ID one, either. Especially if the crown isn't showing.

I only get mild mannered Mourning Doves that peck hopefully at the ground under the feeders. (I put seed out for them, too.)

Beautiful photo of an often overlooked warbler. (I've only seen one once...)

What a sweetheart! Looks so much like my Danielle, who is also very smart.

Maybe he is a barn cat and likes to roam in warm weather. Or some kind soul takes him in for the winter and puts him outside in late spring. A friend who knows cats well doesn't think he's feral, just shy and wary.

She looks very sweet. I have a 'stray' who disappears each winter. I hope he comes back when things warm up. I can't get near him, but last fall he would briefly come into the basement.

That's very good.