Oh I like #18, Blue Jay Rd!! That's awesome!!!

It sure is-it's my favorite road for finding birds! 

Beautiful pictures!


Nora in NW Florida

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It's a beautiful place Nora! 

On day 3 in Paradise I visited the bulls at the back half of the ranch to start my fun. I came across a couple Red-tail Hawks and another dark hawk which was too far away to get a decent pic. I saw more bluebirds and flickers. The African Geese at the end of the dirt road my sis lives on were at the pond as  Deziree, Bo and I passed by. Bertha, my horse friend came out to say hi and as requested I've included a pic of myself with my girl Deziree. Happy Christmas Eve y'all!
 

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Very nice!  Rich loves the little titmouse

I love them too Janet-I don't get any at home, so I have to come to Arkansas to see some! There are at least half a dozen of them here. 

Dot, the kestrel was my favorite too! I thought it was a robin at first cuz I saw the rusty breast. When I raised my binoculars and saw that it was a pretty little kestrel I grabbed my camera fast as I could. 

[Doing good and well fed!]

Doing good and well fed!

They're cuuuute!!!   

Nice pics MAK, your having wayyy too much fun! Love the E goose!! 

Knew I had to find them for ya-there's 2 of them there, one behind the other. Bad angle on them and I was making the tan cows who were trying to eat nervous, so I moved on. I'll get better pics another day-I have 4 weeks left here! lol
 

On day 2 in Paradise I brought my sisters' 3 boxers along for my first drive around the ranch and was greeted by Ginger and Savannah (niece and sisters' horses) as I drove down the dirt driveway along the front pasture. I only did the front half of the ranch today and found the Egyptian Geese up in the prize bull corral and a flock of Meadowlarks eating in a field. My favorite horse whom I've named Bertha, came out to the front of her yard to greet me like she did last year every time I came by. The last half of my ride featured a falcon-the smallest one, a Kestrel. I followed it from hunting off a bale of hay to making it's way down some telephone wires. It didn't catch anything but I had a grand time sharing space with it!

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Just looked at your Arkansas pics. Sure looks like you're in your element, MAK,...surrounded by wonderful creatures! Sorry to hear about your beyond-bumpy plane ride. Now you can just breathe and enjoy!
 

I surely am in my element Barb! No chance of getting lonely here!!! 

Carly, I hope you are fairing ok with the ice situation up there-you be safe too!   

Thanks MAK, power came back on here a few hours ago so we're good but still almost 200,000 without it.  The Jack and O'Connor cam is down too as there is no power out that way so I'll have to take a trip out this week and make sure they are okay as I'm on vacation until Jan 6. 

The trees didn't do so well in our neighborhood.  There is a beautiful red maple right by my balcony and it lost 10 limbs/branches and 2 others are cracked and ready to fall - I doubt they'll be able to save it.  A few other trees damaged out front too but not as bad.  It was so eerie last night sitting in the dark and listening to branches and tree limbs fall.  I saw a tree fall on a house across the way too right before night fell, it hit their second story deck and took out part of their chimney on the way down!

Carly, I can relate to the eeriness of hearing the trees crackling and breaking from the 1992 ice storm we had in Rochester. I was living in a mobile home in Hamlin and watched a transformer blow across the farmers field behind my trailer. The landscape will look totally different if you guys lose as many trees as we did. Take care! 

Thanks Carly,Janet and Dot! No worries about me having fun-I always do when I'm here. How can I not with my family and wildlife all around me! Carly, I hope you are fairing ok with the ice situation up there-you be safe too!   

News to me too, although I have never done it, after reading the article I never will! 

Have a wonderful time, MAK!

 

I already am Bobbie-started as soon as I stepped off the plane here and saw my peeps! 

Hi y'all from Pearidge,Arkansas! I had a bumpy ride from Chicago Saturday nite (almost puking) arriving 2 hours late due to stormy weather, but I made it safe and sound. My first view this morning when I got up was my niece and sisters' horses out in the front pasture. Not a bad way to start the day eh!?

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I'll be there in spirit and will raise a glass from Arkansas to toast with y'all!