Every year our Osprey return to mate and have little Osprey.
This is us in 2014 before the bulkhead was turned into a living shoreline, staring at the Osprey platform. Those big birds don’t like us much. This year Mom caught them on video teaching their baby’s to fly. Turn up your volume if you want to hear their little cry drowned out by the 17-year cicada song. The cicadae are very loud but will be gone in a few weeks. But that is for another blog.
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Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
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Today is World Water Day! We could not exist without water. I think it is amazing how much we take water for granted. My river, the Magothy, which is a sub-estuary of the Chesapeake Bay, struggles environmentally. It is improving a little with the help of many environmental actions but still way below an acceptable level to sustain healthy wildlife, fish, and people. I stopped letting the dogs in the water years ago when several dogs died from eating dark false mussels and also as people and animals were starting to get the vibro virus (a really bad thing) from swimming in the water. We still go down to the river and run along the shoreline, though I am very careful that the dogs don’t eat anything. We really need to take better care of our waters. Scary thoughts for a mischief Monday, sorry.
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It was about 10 degrees Fahrenheit. The big dogs and I went down to the river (it is way too cold for the little guy to be out long). We were going crazy cooped up in the house because of the weather.
Leave it to Sofie to find a blue crab claw hiding in the bushes. She thought she was going to have it for lunch. Though blue crabs are in the Chesapeake Bay (and my tributary the Magothy River) year round, I don’t think this crab was a recent catch.
We are blessed to live in such a beautiful place.
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Tags: Animal, animals, blog hop, blue crabs, Chesapeake Bay, dog, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, lorian lipton, Magothy River, Mischief Monday, Pet, pets, postaday
Prancing by the river is our favorite way to spend the day.
Happy Wordless Wednesday
This is a Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop. Thanks to BlogPaws for the hop. Head over there and see what they are blogging about.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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I had to do a lot of calling because the dogs wanted to swim out to the platform in the icy water and eat the Cormorant. I am afraid she would have eaten them.
It is interesting that there is 2+ feet of snow up by the house but not on the banks of the river.
Have a wonderful Wednesday.
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Chicken Farm, Pennsylvania
Photograph by Peter Essick, National Geographic
Chickens provide the fertilizer on this Pennsylvania farm. The mobile coops are relocated daily to distribute manure evenly so that it won’t drain into the Chesapeake Bay.
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Reprising a picture I took in May 2013 as the baby ducklings made their way for an inaugural swim from under the dock.
Have a great black and white Sunday! And a fun Memorial Day Weekend in the USA.
This is part of the Black and White Sunday Blog Hop. Thanks to Dachshund Nola and Sugar for hosting.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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“Hey Sofie, let’s walk around and see if there are any heron hiding down on the other side of the point.”
“Wow Louise. That water is sure looking blue.”
We are excited about SPRING!!!! The ice has melted on the river. The osprey have built their nest. So why is Mom saying it is going to snow again next week? You must be wrong Mom. We are ready to chase ducks. Bring on the ducklings!
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Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
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Down by the river on a snowy day. Run run run. We love to play and romp and roll. The river front is eroding so our community is working with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to restore the shoreline. The restoration is a holistic approach and includes shallow water habitat, submerged aquatic vegetation planting terraces, conservation areas, and a living shoreline. We can’t wait to see all the fun critters that will make their home on our banks. State tune for more mischief for Mondays!
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It may be cold but we still like to go down to the docks and chase whatever the wind blows our way. Lately the water has been really low when we get there and we can see so many interesting things. Mom won’t let us jump off and explore the bottom though, she thinks it is dangerous. It looks really cool to us. What do Mom’s know anyway!
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