Wednesday, June 5, 2013

C/Alphabe-Thursday

 CAMEL

C is for C-CRITTERS here in CANADA

Can you believe it? Just last week, this camel was nibbling grass in a farmer's field...in Canada!

 CASPIAN terns

I've said it before and I'll say it again, terns remind me of old men in berets - COMICAL, CHARMING CHARACTERS.

CATBIRD

Ever heard the CATLIKE CALL of a catbird? Catbirds are often secretive hiding in tangles of vines and limbs (CLEVER, eh?) but passersby know they are there by their mewing sound.

I am linking to Jenny Matlock at Alphabe-Thursday HERE 

45 comments:

Lowell said...

Love all of these shots. That camel is too much, and you remember, I'm sure, that old advertisement suggesting someone would walk a mile for a camel...well, I ain't walking all the way to Ontario!

What about the phrase, "He's in the catbird seat"? Where'd that come from.

And you're right about the terns...but they are well-dressed old men (French men?)...

Stewart M said...

The idea of the terns being old men in berets made me smile!

Cheers - and thanks for linking to WBW - Stewart M - Melbourne

Revrunner said...

So is that a Canadian Camel or a Canada Camel as in Canada geese vs. Canadian geese?

Judy said...

I love the thought of a camel in Ontario!!!

Darla said...

The first picture stopped my in my tracks. Camels in Canada? Ok, if you say so. Otherwise I'd suspect PhotoShop.

Darla

Gail Dixon said...

I heard my first catbird this spring! I seriously thought it was a cat, the sound is so like one. Great set for the letter C. :)

TexWisGirl said...

i wish i could see and hear a catbird! we have a couple of camels in our area. so cool. and i love terns!

MadSnapper said...

we have catbirds but no camels... that is a lovely camel...

Judy said...

Who would have thought that you could find a camel in a farmers field in Canada! Great post!

Wayne said...

The beaks on the Caspian really pop, interesting bird.

DeniseinVA said...

That camel gave me a big smile when I first opened your post. All your photos are great and I enjoyed them immensely. Thank you :)

Denise
An English Girl Rambles

Cheryl @ TFD said...

We see camels almost every time we go to Branson. It was quite a startling sight the first time I spotted them behind that tall fence along the highway! Great shots!

LONDONLULU said...

All are gorgeous but I CANNOT get over that CAMEL! Just nibbling away randomly in Canada!

Jill said...

That camel is adorable!

RedPat said...

Cool camel! I don't know if I have heard a catbird.

cieldequimper said...

Are you sure it isn't a mirage? :-)

Buttons Thoughts said...

Camels in Canada I am shocked:) B

Anonymous said...

I just discovered catbirds this spring. They certainly are interesting birds. Lovely pictures all, but I really like that camel.

Michelle said...

Wow, a camel!

Manav Singhi said...

Nice. .! ! !
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Nicki said...

Not your every day, run of the mill animal sightings. Camel - and I thought I had hit the 'oddly out of place' animal find with a llama among the cows last Fall.

Betty said...

I don't think I've ever heard or seen a catbird. Hmmm...you've got me curious. Do they really sound like a cat?

Randy said...

Not a place I would expect to see a camel.

Stephanie said...

Great shot of the camel!!

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

Well now I"m all intrigued. I've never heard the call of catbird I don't think. Or maybe I have and thought it was a cat.

Cezar and Léia said...

I love the camel portrait!Cute critters!
Léia

Anonymous said...

The camel certainly looks unusual in such a green field!

Indrani said...

C for Cool Captures of Cute Critters!

Lisa Gordon said...

Now, that camel is one handsome fella!!
Wishing you a wonderful day!

Rocky Mountain Woman said...

One of my neighbors keeps a couple camels - it never fails to make me stop in shock even though I know they are there!

PerthDailyPhoto said...

Haha! I'll never look at terns the same way again EG .. I think a camel chewing grass in a field would have made me stop an click also :)

Debra at HOMESPUN: http://www.thehomespun.com said...

Great C's :)

fredamans said...

Looks like a small camel... a baby maybe??

Susan Anderson said...

Love your candid Cs!

=)

Janie said...

Ha, ha, the terns look cute in their berets!
Funny that you saw a camel grazing in Canada. That's got to be pretty unusual.

George said...

I can't help but wonder how a camel turned up in a field in Canada.

aspiritofsimplicity said...

We have catbirds but not the old men in beret birds. They are very pretty.

betty-NZ said...

Those are some great catches for the letter C! I have never heard of a catbird, but it sounds quite interesting.

21 Wits said...

How very awesome your C post is with the most darling of critters- although a camel is by far too proud to be listed as a critter- so much more class !!!

born imaginative. said...

Camels?!

I showed my 2 year old. He likes camels because he likes "Camel-ope". The rest of us call it cantaloupe.

Anonymous said...

nice Canadian critters

Lmkazmierczak said...

Catching up...was gone on vacay♫ Love the creatures you chose♫ My C: http://lauriekazmierczak.com/cow-clique/

Pam Beers. said...

That's amazing! I had no idea dromedary's lived in Canada. One hump is a dromedary, two humps is...I can't remember.

kayerj said...

that's crazy about that canadian camel!

Jenny said...

What are the chances of seeing a camel in Canada... Crazy!

Those birds sure aren't charming canaries...

This post made me chuckle...

Thanks for linking to the letter "C"!

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