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 

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45 comments:

  1. LowellJune 5, 2013 at 6:47 AM

    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?)...

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  2. Stewart MJune 5, 2013 at 6:51 AM

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

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

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  3. RevrunnerJune 5, 2013 at 8:07 AM

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

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  4. JudyJune 5, 2013 at 8:16 AM

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

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  5. DarlaJune 5, 2013 at 8:44 AM

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

    Darla

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  6. Gail DixonJune 5, 2013 at 9:35 AM

    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. :)

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  7. TexWisGirlJune 5, 2013 at 10:07 AM

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

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  8. MadSnapperJune 5, 2013 at 10:12 AM

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

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  9. JudyJune 5, 2013 at 10:58 AM

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

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  10. WayneJune 5, 2013 at 11:45 AM

    The beaks on the Caspian really pop, interesting bird.

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  11. DeniseinVAJune 5, 2013 at 12:01 PM

    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

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  12. Cheryl @ TFDJune 5, 2013 at 12:04 PM

    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!

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  13. LONDONLULUJune 5, 2013 at 12:29 PM

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

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  14. JillJune 5, 2013 at 12:48 PM

    That camel is adorable!

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  15. RedPatJune 5, 2013 at 1:27 PM

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

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  16. cieldequimperJune 5, 2013 at 1:46 PM

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

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  17. Buttons ThoughtsJune 5, 2013 at 5:37 PM

    Camels in Canada I am shocked:) B

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  18. AnonymousJune 5, 2013 at 6:34 PM

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

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  19. MichelleJune 5, 2013 at 7:32 PM

    Wow, a camel!

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  20. Manav SinghiJune 5, 2013 at 7:34 PM

    Nice. .! ! !
    www.ourjaipur.com

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  21. NickiJune 5, 2013 at 8:41 PM

    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.

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  22. BettyJune 5, 2013 at 9:48 PM

    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?

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  23. RandyJune 5, 2013 at 9:56 PM

    Not a place I would expect to see a camel.

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  24. StephanieJune 5, 2013 at 10:37 PM

    Great shot of the camel!!

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  25. Yogi♪♪♪June 5, 2013 at 10:45 PM

    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.

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  26. Cezar and LéiaJune 6, 2013 at 2:51 AM

    I love the camel portrait!Cute critters!
    Léia

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  27. AnonymousJune 6, 2013 at 3:30 AM

    The camel certainly looks unusual in such a green field!

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  28. IndraniJune 6, 2013 at 7:34 AM

    C for Cool Captures of Cute Critters!

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  29. Lisa GordonJune 6, 2013 at 9:33 AM

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

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  30. Rocky Mountain WomanJune 6, 2013 at 10:50 AM

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

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  31. PerthDailyPhotoJune 6, 2013 at 11:09 AM

    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 :)

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  32. Debra at HOMESPUN: http://www.thehomespun.com June 6, 2013 at 1:18 PM

    Great C's :)

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  33. fredamansJune 6, 2013 at 2:11 PM

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

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  34. Susan AndersonJune 6, 2013 at 2:14 PM

    Love your candid Cs!

    =)

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  35. JanieJune 6, 2013 at 3:05 PM

    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.

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  36. GeorgeJune 6, 2013 at 4:07 PM

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

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  37. aspiritofsimplicityJune 6, 2013 at 4:24 PM

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

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  38. betty-NZJune 6, 2013 at 7:36 PM

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

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  39. 21 WitsJune 6, 2013 at 10:10 PM

    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 !!!

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  40. born imaginative.June 6, 2013 at 11:28 PM

    Camels?!

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

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  41. AnonymousJune 8, 2013 at 3:09 PM

    nice Canadian critters

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  42. LmkazmierczakJune 9, 2013 at 1:55 PM

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

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  43. Pam Beers.June 10, 2013 at 4:02 PM

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

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  44. kayerjJune 13, 2013 at 1:38 AM

    that's crazy about that canadian camel!

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  45. JennyJune 14, 2013 at 6:57 PM

    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"!

    A+

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