Back From Vacation ***LOTS OF PICS***

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these were two dogs that got loose from their house and came to visit. They were very friendly and luckily their collars had a phone number on it so their owner came to get them.



The view just outside of our cottage



Teddy's first experience with a frog LOL



We had beautiful sunsets

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Paige and I in the paddle boat



this is a cottage out on an island across from us

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We went to a place called the Wye Marsh. it is a conservation area and they have lots of critters there

Goats


Here are some birds that they are rehabilitating

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These are some young Trumpeter Swans that they are Rehabing from lead poisoning and injuries

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Great Blue Heron (he just lives there by choice he is not a rehab bird)


Trumpeter Swans they also live there by choice.



A turtle on a log


I am not sure what kind of snake this is but we scared it by accident and it went into the brush and as we were looking to see if we could see it we scared a frog and it jumped over the snake. all of a sudden the snake took off after the frog. he missed but it was very cool to watch. here he is after missing the frog

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this is a young barn owl. she said he will be ready to start flying in about 2 weeks but he still has some "baby fat" to lose. We got to pet him. they are INCREDIBLY soft, unlike anything I have ever felt before. she says that is what makes them silent fliers.



On the way home we had to stop at a hotel because the weather was really bad. Brian took a picture of Teddy and I in the morning



some random pics out of the car window on the way home








that's all

[zoey]

Grand pics!! Ty so much for sharing these. Those labs really lo-o-ove to swim, don't they?
Wow, i'm so sorry your little brother got injured with the chainsaw. That's awful, but it sounds like he'll heal up just fine. The pics. with him and Teddy are great!
The paddleboat looks fun too. Sometimes those things are so tiring!!! (But good exercise, so yanno).
No kidding about the sunsets.

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That owl is amazing. I've never touched one before. I bet it's really soft. It's amazing how you got the shot with the wings staight up like that..and that wild goat is beautiful too. Those snakes really camaflouge well. I could hardly see it.

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Looks like a blast! Though I don't see how anyone could not want that handsome Teddy around.
Those sunsets were gorgeous! Absolutely amazing.