Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.
Linda Schaub
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Linda Schaub
- Mr. & Mrs. Cardinal (and a pal) partake of peanuts at the Park. #Wordless Wednesday #A favorite vintage ornament.
- Lean, mean and green.
- Which way is Santa Claus? #Wordless Wednesday #Remember those days?
- When there’s wicked wind, wildflowers and …
- Before and after a cup of Joe. #Wordless Wednesday #Sadly, we don’t ALL rise and shine!
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FIFTY FAVORITE PARK PHOTOS
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- Parker noshin’ nuts
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- Fox Squirrel
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- Black Squirrel
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- Parker, my Park cutie!
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- Pekin Duck
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- Mallard Hybrid Duck
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- Midnight munchin’ nuts
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- Mute Swan
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- Goslings
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- Mama Robin
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- Seagulls on ice floe
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- Great Blue Heron
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- Parker chowin’ down
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- Mallard Duck
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- Northern Cardinal
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- Great Blue Heron (“Harry”) fishing for shad
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- Parker: shameless begging
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- Viceroy Butterfly
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- Great Blue Heron
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- American Goldfinch
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- Seagull
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- Robin baby (not fledged yet)
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- Mallard Ducks
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- Robins almost ready to fledge
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- Parker angling for peanuts
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- Robin fledgling
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- Parker making a point that he wants peanuts
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- Parker smells peanuts
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- Parker with a peanut
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- Red-Winged Blackbird
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- Seagull
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- Red-Bellied Woodpecker
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- Pekin Duck
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- Starling
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- Canada Geese family
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- Canada Goose and goslings
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- Red-Winged Blackbird
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- Parker says candy is dandy.
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- Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
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- American Goldfinch
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- Hunny Bunny
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- Parker looking for peanuts
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- The pier just past sunrise
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- Mute Swan
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- Parker in the snow
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- Parker and a treat
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- Great Blue Heron
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- Me and my shadow (a/k/a Parker)
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- Fox Squirrel
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- Seagull
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- Canada Goose
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- Mallard Ducks
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- Mute Swan
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- Fox Squirrel – Parker
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- Northern Cardinal
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BADGES
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- 02-02-2018
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- 03-13-2018
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- 03-25-2018
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- 03-26-2018
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- Year #6!! 02/2019
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- 04-13-2019
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- 11-21-19
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WALKIN', WRITIN', WIT & WHIMSY 
I love the expression on the face of the osprey in the third picture. As if it’s saying, “Do you mind?”
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Yes, kind of fed up with its mate. 🙂 The one on the left always had its mouth open, mostly chirping loudly. They didn’t fly around when I was there, just sat in the nest.
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Noisy place!!
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Yes, the one Osprey was always chirping. This is a satellite fire station so it is unmanned unless needed. It is right on the edge of Lake Erie Metropark. Last year when I posted pics of these two people (including myself) wondered if they shut the sirens off and yes they do. Can you imagine the noise otherwise?
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that’s so cool.
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Yes, it is Dawn. I posted pics of this couple a few times, once after they had offspring. A lot of people wanted to know if the sirens were turned off, so I inquired. Can you imagine otherwise? It is a satellite fire department and unmanned until needed.
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Don’t they build nests in crazy places
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Yes, what were they thinking Brian? Last year I posted pics of the couple, then again when they had offspring and some followers wanted to know if the sirens were turned off, so I inquired and found out they’re turned off. Can you imagine otherwise? It is a satellite fire department and unmanned until needed.
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That is good for the Osprey
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Yes it was. The other Osprey family that I posted pictures of a few weeks ago, were originally settled into a nest on an electrical pole and utility wires and kept causing power outages in the neighborhood, so the Department of Natural Resources moved the nest and eggs to a permanent platform that the Park built. There was an article about how careful they were, while the parents watched – everything went fine and the chicks hatched, fledged.
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That has been done here as well
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That’s nice they relocated your birds carefully. This was a bit of an ordeal since they also moved the eggs and the article said they removed the eggs from the nest and placed them in a cooler (wondered about that, unless it was just for safekeeping, not chilling). I can’t imagine this nest of twigs didn’t fall apart when they lifted it. The Osprey, were fine with the ordeal in the end.
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Very nice billd Nest. Beautiful 3rd & 4th pic. Beautiful capture that’!
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Glad you liked the pictures Raj. Not the ideal place to build a nest, but since the fire department is okay with it, they stay. 🙂
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Yes, That’s not a ideal place for nest. But nice built that’ Nest.
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Yes, away from land predators who might the eggs and/or the chicks. Birds are smart aren’t they?
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I’m glad to read that the fire station turned off the siren. In this age of cell phones and everyone being connected all the time, a fire siren seems unnecessary.
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I was happy to learn that too Laurie. And I can’t imagine how loud the siren must be if it is used. I agree with you and Brownstown is such a large township that it has a main fire station and two satellite station (this is one of them). The satellite stations are unmanned until needed. This is on the outskirts of Lake Erie Metropark.
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Wondering if this couple have any little ones in the nest already? I have certainly seen more fledglings this summer more than any other! This is the year for the birds…
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Well it’s funny you say that TD because to me I didn’t see any in the nest. However, the Osprey nests are deep and wide and I follow a local photographer on Facebook who takes a lot of Osprey and other raptor photos. He says there are offspring there fledging … so they must have had chicks in the nest, ducking down and I missed them. 🙂 I just found that out a short time ago, so I guess I have to go back when it cools off a tad.
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Well done fire station! Now to convince all the big birds not to make nests that that risk burning up or super loud noises.
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Yes! I was happy to learn that Zazzy because last year when I posted pics of the couple, then the couple with their two offspring, people wanted to know if they turn the sirens off and I didn’t know, so now I do know … that’s great because a siren that big would scare them right out of the nest for goodness sake. The other Osprey I took photos of DID make a nest near an electrical wire and was causing shorts and nearby neighborhood customers to lose their power So the DNR build the platform, moved the nest, with eggs in that nest, all under the watchful eye of the parents. They hatched and all was well and now their home doesn’t cause power outages as it isn’t near wires. 🙂
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Osprey are awesome predators and yes they always seem to find such poor places to build. They need a new realtor!
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Yes, poor planning (like our Robin friend). But the fire station accommodates them and shuts off their siren which was nice, so they are probably intending to stay there forever after returning each Spring.
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I follow a bald eagles nest group and they have a camera up in the tree watching the eagles and their young. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a camera on these too also!
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That sounds interesting Diane – yes that would be wonderful! A fellow blogger lives in Tofino, British Columbia and has lived there almost 40 years and he has “known” some of the eagle pairs that nest there as long. He goes out on his boat and they see him and do a “fly by” to see him. Very cool! There is a fun website called explore.org and you can watch live cameras of all kinds of wildlife, from hummingbirds to bears. They have cameras set up … I used to go there a lot before I got so busy with blogging.
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Awesome I saved the link Linda, thank you!
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I think you’ll like it Diane. Marge loved watching the hummingbirds there. I was so happy to find it for her as she had hummingbird feeders all around the house and when the hummingbirds were gone South, she missed watching them. Some of the bears fishing for salmon in Alaska are amazing to watch too.
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The third photo down made me laugh out loud. Talk about looking surprised.
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Ally, I was torn trying to decide how many photos to put in this post as several looked the same, except for a head turn, but that same photo I knew I had to include. The look on their faces. The Osprey on the left was chirping at the other Osprey the entire time.
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Osprey nests are so out in the open. We see these everywhere too. Nice of the FD to mite the siren for a while. Great shots of the Ospreys, Linda. I’m at the airport ready to travel for my trip! Have a great week and hope you stay cool.
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It’s amazing how big these nests are Terri. I saw an Osprey bringing “home” a large branch and dropped it onto a fence. I got a photo of the branch for when I do a post. Can you imagine if the siren went off while the family was sleeping? Safe travels to you. We had a “real feel” of 99 a short time ago – ugh!
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Beautiful close-up shots! Love their facial expressions. 😀 And I’m glad the fire dept. muted their sirens.
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Thank you Debbie. Yes, they were funny to watch, sometimes deadpan expressions and the one on the left was perpetually chirping at the other one, presumably its mate. I’m glad they muted the sirens too. I posted last year about the couple and their offspring and showed the huge sirens and people wanted to know so I investigated.
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I hope the fire dept has an alternative!
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Yes, they are in good shape Eilene. This is a large township with three fire stations, a main fire house station and two unmanned satellite stations, so I guess they figured it was okay to shut off the siren. I posted about them before with their offspring and all the bird lovers wanted to know if they used the sirens. I am glad I could give a positive update!
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That is an interesting nesting choice! (Beautiful birds, by the way!) 😊
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Yes, isn’t it Tom? Luckily the fire department turns the siren off so they can “nest in peace”. They are beautiful birds (as long as they don’t go after squirrels; primarily they are fish eaters though).
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Wow, those Ospreys have the best expressions!
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I know – they look like they are perpetually scowling or exasperated with their mates!
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hehehe, that’s their look!
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Hmm, I’ve know a few people with that look too. 🙂 Wait til you see my yesterday post and you’ll see what I mean about “the look”.
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hi linda
these are great captures
and in a way, the siren seems to match the colors of the bird and nest- there is a certain coordination
oh and glad they turn off the siren for our avian friends
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Thank you Yvette. I will have some more Ospreys, another family, coming up on Monday. Yes, maybe they thought if they built their nest there they would blend in. I am glad they turned off the siren as well Last year I did a post about this family, as they had a couple of offspring and people wanted to know if the siren was off or on, so I investigated. It is a satellite fire station. They have one main station and two satellite stations, but they are unmanned – it is a large township.
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Well you do a great job with giving us enough information in the title so it is truly a wordless post
And look forward to seeing any other photos you grab of these precious birds
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Thank you Yvette – I do push the envelope sometimes on how much I can put into a title. 🙂 My Osprey post will be at 4:00 p.m. today … I did a little twist on the Olympics, something fun to get into the spirit of the Games.
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I look forward to checking out the post !
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Thank you Yvette – it looks like you liked it. 🙂
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Ospreys and sirens – I have struggled to think of a good pun but have failed miserably. There is nothing to do but compliment your photography yet again.
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Thank you JP – glad you liked the photos. I will have more Ospreys in my next post you read. You mean you have lost your touch as to punny stuff? I hope not.
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