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 never saw a barn swallow close up, only swooping in the sky. Your photos are great.
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Thank you Anne. I used to be able to photograph them up close when they sat on a dead tree in the same marsh, but this was just a stroke of luck. A big Phragmities reed and a hot day and he/she needed a break so it perched there.
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They are so beautiful!
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I think so too Kate. I was lucky to get so close to them as they are very skittish.
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Nice barn swallow 😊
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I like their colors and rarely do they stop long enough to admire them, let alone take a photo.
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Amazing colours
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They are very pretty birds Brian and always on the move. Luckily this one perched on the Phragmites reed long enough to get a close-up of him. The males are more vibrant than the females and have longer tails.
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These birds are new to me in the sense of having never seen them [to my knowledge].
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Or they flit by you so close you might not notice them Ally. They are mostly at marshy areas or parks where they can build nests under wood structures like an overlook or in the roof of a covered bridge. They swoop and dive for insects, always in motion. Luckily it was a hot day and this one took a break by sitting on this Phragmities reed, so I swooped in for some shots.
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Dazzling pictures! Love that cobalt blue/rusty orange contrast. It’s so rare to see them perched and resting like that.
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I’m glad you liked the pictures Barbara! They are vibrant-looking birds with their coloring, but always in motion as you know. I was lucky this one got tired of swooping and diving for insects and went to rest on this Phragmites reed, so I got as close as I could without spooking it.
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Barn swallows are the prettiest swallows (in my opinion). You did a great job of capturing them in photos.
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I agree Laurie. They are the prettiest swallows with that cobalt blue that is iridescent on a sunny day. I was lucky to get these photos as they don’t perch very often. It was a hot and humid day and he was taking a break on this Phragmities reed, so I got these shots.
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Linda, I think that the barn swallow wanted you to show off its fall fashion statement! 🍂I splurged treating myself with pumpkin swirl cheesecake to bring in this fall season.
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TD, I was pleased that barn swallow sat on the Phragmites as long as it did and wasn’t spooked because they are always in flight, swooping and diving to catch insects and they spook easily. The pumpkin swirl cheesecake sounds wonderful – perfect to bring in the fall season. Hope it didn’t melt bringing it home! That would be the case here with another day in the 80s, such un-fall-like weather!
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Ha, ha, ha, no the cheesecake didn’t melt! It is 88 degrees here right now. My mower man took care of the grass today and the oak leaves are beginning to fall more. He doesn’t rake leaves. So I will have to do that myself. I plan to freeze the cheesecake in single servings. One bag of leaves rewards one slice of cheesecake that should last me all fall season!
Do you have a special treat that you like this time of year?
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I pictured you having cheesecake swirling in a pool from the heat. Glad it made it home safely. I think that is a special reward for raking a bag of leaves, a great trade-off in my opinion. I do like to have cider and a couple of cake donuts at least once each Fall season. I went grocery shopping yesterday and treated myself. I also like the sweet coffees to have on hand for colder months, just as a treat.
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Cake donuts and cider for the fall sounds good! I’m happy to hear that you treated yourself too!
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Yes, once a season I have my seasonal treats. I have found these nice soft granola bars and they make them in pumpkin but I think they’re only available online still. Nature’s Best make wonderful treats made from dates and figs. So I indulge myself if I walk a lot of miles that day, or get something accomplished outside or inside that I am not fond of doing.
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It’s hard to make out their coloring when they are flying and swooping like they normally do. I’ve only seen one still once when a pair was checking out one of our life rings for a nesting spot. You got some great shots!
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Thank you Ruth – I was lucky here as the one barn swallow perched on a Phragmites reed for the longest time. As you said, they rarely perch as they are always diving and swooping for insects. I hope they stayed at your place!
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They did not nest there. Too much competition (sparrows). But we still see them sometimes.
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That’s too bad. I always look at Heritage Park in the rafters of the covered bridge – they like to nest there and their nests are unique and have the cute babies peeking out. I would imagine you might see them over your pond.
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Yes, over the pond or the back field.
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Maybe next year they will nest there for you. The nests are interesting looking and it is amazing how they build them by carrying materials and mud then securing them to the wooden rafters.
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Beautiful capture of the barn swallows, Linda! The blue and the orange are unexpected. He posed for you so nicely! 🧡
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Thank you Terri! I originally thought it was just peachy tones, but after I saw your orange and peach butterfly last week, I thought that orange worked too. It’s unusual for barn swallows to alight anywhere, let alone long enough for all these poses. It was a hot day – barn swallows have to pause to rest in the heat, just like people.
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Our violet-green swallows perched a lot here too. So nice of them 😁
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I don’t recall seeing these birds before. They have beautiful markings. Lovely closeups, Linda!
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Thank you Debbie – they are beautiful to see up close with their vibrant plumage. Usually they are busy diving and swooping for insects and never perch – it was hot and humid that day so I guess they were worn out, this one in particular!
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Great photos of Barn Swallows, Linda! I haven’t seen Barn Swallows around my property like I used to years ago. They used to nest under the nearby bridge. However, now they are gone. I used to love to watch them adroitly fly through the skies!
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Thank you Tom! I was fairly close to them and usually they never even stop to catch their breath. It is amazing to watch them catching insects in mid-air. This is near a wooden overlook so I’m sure they have nests under the overlook. Their nests that I see under the covered bridge at Heritage Park are amazing.
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They wear their colors well. They are very pretty and sweet-looking birds.
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I think so too Rebecca … I really enjoy seeing them.
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what a beauty
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Kirstin, I was lucky this one did alight as long as he did to get some photos. Usually they are busy swooping and diving and I come home with blurry dots!
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This one’s blue head is striking, especially coupled with the beige ruffles of the underbelly. The fourth photo somehow looks like a pouting lower lip. What did you say to make him/her make that face? 🙂
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I think they are very attractive birds Dave and funny you mention the fourth photo because I thought that bird looked really angry too! You are the only person who noticed how it was glaring at me! I guess I pushed the envelope on how many shots I could take because it turned its back on me then and flew away!
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Beautiful pictures of the barn swallow. I don’t know how you got them, like others I only see them flying.
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Thank you Diane! It is rare when barn swallows perch – they are always swooping and diving for insects. It was hot day and as I was standing on the overlook, I saw this one taking a breather on the Phragmites reed, so I was lucky to get a few shots.
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But . . . But . . . Where’s the barn? 🙂
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Well darn JP – I knew I was forgetting something! This group nests under the wooden overlook … most inconvenient if there is lots of water and the marsh water rises. Oops!
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A very restful perch~
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Yes and very rare for them to sit still long enough to get their photo – they are usually on the move bigtime!
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I love the splash of orange!
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I think they are beautiful birds – very vibrant looking!
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They really are lovely birds, even if they look a little grumpy now and then. Thanks for sharing them!
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Thank you and I agree with you Zazzy – their colors are so vibrant and their cobalt blue plumage reminds me of how Starling’s feathers catch the light just right and they look almost multi-colored. 🙂
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