Magnificent Mallards at the marsh. #Wordless Wednesday #Feelin’ ducky!

Posted on September 25, 2024 by Linda Schaub

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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About Linda Schaub

This is my first blog and I enjoy writing each post immensely. I started a walking regimen in 2011 and in 2013 I decided to create a blog as a means of memorializing the people, places and things seen on my daily walks. I have always enjoyed people watching, so my blog is peppered with folks I meet or reflections of characters I have known through the years. Often something piques my interest, or evokes a pleasant memory from my memory bank, so this becomes a “slice o’ life” blog post. I respect and appreciate nature and my interactions with Mother Nature’s gifts is also a common theme. Sometimes the most-ordinary items become fodder for points to ponder over and touch upon. I retired in March 2024 after a career in the legal field. I was a legal secretary for almost 45 years, primarily working in downtown Detroit, then working from my home. I graduated from Wayne State University with a degree in Mass Communications (print journalism) in 1978, though I’ve never worked in that field. I would like to think this blog is the writer in me finally emerging!! Walking and writing have met, shaken hands and the creative juices are flowing in Walkin’, Writin’, Wit & Whimsy. I hope you think so too. - Linda Schaub
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49 Responses to Magnificent Mallards at the marsh. #Wordless Wednesday #Feelin’ ducky!

  1. rajkkhoja's avatar rajkkhoja says:
    September 25, 2024 at 6:49 am

    Beautiful photos. Excellent ducks shoot.

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  2. Anne Mehrling's avatar Anne Mehrling says:
    September 25, 2024 at 7:03 am

    They look very plump.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      September 25, 2024 at 6:55 pm

      They do, don’t they Anne? I guess all the plant life in the marsh. They are molting so they are not their usual vibrant-looking selves. If they are smart, they stay here at Lake Erie Metropark because five miles down the road at Pointe Mouilee, it is duck hunting season.

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  3. bushboy's avatar bushboy says:
    September 25, 2024 at 7:10 am

    Lovely photos Linda

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  4. TD's avatar TD says:
    September 25, 2024 at 7:40 am

    Waddle, waddle, waddle! Wappy Waddling Wednesday!!

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  6. Tofino Photography's avatar Tofino Photography says:
    September 25, 2024 at 9:51 am

    Excellent shots and study Linda!

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      September 25, 2024 at 7:05 pm

      Thank you Wayne! I like this small area of the marsh with a big log as the ducks like to sit there. These two I’m sure are mates as they always sit close to one another, even if the others depart. Poor ducks are molting – in pictures #4 and #5, you can see the male had a feather on his bill. The Lotus leaves are large here, so shiny there was a reflection on one of them … they had not bloomed yet and the leaves are as big as a dinner plate when they bloom.

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      • Tofino Photography's avatar Tofino Photography says:
        September 25, 2024 at 7:49 pm

        you have come a long way Linda. You are doing what I call “becoming intimate with your backyard”!
        You know where to go and who may be hanging around there.
        Many pro photographers come here but because I know where to go, they do not get shots like mine.
        Knowing the addresses are very important!

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      • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
        September 25, 2024 at 8:02 pm

        Thank you Wayne! I’ve got a few more fun shots to share of this couple from other trips in future Wordless Wednesday posts. The great thing is they stay there on the log, just looking at me – no fear, so I guess they realized I’m no threat. Either that, or they are so worn out from molting, they think “oh, it’s her again – just look cute, she’ll take a few shots, then go away ’til next time!”

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      • Tofino Photography's avatar Tofino Photography says:
        September 26, 2024 at 1:55 pm

        they have gotten used to you and understand that you mean them no harm.

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      • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
        September 26, 2024 at 2:13 pm

        I like that Wayne – ducks can be skittish sometimes.

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  7. Terri Webster Schrandt's avatar Terri Webster Schrandt says:
    September 25, 2024 at 10:18 am

    Wonderful captures, Linda! They happily posed for you and really do look “ducky!”

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      September 25, 2024 at 7:09 pm

      Thank you Terri. These two, which I think are a pair as they stay close to one another, always hang out on this big log. I think they like posing as they never go into the water like most ducks do when a human shows up.

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  8. Ally Bean's avatar Ally Bean says:
    September 25, 2024 at 2:32 pm

    Nice ducks! They make me smile.

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  9. Rebecca's avatar Rebecca says:
    September 25, 2024 at 3:22 pm

    That log looks like a perfect sitting spot. Nice shots!

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      September 25, 2024 at 7:29 pm

      Thank you Rebecca! I always go to this area of Lake Erie Metropark, a little nook in the marsh with a big log – the Mallards like sitting there and I often see this pair. I think it is “their log” and they don’t seem to get spooked by me and paddle away like most ducks.

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  10. donnaleiann95's avatar donnaleiann95 says:
    September 26, 2024 at 6:59 am

    wow!! 42Magnificent Mallards at the marsh. #Wordless Wednesday #Feelin’ ducky!

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  12. farlane's avatar farlane says:
    September 26, 2024 at 9:04 am

    Featuring your photo on Michigan in Pictures today! Love it & thank you!

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  13. AnnMarie R stevens's avatar AnnMarie R stevens says:
    September 26, 2024 at 11:49 am

    Miss Linda……………………………I love the ducks………………………This one could only take so much of a “close up camera”…………………..

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      September 26, 2024 at 1:50 pm

      Thank you Ann Marie – I’m glad the ducks pose so nicely and don’t require treats for poses like my furry friends do. These two ducks were along the Cherry Island Trail and I think it is “their log” as I often see them there.

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  14. singlikewildflowers's avatar singlikewildflowers says:
    September 26, 2024 at 4:21 pm

    Nice alliteration! These mallards look cute and plump.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      September 26, 2024 at 5:52 pm

      Thank you Esther! I love alliteration. 🙂 They sure do look plump. Those two I believe are a pair as I often see them sitting on that log as I pass. The American Lotuses were about to bloom and the leaves are huge, so they were likely feasting on those huge leaves you see around them. I have to laugh as the deer walk into the marsh and eat the Lotuses too – leaves, blooms, but we humans are forbidden by law to pick and take any part of these protected plants.

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  15. Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog's avatar Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog says:
    September 26, 2024 at 10:49 pm

    Beautiful ducks, Linda! Great shots! I love ducks because they are beautiful and smart. I’m not so fond of duck hunters, because they are ugly and not so smart.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      September 27, 2024 at 4:31 pm

      Thank you Tom – I think ducks are beautiful and peaceful when they perch or even line up on a log like that. I’m glad the ducks at Lake Erie Metropark stay in place, because five miles down the road, duck hunting is allowed beginning September 1st. I just read a news article that all the migrating birds who might have migrated along the eastern seaboard totally avoided Hurricane Helene. They stayed put or chose another route. The site “Birdcast” showed a comparison of a migration map from September 20th versus a migration map for September 25th. Birds should take offense to the phrase “birdbrain”!

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  16. Cyber Brust's avatar Cyber Brust says:
    September 29, 2024 at 4:50 am

    This is exactly what I was looking for.

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  17. Amorina Rose's avatar Amorina Rose says:
    September 29, 2024 at 7:23 am

    Love the way the birds look as if they are saying something. There is such personality in your photos.

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  18. lindalouslife's avatar lindalouslife says:
    September 29, 2024 at 12:09 pm

    Great photos as always.

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  19. Barbara Rodgers's avatar Barbara Rodgers says:
    September 30, 2024 at 7:33 am

    A great collection of stunning portraits! I love them!

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  20. J P's avatar J P says:
    October 1, 2024 at 3:13 pm

    Marshmallards! Now all you need is to find some in Hershey with a friend named Graham and you will have ‘smores!

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  21. pippinlotto1988's avatar pippinlotto1988 says:
    October 9, 2024 at 1:38 am

    wow!! 62Fabulous Fair Lane in the Fall.

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