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 
So cute and beautiful photos.
yummy 😋🤤
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Thank you Raj, I’m glad you liked the photos.
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Most welcome ,Linda 😊
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You have really good shots here!
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Thank you Anne! I have done a similar post with the deer munching on Lotus leaves in another area of the Park and hoped people would not think it was the same pictures. The funny thing is if people take the Lotus leaves or seed-filled pods, they will be fined as they are a protected plant. But the deer and muskrats munch on them to their heart’s content. 🙂
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Beautiful!
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She was enjoying wading through the marsh chowing down on these protected plants, which are a “no-no” to pick or take seed pods if you are a human. 🙂
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Very nice! I am completely stumped for a punnish comment.
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Thank you JP. Not you, at a loss for a punnish comment. I’ll excuse you this time. 🙂 How about “oh deer, those are protected plants and you will be fined for munching on them.”
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These are amazing pictures Linda!
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Thank you Diane! I know I have posted pictures before about deer and muskrats munching the Lotus leaves which we humans are not allowed to pick the leaves nor take seed pods as they are protected plants, but in this case, here the deer was just feasting away.
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They better not try to stop the deer! I was surprised that they ate them.
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I guess they have no way to stop them unless they put up an electric fence, but then other critters and birds could not get in there. All the marshy parks around here have Water Lotuses, but the two beds at Lake Erie Metropark are the biggest in the state (two and five acres respectively). Those leaves are huge, so probably more filling than grass or tree leaves. I hope they don’t remove the deer from the park!
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Sounds like they are playing favorites with the deer. Lol
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Yes, it’s definitely not fair to us humans, is it Diane?
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Great shots, Linda!!
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Thank you Esther! Here it is forbidden to pick the Lotus leaves, flowers or seed pods as they are a protected species, but the deer just munches away. It is the second time I’ve got “caught” deer doing this … I won’t report them though. 🙂
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The rules don’t apply to them! That’s great timing to have seen a deer eat those leaves.
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Yes, a big fine if you pick the Lotuses plants or take seed pods. That’s the second time I’ve been lucky to see deer munching on Lotus leaves and once a muskrat was too, but they were old, decaying leaves, unlike the deer with viable plants.
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That’s kind of like the fine in Hawaii if you get close to a sea turtle.
You did a great photo shoot with the deer. I’m always amazed that you find these action shots with the animals and you put witty titles on them.
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Would the sea turtle be protected then? Do you worry that it will bite? Thank you Esther. I have fun coming up with a funny title and often it is easy if the picture is funny too.
I have another one for this week as well. 🙂
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I thought the same thing! Elliot wondered who would report an incident if you got too close to the turtle. Yes, they may bite if they feel afraid or threatened, which could do some real damage.
It’s great that coming up with a funny title comes easy to you. That’s skill! For me, it’s like puling teeth and I don’t even go there.
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I follow a site on Facebook called “Michigan Duck Rescue & Sanctuary” and Matt and his wife and a team of volunteers from all different areas in Michigan go out at all hours of the day and night to rescue waterfowl. They even go to neighboring states. There have been several ducks that have had their bills snapped off by snapping turtles. I would not have thought that a turtle’s bite could snap off a hard bill, but Matt shows pictures (very gory). They rehab these waterfowl at their barn and big pond with electric fencing for the rest of their days, safe from predators. I’m glad you like the titles Esther – I have to keep the “wit and whimsy” part of my blog active. 🙂
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You sure do live up to your title’s name!!
That FB site sounds cool. I can believe how strong turtle’s bites can be…considering how much they weigh. Matt and his wife are doing important work! So good to hear the waterfowl are rescued and protected.
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I like this charity – it must cost them a small fortune to feed those waterfowl that live there plus fresh straw for where they bed down at night. Sometimes they have a local grocery store gives them melons for a treat if they didn’t sell them all and they are getting overripe. I’ll send you a link next time he gives them watermelon. They love it and make a big mess, then go to the pond and it washes off. 🙂
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That’s what I thought too! It must be expensive to keep those waterfowl alive and well taken care of.
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Yes, it does and since they are a non-profit, he does ask for donations every so often. I think the vet must volunteer as he doesn’t mention vet bills for the seriously wounded waterfowl, like the one missing its beak. They have a lot of geese and ducks who get fishing line wrapped around their leg/foot and the foot has to be amputated. It’s sad to see some of his photos – I don’t look at the ones where they have had big wounds or missing appendages … I prefer his happy photos. I follow a nature site “Nottingham Nature Nook” which is another non-profit and the woman takes in wounded wildlife and rehabs them. She has so many fawns right now and she shows pictures of them, including volunteers bottle feeding them – so darn cute, but she has fox kits, raccoon babies, all there being rehabbed. I wish it was closer as I’d love to visit them. Bottlefeeding a fawn would be so fun.
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I was wondering about the vet costs too! It must be expensive. How kind if the vet offered free services for these rescue animals.
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I wonder if they volunteer their time too Esther? At one time Matt said they had some volunteer veterinarians and also we only have only one veterinary college in the state of Michigan and sometimes the injured waterfowl are taken there as well.
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It looks like it’s really enjoying its feast. Nice photos!
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Thank you Rebecca! Yes, it is munching its way right through those protected flowers, which humans aren’t allowed to pick the blooms or take the seed pods as they are protected. This is the second time for me seeing deer doing this and they must taste good. 🙂
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Deer don’t care – they will eat, pr at least nibble anything. 🙂 Great photos!
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Thanks Ruth! This is the second time I’ve seen deer munching those Lotus leaves in the marsh. They must be tasty, even though they are forbidden for humans to take blooms or seed pods. The duck won’t tell and neither will I. 🙂 I heard on the news today that some people who worked so hard to get the geese “saved” from being gassed, will now work on saving the deer since three cities have now said they will be having sharpshooters cull the herds beginning in January 2026 and every January going forward.
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He’s hungry! 🙂 Good captures and I especially like the second one. It looks as if he (she?) is thinking “Uh oh! Caught in the act.” 😀
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Thanks Debbie! It is funny since humans are forbidden to pick the blooms, leaves or take seed pods and this deer was just munching away. I have pictures of another deer feasting on Lotuses that I’ve posted before from another part of the park. I agree with you on that second picture … it is devouring the leaf and looking around as if it knows it shouldn’t be doing that. Believe me, there must be thousands of Lotus plants at this park and other parks, but still…
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Oh Dear
A Deer
So Sweet
😊🤩😁
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Yes, I like deer TD, fawns too and I hope I see one this year. This was the second time I “caught” a deer eating Lotus leaves in the marsh. If I picked one, I’d be fined big bucks.
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Ah so cute! Great captures Linda !
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Thanks Susan! That’s the second time I’ve seen deer chowing down on those forbidden-to-pick Lotus plants. I think it is wearing a very guilty look!
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Haha probably doesn’t want to be caught eating all the vegetation lol
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Yes! Might get kicked out of the park forever!
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I hope that duck wasn’t hired to keep watch out for illegal lotus leaf lunches.
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Ha ha – no, he ducked that responsibility nicely by looking the other way didn’t he Janis?
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Magnificent shots, Linda! I eat raw spinach almost every day, but lotus leaves?… I don’t think so! 😊
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Thank you Tom! This is the second time I’ve found deer munching on Lotus plants in the marshes at this park. They must be as tasty as your spinach leaves. 🙂 Too bad humans are fined bigtime if they pick the Lotus leaves or take the seed pods as they are protected plants, so the deer can wear that smug look when I pointed the camera at it.
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As they say, rules are made to be broken!
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That’s right!!
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I’m impressed that you were able to get these photos without scaring the deer away.
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Thank you Linda. I think the deer just get so hungry they are not deterred by my presence. But if the deer on out in the open and see people walking on a trail, they will bolt. They will actually keep eating and eating those Lotus leaves nonstop until they are full, then finally walk away.
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Great captures and it reminds me that I am limited with what I plant out front of our house because the deer will chomp most pretty plants away. Right now, there are tiger lilies – lots of them – but later in the summer the deer will eventually eat them because of dire need.
I was wondering about how much they like lotus and looked it up real quick….and found this:
“Deer generally avoid plants with fuzzy or prickly textures, like lotus leaves, because they can be uncomfortable to eat. However, when food sources are scarce, deer may eat almost any plant, including those they typically avoid. Therefore, while deer might not prefer lotus leaves, they could eat them if they are very hungry”
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Thank you Yvette – that is the second time I’ve seen deer eating Lotus leaves in the marsh. It is funny since if humans pick the Lotus blooms or leaves they will be fined as they are a protected plant here in Michigan. Well, first our state’s Department of Natural Resources wanted to get rid of the Canada geese and planned to do this starting June of this year. But so many people and animal welfare groups protested about the deer being gassed en masse, that the DNR backed off for a year, but now they are setting their sights on the deer and want to cull the deer in three cities. The people say they get on their property and eat all their flowers and damage the landscaping, plus there are many vehicle/deer accidents. But some of the same groups that protested about the geese are not planning to protest the deer culling. The cities were the resident are complaining have no fencing so they just go into the yards. My friend who lives in New York has a similar problem because she lives right near a wooded area and the deer go into her backyard, dine on birdseed, sip birdbath water and lounge in the shade of her trees. They eat all her plants as well. That’s interesting that they don’t really prefer the texture of the Lotus leaves – they must be very hungry then. I actually thought this deer looked like it might be pregnant, so eating lots of Lotus leaves in that case!
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thanks for sharing all that and it is interesting that the folks advocate for the geese and not necessarily the deer.
and this was a really interesting choice for a wordless wednesday – brought us to some good words 🙂
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You’re welcome Yvette. I wonder if people find the idea of gassing the geese en masse, after separating them from their offspring, (something I don’t understand), is crueler than the sharpshooters or bow-and-arrow hunters culling the deer herd. I am not sure if they plan to use the venison in a food pantry, but I know they did not intend to use the geese as food, even though the gas was supposedly not toxic to their flesh. “Yummy, Yummy, Yummy – I’ve Got Love in My Tummy was a fun song that we preteens were listening to on our transistor radios back in the 60s. It’s hard to believe that was almost six decades ago – whew!
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nice picture
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Thank you gederedita.
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