Two’s company; three’s a crowd. #Wordless Wednesday. #Canada Geese

Posted on January 28, 2026 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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46 Responses to Two’s company; three’s a crowd. #Wordless Wednesday. #Canada Geese

  1. singlikewildflowers's avatar singlikewildflowers says:
    January 28, 2026 at 5:34 am

    The colors are so vivid and pretty!

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      January 28, 2026 at 7:46 pm

      I long to see these colors again Esther. Even though Fall, not Spring, is my favorite season, I still embrace those first days of Spring with lush green grass, trees leafing out and the early bloomers, like Crocuses, Daffodils and Tulips. Patience is a virtue.

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      • singlikewildflowers's avatar singlikewildflowers says:
        January 29, 2026 at 4:20 am

        Spring will be here soon, so you will be treated with those pretty colors and new blooms!! Just a little bit longer to survive the winter.

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      • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
        January 29, 2026 at 9:06 pm

        I can hardly wait Esther! I know that that last Winter was long and drawn out too, but that wintry weather did not start at Thanksgiving like this Winter of 2025-2026, so that is why it seems worse this year. The days are getting longer though – something to feel good about.

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  2. Anne's avatar Anne says:
    January 28, 2026 at 7:08 am

    Oh, I like this composition!

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  3. Barbara Rodgers's avatar Barbara Rodgers says:
    January 28, 2026 at 7:50 am

    What a great shot! The one on the left does seem to look like he’s feeling left out.

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  4. Kate Crimmins's avatar Kate Crimmins says:
    January 28, 2026 at 8:01 am

    Oh green! So lovely to see this time of year!

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  5. Bay Photos By Donna's avatar Bay Photos By Donna says:
    January 28, 2026 at 8:41 am

    Lovely colors this white, cold day!

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  6. J P's avatar J P says:
    January 28, 2026 at 8:51 am

    One is looking the wrong way! I agree with Anne, the composition of this shot is fab!

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  7. dawnkinster's avatar dawnkinster says:
    January 28, 2026 at 1:21 pm

    I’ve seen that in particular with the swans out at Kensington. Seems like someone is always chasing someone else away from the girl.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      January 28, 2026 at 8:16 pm

      I was at Lake Erie Metropark a few years ago in the Winter. I was taking photos of some Mute Swans near the fishing bridge. It was ice-covered at the shoreline and while I was taking photos, two male swans got into a fight and one ended up flat on the ice. The “little lady” waited in the water while they were fighting. After being down for the count, the one swan finally came to and paddled away. I thought it was a goner.

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  8. Stevens's avatar Stevens says:
    January 28, 2026 at 3:49 pm

    Miss Lind”a…………………………………….Where did the geese from their “Geese Land” learn about “Threes a crowd” ??………………………………..they’ve………………………probably been watching us humans…………………………..for centuries…………………….

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  9. Rebecca's avatar Rebecca says:
    January 28, 2026 at 10:26 pm

    It’s funny to think that geese have drama in their lives too. 🙂

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      January 29, 2026 at 8:59 pm

      Yes, it is Rebecca. I looked at the two on the right, kind of cozying up in that corner and the goose on the left definitely looks put out. 🙂 Yes, geese often have some drama, even the goslings, when humans are around. I just finished my post for Sunday about ducks. Ducks have their moments too and I’ll have a funny story about a pair of Wood Ducks at the duck pond.

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  10. Pepper's avatar Pepper says:
    January 28, 2026 at 10:46 pm

    hehe! Perfectly framed for the title.

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  12. Debbie D.'s avatar Debbie D. says:
    January 29, 2026 at 4:18 pm

    So many great elements in this shot! 🙂 The reflection cuaght my eye, especially.

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  13. Terri Webster Schrandt's avatar Terri Webster Schrandt says:
    January 29, 2026 at 7:58 pm

    Three’s a great number here, Linda! Gorgeous geese!

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  14. Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog's avatar Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog says:
    January 30, 2026 at 2:01 am

    Great shot, Linda! They look very young to me. It’s much too cold for all of the birds in my area now. I don’t know how they survive so successfully.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      January 30, 2026 at 8:51 pm

      Thanks Tom! Yes, young and they haven’t learned how to all play together nicely and not exclude their friend. I worry for the birds and the squirrels. Yesterday I was shoveling snow and saw a shadow overhead (finally a little sun) and a Cooper’s Hawk was carrying something dark in its talons and struggling with the weight. I hope it was not a squirrel. I felt sick when I saw it, but it was not close enough to see the prey. I hope to finally get to the Park this weekend, but only if it is not too icy. The weather has been so cold/snowy/icy, same as your weather I’m sure and I’ve not been at the Park since the 12th of January.

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      • Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog's avatar Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog says:
        January 31, 2026 at 11:32 pm

        It’s weird how some birds are predatory, but it’s been that way for millions of years. I have a Cretaceous fossil bird that still had teeth. Birds losing their teeth and getting beaks was a smart move… no dental problems! They are more advanced than we mammals in a good number of ways.

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      • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
        February 1, 2026 at 7:57 pm

        Tom, I had never heard of a Cooper’s Hawk before walking at the Park and saw them, bold as brass, swooping down after the squirrels. That is when I started putting food under what I called “The Safe Haven Tree” which was a Weeping Mulberry, which had not been pruned in so long that its “weeping” branches nearly touched the ground, or I always put peanuts and sunflower seeds near a bush or base of a tree for a quick getaway. After I lost my neighborhood squirrels to Cooper’s Hawks (per my neighbor seeing this happen), I quit feeding the squirrels, unwilling to make them sitting ducks. I finally got to the Park today – first time since January 12th, but I went later in the day when it was a little warmer. I wanted to fill up my gas tank which was creeping toward a half-tank. I saw four squirrels that came running over – I hope the others were back in the nest as they usually forage earlier in the morning. And I saw my pair of Cardinals which pleased me – they always fly over close for treats. I saw a few Jays – the Jays had been very “piggy” of late, stealing peanuts from under the squirrels’ noses. We are getting another cold spell, starting February 8th and a relatively big snowfall on Friday. I’ve just had it with Winter.

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  15. trumstravels's avatar trumstravels says:
    January 30, 2026 at 9:24 am

    Poor fella, he looks sort of lonely !

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  16. Amorina Rose's avatar Amorina Rose says:
    February 1, 2026 at 4:00 am

    You brighten the day, or maybe they do.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      February 1, 2026 at 8:06 pm

      Thank you for saying that Barbara – I have many more Summery pics to share. This trio made me shake my head as they were acting like humans and excluding their friend. I feel like I needed a shot of sunshine today and took my car out finally, the first time since January 10th due to all the snow and icy road conditions. I also needed to get gasoline since I’ve been running it every morning 30-45 minutes. It was nice to see the sun, before we get snow tonight and back in the Deep Freeze Friday with more snow. I have not taken any Winter pictures this year – that is odd as I usually get at least one trip to the Park with photos. I went there today, but no pictures as I just wanted to get there and see them and give the squirrels and birds some treats. I said “I’ll be back, hopefully before March!”

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  17. Prior...'s avatar Prior... says:
    February 2, 2026 at 12:46 am

    I like the green grasses that enich the composition – and that reflection – and your title for three is a crowd ha

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  18. indianeskitchen's avatar indianeskitchen says:
    February 3, 2026 at 12:02 am

    Gorgeous pictures Linda! Are you using a different camera, every picture is so detailed, I love your title too!

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      February 3, 2026 at 8:02 pm

      Thank you Diane! No new lens, just the kit lens (long lens) for the DSLR. I actually take more photos with the digital compact camera to be honest so when I take the DSLR camera, the critters seem closer. The DSLR is handier as I carry it in its case on my fanny pack, or in the Winter inside my coat and the times I got out last Summer to bigger parks, it was either very windy or it was hot/humid, so the smaller camera was a better choice for me. I was just lucky for those butterflies, the dragonfly, the ducks and these geese because I was standing close to them. Wait til next week as that was the rest of this long walk and I got some close-ups of some herons. I was thinking of that title as I saw them because they reminded me of a couple of gossipy ladies who wanted to talk about their friend and exclude it. Geese have drama too!

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