Category Archives: birds

Not everyone rises and shines!  #Wordless Wednesday  #This Mallard obviously lacks a “having your ducks in a row” mindset!

Posted on August 27, 2025 by Linda Schaub

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

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As the Fuzz Flies …

Posted on August 24, 2025 by Linda Schaub

… (hmm, this title kind of reads like a daytime soap opera). This post is about a trip to Lake Erie Metropark on June 1st.  My three-hour visit yielded a lot of photos after a slow start; eventually I returned … Continue reading →

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The third time was the charm.

Posted on August 17, 2025 by Linda Schaub

Finally, after a myriad of funky weather events in June and July, Monday, July 21st was the perfect day for a woodsy walk and I hoped to fill my photo card with a few Osprey offspring pics before they fledged.  … Continue reading →

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“Hey Buddy, let’s swap poles!” # Wordless Wednesday # “I guess that’s a ‘no’?”

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Linda Schaub

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

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“The Earth is what we all have in common.” – Wendell Berry

Posted on August 10, 2025 by Linda Schaub

I chose the above quote by environmentalist Wendell Berry as the title for today’s post because, in an ever-changing world chock-full of disparagement and dissension, perhaps this is a statement we can all agree on.  This walk happened on Earth … Continue reading →

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Dishin’ about fishin’.

Posted on August 3, 2025 by Linda Schaub

See this pair of fine-looking feathered friends that are posing so nicely for me?  Mere moments before I snapped this photo, these two were hugging the seawall while intently studying the water for fish.  You see Coan Lake may be … Continue reading →

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Hmm – when the Killdeer gets in more steps/miles than you do. #Wordless Wednesday #Don’t ask! #Dog Days of Summer – Ugh!

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Linda Schaub

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

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Mad Mallard #Wordless Wednesday #Ruffled feathers? #Missing feathers (due to molting)

Posted on July 23, 2025 by Linda Schaub

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

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It was a feather in my cap …

Posted on July 20, 2025 by Linda Schaub

… that I decided to go to Heritage Park on July 16th.  I had an agenda of “wants” that included tiny ducklings, grown-up goslings and baby Barn Swallows. I knew that of these three “wants” the Barn Swallows would be … Continue reading →

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Anyone got some soap on a rope and a towel so I can get a shower? #Wordless Wednesday #Help out a heron in a heat wave!

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Linda Schaub

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

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