Tag Archives: birds

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.

Posted in #WildlifeWednesday, #Wordless Wednesday, birds, nature, Uncategorized, walk | Tagged #WildlifeWednesday, #Wordless Wednesday, birds, nature, walk, walking | 67 Comments

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.

Posted in #WildlifeWednesday, #Wordless Wednesday, birds, nature | Tagged #WildlifeWednesday, #Wordless Wednesday, birds, Mallards, nature | 33 Comments

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 →

Posted in #Sunday Stills Challenge, birds, nature, walk, walking | Tagged Babies, birds, nature, walk, walking | 50 Comments

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.

Posted in #WildlifeWednesday, #Wordless Wednesday, birds | Tagged #Feelin' hot, #WildlifeWednesday, #Wordless Wednesday, birds, Feelin' hot-hot-hot! | 61 Comments

Hittin’ the trail to help the hungry.

Posted on June 29, 2025 by Linda Schaub

Since 2018 I have participated in the annual Happy Soles 5K to raise money for Fish & Loaves, a local food pantry. In 2018 and 2019 I walked the 5K on-site, but since then, due to COVID, I have opted … Continue reading →

Posted in #Sunday Stills Challenge, birds, event, nature, walk, walking | Tagged #Sunday Stills Challenge, 5K events, birds, nature, virtual 5K, walk, walking | 61 Comments

Gosling-palooza!

Posted on June 14, 2025 by Linda Schaub

They were coming right at me, a passel of goslings, with their parents bringing up the rear! Yikes! I had no time to hide, or even duck into my car to escape them. Well, truth be told, there were no … Continue reading →

Posted in #Sunday Stills Challenge, birds, holiday, nature, walk, walking | Tagged #Sunday Stills Challenge, birds, Canada Geese, Father's Day, holiday, nature, walk, walking | 76 Comments

Mom -n- Dad and their munchkins. #Wordless Wednesday #How many Mute Swan cygnets do YOU see?

Posted on June 11, 2025 by Linda Schaub

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

Posted in #WildlifeWednesday, #Wordless Wednesday, birds, nature | Tagged #WildlifeWednesday, #Wordless Wednesday, birds, Mute Swans, nature | 52 Comments

On the road again …

Posted on June 1, 2025 by Linda Schaub

… well technically I was just leaving the Trapper’s Run Trail, bopping across the parking lot and heading toward the Cherry Island Trail, which, thankfully, would provide some very welcome shade, at least for 75% of the trail anyway. This … Continue reading →

Posted in birds, nature, walk, walking | Tagged #Sunday Stills Photo Challenge, birds, nature, walk, walking | 94 Comments

Hey lady – poses for worms! #Wordless Wednesday #When the red, red Robin goes bob, bob, bobbin’, er … beggin’ …

Posted on May 28, 2025 by Linda Schaub

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

Posted in #WildlifeWednesday, #Wordless Wednesday, birds, nature, Uncategorized | Tagged #WildlifeWednesday, #Wordless Wednesday, American Robin, birds, nature | 51 Comments

Seizing the moment, day by day .…

Posted on May 25, 2025 by Linda Schaub

I continue to bemoan the funky weather, which has not been stellar for daily walks at Council Point Park and there have been few long excursions either. Recently, two severe weather outbreaks in our state brought 11 tornadoes over two … Continue reading →