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Hello and happy Saturday!
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During our recent New York, we stayed in a B&B located in Geneseo and we found some nice restaurants near the Conesus Lake. One morning we took a short walk at a lakeside park.
1. Conesus Lake is considered one of the minor Finger Lakes, it is 8 miles long and 1 mile wide. The lake supplies water to Avon and Geneseo.
2. The Red-breasted Nuthatch was seen in one of the trees on the trail next to the lake.
3. There were groups of Mallard ducks, Common Mergansers and Gulls around the lake.
4. Views of the trail and Conesus lake, flowers gardens and a fish sculpture with a water feature.
5. Mendon Pond Park, Monroe County NY.
6. Along the birdsong trail, we saw the cute fairy homes, bird blinds and benches. The birds are used to people feeding them along this trail, the Chickadee and Nuthatches were flying towards us as we walked. One time a chickadee almost landed on my camera.
7. Located at the Mendon Ponds Park is Wild Wings a home for permanently injured birds that are non-releasable. We saw various species of Owls, like the Barn Owl, Snowy Owls, Long-eared Owls, Screech Owl, Saw-whet Owl, Osprey, various Hawks, Bald Eagles, Turkey Vultures, Bobcat and they had a very vocal Raven.
8. Help your native raptors.
9. Below are the Barn Owl, Snowy Owl, Long and Short-eared Owls and the Barred Owls.
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10. Nov 8th, Fun times with Wyatt and the granddogs Nibbles and Winnie.
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118 comments:
Great photos of Wyatt and the dog Eileen and yet another lovely trail place to walk around and watch and photograph the birds. That looks like a great place for injured birds but so many! Thanks for hosting, take safe and have a lovely weekend
I love the beautiful lake view! Here is your handsome boy again guarded by 2 lovely dogs :-)Happy Weekend, Eileen.
Interesting critters from the lake park. Wyatt is cute and adorable. Good shot of your grand dog. Thank you for hosting. Enjoy your weekend.
Hello, delightful pictures of many beautiful critters. Love the ones in the protected structure, the bobcat is especially cute. The Nuthatch is top of my favourites in this post.
All the best! Enjoy your time with Wyatt!
Hello Eileen
Beautiful photos of all the birds. The Owl is a special bird. I loved to see the bobcat. Here in Norway we also have a big cat out in the forest. It's named Lynx lynx. It's a rare animal to see, and it's very bashful.
Take care and have a happy weekend!
A ginger Bobcat and the Birdsong Fairy Trail, just the name gives me the idea that this would be a delight to walk along.Beautiful owls, they always intrigue me with their serious faces.
Looks like a wonderful place for birding. You saw some very beautiful critters and views. Your grandson is so cute!
Hi Eileen,
Wonderful series of photos of your trip and the walks.
Your grandchild is truly a sweetheart to watch.
Would you mind posting my link, I can't do it myself.
I wish you a very nice weekend.
Greetings Irma
Tão lindos teus bichos de sábado e semnpre... Muito bem mostrados.
E o lindão do teu netinho é um boneco que está já crescidinho, brincando. Wyatt lindo e bem acompanhado pelos dois amigos caninos! Adorei! beijos, lindo fim de semana! chica
Beautiful park surrounded by nature and home for beautiful animals.
The shelter for permanently injured birds is an experience that should be repeated in many parks.
Wyatt is a very cute baby.
Very nicely maintained park in a beautiful setting. I have a sister and several nieces and nephews in Monroe County. When we move to Connecticut I will be able to see them ore often, though I will miss living in shorts, sandals and T-shirts.
Hello Eileen,:=) Your photos of the Conesus lake are beautiful, as are the creatures you saw in the vicinity, like the Red breasted Nuthatch,... a lovely shot. Pretty pictures of the park. Nuthatches and Chickadees are confiding birds, and will eat out of your hand if you feed them seeds.
"Wild Wings Home" is in what seems to be in a quiet secluded place. It's splendid that this kind of Facility exists to care for birds with injured wings. but rather sad to see so many Owls, and other birds of prey in cages.
Sweet pictures of Wyatt, and Grand dogs. Have a Happy Saturday Eileen and thank you for hosting.:=)
Hi, you certainly have some very interesting places to visit. So beautiful the area is. Loved also to see the Wild Wings home even if it is sad they have to stay there.
The kid and the dogs seem to get along very well :)
Thank you Margaret! The injured birds are well cared for at this center.
Take care, have a happy weekend!
Hello Angie,
Thank you for the visit and comment.
Take care, have a happy weekend!
Thank you Nancy! We are always happy to see our grandson and the grand-dogs.
Take care, have a happy weekend!
Thank you Luisella! I love the cute Nuthatch too.
Take care, have a happy weekend!
Thank you Marit! I have seen the Linx, only in the zoos.
Take care, have a happy weekend!
Thank you Nancy! The birdsong trail was a fun trail.
Take care, have a happy weekend!
Thank you for the visit and comment.
Take care, have a happy weekend!
Thank you Irma!
We do enjoy our walks and road trips.
Take care, have a happy weekend!
Thank you for the visit and comment.
The injured birds have a wonderful home at this park.
Take care, have a happy weekend!
Thank you Ken! I am surprised you are leaving warm Florida for the cold north. I assume you will be closer to family?
Take care, sending healing prayers. Have a happy weekend!
Thank you Chica! I think Wyatt loves his sweet dogs.
Take care, have a happy weekend!
Hello Sonjia, thank you for the visit and comment.
I am glad the injured birds are in a happy home, it is still sad to see a wild animal caged.
Take care, have a happy weekend!
Thank you Monica! It seems Wyatt and the dogs get along very well.
It was sad to see so many injured birds.
Take care, have a happy weekend!
There is always a sense of sadness when seeing birds of prey confined to cages, living an artificial life. For many humans though, it is doubtless their only contact with these creatures. Wyatt is a healthy young boy. I hope his parents (and grandparents) are already introducing him to nature.
What a beautiful park to explore. You captured some beautiful photos. It's great that there is a shelter for injured birds, the idea should be expanded. Wyatt is cute and I love his expression. Have a fantastic weekend and thanks for hosting.
...you found some nice things in my backyard, but you saved the best for last. Thanks Eileen for hosting the party, enjoy your weekend.
Thank you David!
It is sad to see any animal in cages, but I feel better knowing they are well cared for in these centers.
Take care, have a happy weekend!
Thank you Bill!
I love that expression on Wyatt's face too, he is a sweetie.
Take care, have a happy weekend!
Thank you Tom!
We managed to visit many beautiful places on our New York trip.
Take care, have a happy weekend!
WoW, what a beautiful place to visit, especially this time of year, glad you had an enjoyable time! Like everyone, I feel badly the animals can't be free, but as you know, many times they use them as ambassadors to teach about conservation, etc., and spark interest in their care.
I hope all is well with you! Wyatt is sucha cutie as are those sweet grand-dogs too!
Hello Eileen,
Nice pictures. Great to see the special kind of birds.
Funny pictures of Wyatt. So cute!!
Greetings and hug,
Marco
Hello Eileen. You found another lovely park to explore and to bring back super photos. It's a shame to see so many injured owls and raptors. If the centre is unable to release them it's good that the public is able to see them up close and to appreciate their real worth in today's world. My, how little Wyatt is shooting up. Thanks for the link today 😊.
Thank you Kim! We had a great trip, it is a beautiful area with lots to see.
We love our Wyatt and the granddogs. Have a happy weekend!
Hello Marco!
Thank you for the comment and visit.
Happy weekend to you!
Hari OM
This is a particularly fabulous post - such pretty places and important work of the rescue centre. Then the best collage of all came at the end!!! YAM xx
Thank you Phil!
While we were visiting the Wild Wing Center we watched a group of school children taking a tour. It is great they are learning about about nature and wildlife. Have a happy weekend!
Thank you Linda!
We did find some great place to visit and for our walks.
Have a happy weekend!
Thank you YAM!
The rescue work is very important. Some birds are released when they recover.
Have a great weekend.
Wyatt is adorable. Enjoy baby cuddles.
On our walks lately, we hear birds but haven’t seen any. Your walks are certainly bird filled. Love the nuthatch and mallards. I have yet to see an owl.
Aren't grandies wonderful??!! Have to say that first!
We've several rescue centres nearby. They work so hard to release them. It is useful, methinks, to use them in PR if they have to be kept safe and are unreleasable. Do you financially support any, or do they get government dollars? Our do not, which is why we support one near us.
Thanks for hosting.
Thank you Marie!
We do enjoy sending time with Wyatt and the family.
The owls are hard to find in the wild.
Have a happy weekend.
Thank you Jenn!
This wildlife center runs on donations and volunteers do the work. Thankfully they are doing well.
They have a gift shop, I assume a good part of the money goes back into running the center.
Have a great weekend!
A lovely selection of critters, Eileen. Conesus Lake looks like a fantastic place to walk around and see all the great selection of flora and fauna.
PS: Thank you for hosting, Eileen, have a great new week!
Hi Eileen, Wow, so many neat pictures ... I could comment all day. :-) First things first ... Wyatt is so cute! What a blessing to your family. Next ... I just admire your collages more and more. When I click on your images they are nice and large on my screen. You have figured out the right size and resolution for posting online. Lastly ... in image #5, Mendon Pond Park, I see the painted rocks. This is something new to me. I recently found some painted rocks along my daily walk at our waterfront. I am still looking for a website where people say where they found painted rocks and if they have placed them in a new location to be found by others. Just another aspect of the internet I would never have anticipated. :-) Thanks, as always, for sharing. Wishing you and your family happy days ahead! John
I guess the Raven didn't appreciate the help! They are LOUD around us here, especially when there's more than one. Love seeing those beautiful owls and appreciate the help they are getting. What a fun trip!
HI Eileen, I really enjoyed seeing the Owls even if they are not in the wild, I used to volunteer at a place much like that...I also enjoyed the lady bug and bumble bee rocks in the photos. I have an entire Finger Lakes tripped all mapped out in my "Places I wanna go book." ONE of these days maybe...Hope the RB Nuthatch returns here for winter last year they were so much fun to have around. Happy Saturday.
Have a wonderful weekend.
Thank you Nick!
It was a beautiful park!
Have a great day!
Thanks again Nick!
Have a happy new week!
Thank you John! Wyatt is a blessing, we love our visits with him.
I am glad you enjoy my photos, I try to keep them a good size for viewing. I know on Facebook there is a Painted Rock page for the USA, people from all over share their painted rocks. I wish you a great day and a happy weekend.
Thank you Diane! We watched the Raven while the volunteer was with him in the cage. The Raven seemed to enjoy the worker and was talking a lot. Have a great weekend!
Thank you Sondra! It is great so many people volunteer at these rescue center.
There is so much to see around the Finger Lakes, great parks and waterfalls.
I hope to see the Red-breasted Nuthatches here too. Have a great weekend!
Great photos!
Thanks for hosting!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Wyatt steals the show ~ along with sweet doggie ~ great nature shots of a lovely place ~ Xo
Living in the moment,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Un gusto siempre llegar aquí y disfrutar con tus fotos de la naturaleza Eileen. Preciosas todas las fotos. Gracias por compartir a Wyatt, está precioso y grande.
Os deseo un buen fin de semana.
Un abrazo.
Thank you Laura! I appreciate the visit and comment.
Have a happy weekend!
Thank you Carol!
Have a great weekend!
Thank you Lea!
Have a happy weekend!
oh my, the baby and the dog totally wiped out of my mind the comments i wanted to say.. I am so glad you are now able to travel a little and see all the birds you love. i once visited a place like this with all the wildlife that is injured and can't live in the wild. I have mixed feelings when I see them in the cages. they were meant to be free and now they are not.... not sure if they are saved or if they are tortured by being alive and caged..
Kids get an interest in birds when they come to your hand.
What a great place to visit. I would love to see even half those birds.
Wyatt is growing and so adorable.
Yes Wyatt is adorable. Thank you so much for these beautiful interludes, Eileen
I haven't been to the Finger Lakes in years and doubt if I will for a long time to come so it was great to see your post, Eileen! Wyatt is a cutie!
THe Finger Lakes!!! WOW! I've never been but it was wonderful seeing it through your eyes, Eileen!...jp
Thank you Sandra! I do not like seeing any animal in cages, they look so sad.
Happy weekend to you!
Thank you Red! It is a good way to teach the children about birds.
Happy weekend to you!
Thank you Rose! I appreciate your visit!
Happy weekend to you!
Thank you Cloudia!
Happy weekend to you!
Thank you RedPat! Our short trip to this area of the Finger Lakes was nice.
Have a Happy weekend!
Thank you JP! We enjoy all our road trips, it nice to getaway!
Have a happy weekend!
Beautiful photos and I like seeing the owls. They are my favorite bird, so intriguing.
Thanks Michelle! I love the owls too.
Have a great weekend!
Awesome post, Beautiful pics.
The Red-breasted Nuthatch was the best, I don't birds in caged, but, they were saved.
Hello Eileen
What a lovely trip you enjoyed, so nice to see all of your photographs.
I especially liked the owls and of course your adorable grandson Wyatt with the grand-dogs Nibbles and Winnie.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
All the best Jan
Love the owls. Your grandson is so so adorable. Those dogs are cute and their names are fun!
There is a place near where I grew up that is a sanctuary for birds that can't be released back into the wild. I am reminded of that.
A great collection of critters!! Beautiful photos. There are some beautiful lakes in NY.
A really beautiful place. The fairy houses and the painted rocks are so sweet. It's not ideal, but I am glad that there is place for the injured birds and even a bob cat. Looks like Wyatt, Nibbles and Winnie are certainly having a lot of fun with you. Happy weekend :)
-Soma
Looks like a great place to visit! And Wyatt is so sweet!
I look forward to seeing Wyatt...he's such a doll!!
Your daytime adventures are stupendous Eileen...to have a chickadee nearly perch on your camera would have been the cherry on top!!
Thank you for taking time from your day to share with us at IRBB!
Thank you for the comment!
Take care, have a great new week!
Thank you Bob! It is sad to see any animal caged.
Take care, have a great new week!
Thank you Jan!
We are happy to visit with Wyatt and the grand-dogs.
Take care, have a great new week!
Thank you Ellen!
Take care, have a great new week!
Thank you William! The sanctuary are good for rehabbing some critters, so they can be released.
Take care, have a great new week!
Thank you Karen!
The lakes are beautiful!
Take care, have a great new week!
Thank you Soma!
We did have fun with Wyatt!
Take care, have a great new week!
Thank you Linda!
Take care, have a great new week!
Thank you Anni!
I was sorry I did not purchase some bird food from the gift shop to feed these birds.
Take care, have a great new week!
Belas fotografias de que gostei de ver.
O neto está muito bonito.
Um abraço e bom Domingo.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
Livros-Autografados
Thank you Francisco! Take care, enjoy your day! Have a great new week!
really like to see groups of Mallard ducks in that lake....in my country the duck's skin full brown ^^
nice photos
Oh Eileen, what a handsome boy Wyatt is. I would love to be able to hold him! They are so cuddly at this stage.
Meanwhile beautiful mosaics you have made. That is a wonderful sanctuary for injured birds. I love to read about the care given to our wild creatures. Our new Wild Bird Hospital opened last year and I was so happy about it.
Thank you for the comment and visit.
Have a great new week!
Hello Jocelyn,
Thank you for the link and comment. Wyatt is a joy, such a happy boy!
The wild birds rescue and hospitals are great. We recently heard 4 eagles in our area had to be rescued. Sick after eating off a deer carcass. So sad, I hope they will be ok. Have a great day and a happy new week!
That's wonderful to see many owls in a single place and glad to see they are protected well in cages rather than left out to become prey to other birds or animals. The lake and the trails around look lovely and pleasant to view. The fairy subjects are cute, and there couldn't be much more fun than playing with your grandkid and doggies. Have a great week
Thank you Jeevan! Have a great new week!
Dearest Eileen,
so beautiful your photos of Conesus Lake and Mendon Pond Park. The fairy houses are really adorable! And I think it's nice that Wild Wings has a home for permanently injured birds and that they are fine here! I hope the wildcat (?) was not involved in injuring a bird ;-) So cute is your collage with Wyatt and Nibbles and Winnie <3
All the best from Austria and a happy new week!
Traude
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i love seeing nuthatches, a bird i only see rarely in my yard and at my feeders. the fairy homes are cute, those are popular these days!! wyatt is adorable, the grand dogs too!! i hope you had a nice weekend, many thanks for hosting this!!
Thank you Traude! It was fun seeing all the fairy houses along the trail.
The Bobcat is a wild cat, it also must have been injured.
I appreciate your comment and visit. Have a great new week!
Thanks Debbie! I am hoping to see the nuthatch return this year, they are one of my many favorite birds.
Have a great day and a happy new week!
Love the raptors..Lot's of Nuthatches here..One of my favorites but they leave quickly!! Have a wonderful week..
I loved seeing all these wonderful nature reserves in upstate NY, Eileen. The best photos of all are of your cute grandson. Have a wonderful week!
Thank you Missy!
The Nuthatches like to grab and go. Have a happy day!
Thank you pat!
Have a great day and week ahead.
A wonderful getaway -- those Finger Lakes must be amazing if his wonderful one is just a "minor" Lake. Lots of birds as always -- and it seems like just walking through that trail would be magical. Can't imagine the Chickadees being almost tame like that -- what a fun experience. ..... Wyatt is so cute and of course I can't believe how big he is already.
Thank you Sallie! We do love our sweet grandson!
The Finger Lakes area of New York is beautiful.
Take care, have a happy day!
Fantastic photo series of your trip and walks!
Your grandson is super cute!
Thank you Veronica! Have a great day!
Another wonderful collection of terrific wildlife and birds. I always find them here!
Thank you for sharing your grandson Wyatt. How adorable! He is such a sweetie and must love Nibbles and Winnie. A great selection of wildlife photos Eileen, thank you for sharing them. Happy Wednesday!
Thank you Jeanie!
I try to find the birds. I wish they would stay still for my photo lol.
Have a great day!
Thank you Denise! Wyatt is a cutie!
Have a great day and happy week ahead.
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