Olbrich Botanical Gardens
Late April, early May found me moving carefully.
I didn't want to disturb the birds. They had nests to build and eggs to hatch.
When I walked through the gardens with my camera I did my best to stay on the brick paths that kept a slight distance from the bushes and trees.
Yes, a couple of times, anxious red wing blackbird papas, or fathers-to-be, let out great attack cries and swooped down to make flying attacks at the back of my head.
It was very annoying, but I understood the reason. They were being good parents and protecting their babies.
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| Side Yard © Janis Nussbaum Senungetuk |
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It's now past the first week of August,
although those baby birds of early May
should be ready for a life on their own or graduate school,
those very vigilant papa blackbirds have continued to terrorize me.
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| Lilies and Bee © Janis Nussbaum Senungetuk |
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Each time I've paid a visit to Olbrich I've been attacked. At 4'9" I'm so low to the ground, do they think I'm a raccoon?
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| Scarlet Lilies © Janis Nussbaum Senungetuk |
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Today's the day I return to the gardens. Cap on head, propelled by optimism, off I go to capture more of those beautiful images.
But...if this early evening you're driving on Atwood Avenue
and you see a very short, rather stout woman
running from Olbrich...
you'll know the bird have won.
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