Yikes, it was cold out this morning. I wish I had worn my good winter mittens. The soil was quite crunchy with needle ice in places, and this goose, who appears to have spent the night snoozing on the mudflats by the river, had a nice heavy coating of frost on its back and wing feathers.
Also on the river were the young goldeneye, Mrs. Gadwall, one wood duck drake, several mallards, and a slew of geese. In the picture below with the two hens, can you tell which is the gadwall and which is the mallard? They don’t make it easy.
Mrs. Gadwall and Mrs. Mallard, but which is which, and who is who?
The biggest sighting of the morning, however, was this northern flicker, who we first spotted back in the park just yesterday. There were even two of them, at first, but one soon amscrayed.
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 
Haha, I love the title of this post!
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