Monthly Archives: June 2021

It was cloudy, foggy, and dim this morning, plus I had to wait for a delivery, so I got a late start in Estabrook. By the time I arrived, the mammals were mostly laying low, the birds were pretty much done with their morning routine, and kids were playing in the pond. Thank goodness forContinue reading “Back to the basics. No exotics today.”

It was a picture-perfect morning in Estabrook with blue skies, calm winds, and cooler temperatures, and the little wood duck rapscallions were as energetic as ever on the pond. I didn’t see the muskrat this morning, but a beaver swam by when I got to the river. Further north, just about where the owl dramaContinue reading “Lots of little ones”

This morning got off to a pretty inauspicious start with grey skies and hardly a sight to see for the whole length of the river. Near the north end, at least, I did see the mallard ducklings again, but they high-tailed it for the far shore. When I got to the downy and red-bellied woodpeckerContinue reading “Some sights are worth the wait…”

The mourning warbler was in the same tree this morning, by the soccer fields, sending out his call in hopes of finding someone to share Estabrook Park with, and I sure hope he succeeds, don’t you? Under the bright overcast, I think you can see his colors a little better than yesterday. He is aContinue reading “A report with so much variety, I couldn’t think of a title before I pressed “publish”.”

Aaaah. We had an amazing trip, and I’m thrilled to have had the opportunity to experience such wonderful places, but it also feels really good to be back in Estabrook. I like what you’ve done with the place while I was gone. Frogs are signing on the pond and on the river. The ebony jewelwingsContinue reading “It’s good to be back…”

It was a great day for mammals in Yellowstone. There were plenty of bison, of course, blocking traffic in several cases, and a few elk about, but the big find, at least for me, was this wily coyote looking for something good to eat along the banks for a stream. Here you can see himContinue reading “Field Trip Report, Day 7.”

We had another great day in Yellowstone, but the plan is to get up early for tomorrow, and I’m beat tonight, so here are a few more pictures from Craters of the Moon to tide you over. First is that non-descript looking little Brewer’s sparrow (Spizella breweri) at Craters of the Moon who regaled usContinue reading “Field Trip Report, Day 6.”

We checked out of Arco early this morning, the first community in the world ever to be lit by electricity generated solely by nuclear power and where we had stayed as we visited the Craters of the Moon, and headed east. The first stop was Grand Teton National Park, where I only managed one presentable pictureContinue reading “Field Trip Report, Day 5.”

Gotta be quick because it’s late and we’re getting up early, but here are just a couple of the amazing sights we saw today at the Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve in south central Idaho. Besides the cinder cones, splatter cones, and huge lava fields, there were plenty of birds, blossoms, andContinue reading “Field Trip Report, Day 4.”