Monthly Archives: December 2021

You know the old saying, “life is what happens while you were busy making other plans,” right? Well, my plan to enjoy a nice walk in the park this morning is taking a back seat to far more important things, unfortunately, but I had such a bounty of pictures yesterday that I’ve still got someContinue reading “Not the Tuesday we expected..”

The sun came out at dawn, for a change, and so did the denizens of Estabrook Park! Hallelujah! Plus, most of the working stiffs probably had to go back to work, and thank goodness someone is making the economy go, right? So, I finally had a little bit of one-on-one time with some of ourContinue reading “Let there be light!”

Well, it did clear up this morning, but not as early as promised. Worse, most of our favorite critters were nowhere to be found. At least nowhere I could find them. Sure, mallards were still on the river with a few gulls and even some geese, but nobody had a cute pose for us today.Continue reading “On the 7th day they rested…”

Oh sure, the sun is trying to peak through now, but it was still pretty dark at 8 am, when I figured I had as much light as I was going to get, and so off to the park I went. Despite the darkness, or perhaps because of it, depending on who you ask, plusContinue reading “A dark day in December”

The crazy weather has finally subsided, at least in the park for the moment, and it was a gorgeous morning with blue skies, light winds, and seasonably cool temperatures, for a change. In fact, it was cold enough overnight to freeze up all the muddy trails along the river. Yay! Many of the little birds,Continue reading “A bit back to normal, for now…”

Despite the grey skies, fog coming off the cold water, and threat of rain, I did go to the park this morning, but I didn’t expect much, and that’s what I got. The good news is that I had plenty of time to collect a lot of the litter deposited along the riverbank by theContinue reading “Grey skies, nothing but grey skies…”

Here’s a second look at some of the sights from yesterday, and first up is the downy woodpecker all aglow in the morning sun. The junco didn’t give me more than that one pose, but the chickadee sure did. I took a lot of pictures of the bufflehead as it floated back and forth, andContinue reading “Second looks”

It was another beautiful blue-sky morning in Estabrook, and the low sun gave these mallards a gorgeous golden glow. This downy woodpecker caught some of that same glow just a bit upstream. And so did this blue heron, who has been in that same spot for three days in a row now. As I approachedContinue reading “Things settle down after the storm.”

It was a beautiful morning in Estabrook with blue skies, bright sun, a light breeze, and seasonal temperatures. I was surprised, however, that I barely saw a little bird. Sure, I could hear cardinals, chickadees, nuthatches, and juncos, but everyone must have been too busy to sit for a picture today. Instead, we’re left withContinue reading “More mammals!”

I wasn’t even sure I wanted to bother heading out this morning with the way the wind was howling, so I didn’t expect to see much when I did go, but you never know, right? Wonders never cease, however, and look who finally decided to make an appearance! I first spotted it right on theContinue reading “A quick visit before the snow…”