Monthly Archives: April 2023

The weather today is a nice summary of the weather we’ve had all month. Except for that glorious second week from the 10th through the 14th, it has been consistently, if not relentlessly, cool and rainy. Since we haven’t seen anybody new at Estabrook Park in a while, and even Charles Hagner has begun toContinue reading “April stays true to form…”

I tried switching things up in Estabrook Park this morning, and I rode my bicycle to the north end to start my visit there. I’m thrilled to report that it gave me the chance to spend some quality time with our old friend, the beaver, enjoying its breakfast at the edge of the southern island.Continue reading “Breakfast for everyone…”

The weather has been nice enough, if a little cool, in Estabrook Park lately, but I’ve struggled to capture pictures of pretty or interesting things, and after two days, here’s what I’ve managed to scrape together. The four goslings on the pond continue to thrive, and here’s one looking our way for a second betweenContinue reading “Olio…”

It was cold, dark, and rainy at “sunrise” this morning, so I waited a bit until it was only cold and dark, and then I went out to see who I could see. The first to come a long were the mom and yearling white-tailed deer, and here’s mom acting again like she’s just samplingContinue reading “Oh, sure. It’s sunny now…”

This morning in Estabrook Park the weather turned out to be nicer than the forecast had led me to expect. It was cold enough overnight for radiation frost to form on any grass that was exposed to the sky, but the air was nearly still, and the clouds really thinned out for a while, soContinue reading “April eases its grip…”

I was relieved to discover this morning that Estabrook Park had somehow survived Earth Day, or at least the human celebration of it. By the time I left the park yesterday, the Brew City Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K races were in full swing, the Milwaukee Riverkeeper volunteers were combing the river banks forContinue reading “The day after…”

The weather this morning was not too bad for April. A little cool, for sure, but the winds were light, and the sun was trying to come out. The goslings were grazing on the west lawn when I arrived at the pond, and as I watched from the bench, it became nap time. There theyContinue reading “Happy Earth Day!”

The big news in Estabrook Park this morning is that there are indeed goslings on the pond: four, little, yellow puffballs. Here’s a closer look. Meanwhile, down by the river, this black-capped chickadee was making preparations for the same kind of action. Here it is coming out of the cavity with a beak full ofContinue reading “A whole lot o’ cuteness going on…”

Despite the line of thunderstorms that rolled through before dawn, it turned out to be a pretty nice morning in Estabrook Park, with mild temps, light winds, and even some sunshine. I was happy to see a female belted kingfisher at the pond. You can see just a hint of her chestnut flanks and bellyContinue reading “Maybe a bit ahead of schedule…”

Here’s that April weather we all know, and expect, if not love. Not 83°F and sunny and not 32° and snowing but just seasonably cold with grey skies and a chance of rain. I’m lucky it was only a chance of rain. My morning in Estabrook got off to a nice start when this deerContinue reading “The gray skies of April”