Oof! The weather was nice enough this morning, but it must have poured last night! The river was up at least a foot, the water as fast and brown, and almost all the rocks and sandbars that have been exposed for most of the summer were back under water. The critters seemed a bit shellshocked, so I don’t have a lot to show you today.
One scene I was quite happy to see, however, was this family of wood ducks on the river, whom we haven’t seen in weeks. I wonder where they’ve been hiding.
There were still plenty of great blue herons about, and here’s one who found some quiet water in which to fish.
Most of the Canada geese who’ve been lounging on the now-submerged sandbars around the islands have scattered, and here’s a pair who found themselves in the weeds.
And that was pretty much it for this morning. I don’t believe I saw a single butterfly, so here’s a red admiral on a bee balm blossom from Thursday to add a splash of color.
Here’s hoping that things have returned to normal by tomorrow, eh?
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 