Taking it down a few notches…

After all the excitement of yesterday, things were pretty slow and quiet in Estabrook Park today.

There were only two great horned owls, the pair in a tree together, and here’s the less shy one.

The male belted kingfisher was plying his trade over the river at the north end again, and here he is deciding whether I’ve gotten too close or not.

Back at the pond, there were a few mallards on the water, but I always get a kick out of seeing a muskrat hauling groceries.

Finally, here’s I sight I don’t believe I’ve seen before, a hairy woodpecker and northern cardinal on the same sumac branch. Fun.