It was nice to be back in Estabrook Park this morning, even if the skies were cloudier than forecast, and here are a few of the critters who came out to welcome me back.
Our surprise gray catbird continues to hang out by the pond, well north of its usual winter range, and poked its cute little face out from the bushes on the island to say hi.
The pond is almost completely frozen over, so the muskrats there are keeping to their burrow, but the river is mostly clear, so this one just off the shore of the southern island was out and doing a little preening.
With the ground still bare and the temperatures still mild, the squirrels were as active as ever, and this red one was engaged in a heated enough argument with another one below that it let me snap this picture.
Finally, back by the pond, this darling female northern cardinal was kind enough to pose between a bunch of red sumac seeds and the sky starting to show some blue. “Thanks, Sweetie!”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 