Some little dabs of color on an otherwise gray day.

Our streak of nice weather has broken, and it was quite a rainy morning in Estabrook Park. It wasn’t very cold, the winds were light, and there were some gaps in the rain, however, so I managed to sneak some pictures anyway.

The biggest surprise was spotting this eastern bluebird, whom we haven’t seen in a while. I sure am glad to know they are still around.

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At the north end, I checked on the beaver again. They had slept in yesterday, or at least weren’t out on their front porch, but I did see this adult hiding in the shadows today. I’m as surprised as you might be to see that two-toned face, but we’re not the only ones to have seen such markings.

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Finally, I don’t know if this is a separate set of ducklings on the pond, or if the seven we saw yesterday is down one already, but they did bunch up much better for the camera this morning.

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That’s all I’ve got for today, I’m afraid, and I am a little surprised to have this much.

Published by Andrew Dressel

Theoretical and Applied Bicycle Mechanic, and now, apparently, Amateur Naturalist. In any case, my day job is researching bicycles at UWM.