I don’t know if the critters in Estabrook Park could sense that there was snow coming today, but they sure were making themselves scarce when I visited this morning. Nearly half of the birds I saw yesterday were in hiding today, and the two critters I did manage to get pictures of today had kept out of sight yesterday. Fascinating.
Things had gotten off to a nice start, despite the dark cloud cover, when I spotted this beaver checking for sticks to nibble on as it worked its way upstream along our shore.
After a bit, it did find something worth getting out of the water for, but I could only get a clear shot of its back end. At least we get a better look than usual at that amazing tail it has.
After I left the beaver to its breakfast, I soon found another infrequent sight, this elusive winter wren.
After that, the show was pretty much over. I did see five of the common mergansers, but no gadwall, and not a single raptor. Luckily, a couple of the raptors yesterday put on such nice displays, that I have extra pictures from then, and here’s another look at the Cooper’s hawk.
Finally, here’s another look at the red-tailed hawk.
Tomorrow’s forecast is currently calling for more snow and plenty of wind, so who knows what I will see, but I’ll give it a look anyway.
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 