Now that we’ve started our next trip around the sun, it seems that winter has remembered what its job is. It was back below freezing this morning in Estabrook Park, and the ten-day forecast suggests we’re gonna stay there for a while. Woo hoo!
It could be just a coincidence, but a common merganser hen came in with the cold.
An even bigger surprise, for me at least, was spotting this muskrat up on a branch over the water. I did not know they could or would do that.
Another behavior that I don’t believe I’ve seen before was this red-bellied woodpecker appearing to take a nap on the side of this tree trunk and strategically located out of the breeze. It wasn’t pecking at anything and did glance my way for a moment, but then it just went right back to staring at the bark.
Finally, this robin also appeared to be just relaxing. Perhaps it had been up late celebrating with the woodpecker.
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 