Before it shut itself off, my phone reported -9°F, with windchills to -25°F, in Milwaukee at 8:00am this morning, and local schools, including UWM, have canceled classes for today. The sun was out, however, and the sky was mostly clear, so it was still a nice day for taking pictures of the critters in EstabrookContinue reading “A cold day…”
Monthly Archives: January 2025
A pretty cold day…
At -3°F, it was only a little colder this morning in Estabrook Park than yesterday, and the breeze was about the same, but it lined up a lot better with the river valley, so the windchill was noticeably colder. Brrrrr! Two intrepid birders came out to join the weekly wildlife walk, I am thrilled toContinue reading “A pretty cold day…”
A pretty day, despite the cold…
Ooh, Baby, it sure was cold out this morning! At 8 am, my phone claimed it was 0°F in Milwaukee, and I believe it. It also claimed the wind speeds were in the teens, which put the windchill in the negative teens, but I am happy to report that it sure didn’t feel that badContinue reading “A pretty day, despite the cold…”
A fine day to return to Estabrook Park.
After a long but uneventful day of travel, Anne and I got home yesterday afternoon and began our adjustment to Central Standard Time. After a week in the relatively balmy Balkans, the latest cold snap in Estabrook Park and the stiff breeze that came with it took a bit of getting used to as wellContinue reading “A fine day to return to Estabrook Park.”
Some last glimpses from the Balkans…
Yesterday was our last full day in the Balkans, and we drove from Dubrovnik, through Bosnia and Herzegovinian, back into Montenegro. We stopped at the spectacular Ostrog Monastery on the way, and ended up back in Podgorica. Early this morning we start our trek home via Vienna. Before we hit the road, however, I hadContinue reading “Some last glimpses from the Balkans…”
A real mystery in Mostar…
As I mentioned yesterday, today we drove into Bosnia and Herzegovina to visit historic Mostar and see its famous 16th-century Ottoman bridge over the Neretva River. It “was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1557,” destroyed in 1993 by shelling during the Croat–Bosniak War, and reconstructed “with Ottoman construction techniques” from 2001 to 2004. We found the bridgeContinue reading “A real mystery in Mostar…”
Critters of Dubrovnik
After the dunnock got me all excited yesterday, we drove farther up the coast to the picturesque little old port town of Dubrovnik in Croatia. Anne and I had been here before, so after a quick stroll and lunch, I excused myself from the group to go visit a nearby park, while they endeavored toContinue reading “Critters of Dubrovnik”
More little birds of Budva…
Sorry about not posting yesterday. I did go out, but the winds in Budva were 20 mph and gusting to 40! The only picture I managed to get is a bad one of a chaffinch. Happily, the winds had subsided a bit by this morning and were only gusting to 20, plus there were noContinue reading “More little birds of Budva…”
Some Birds of Budva, Montenegro
We drove up the Adriatic coast from Shkodër, Albania to the picture-postcard town sea-side of Budva, Montenegro yesterday, and I set out early this morning to see who I could see. There hasn’t been much sun yet this trip, and today definitely did not break that trend. One of the first birds I spotted, wayContinue reading “Some Birds of Budva, Montenegro”
Pershendetje from Shkodër, Albania!
After Vienna, my next opportunity to take pictures of the local fauna came this morning in Shkodër, “the fifth-most-populous city” of Albania. The sky was dark and rainy this morning, but the air was a heck of a lot warmer than in Estabrook Park, or so I hear, and the Ebu Beker Mosque, across theContinue reading “Pershendetje from Shkodër, Albania!”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 