We made is safely to Austria and took a train into town during our layover. After lunch, when our group broke up to visit various museums, I slipped away to visit Wiener Stadtpark, were I found all kinds of pretty birds. Here’s an elusive Eurasian blue tit, who just wouldn’t let me get a clearContinue reading “Greetings from Wien!”
Monthly Archives: January 2025
Travel Day Number 2
As I mentioned yesterday, Anne and I are off to the Balkans, and she got us a nice long layover in Vienna along the way, but I probably won’t have an opportunity to write a post again today, so let me show you a few more critters that I have a hope of seeing onContinue reading “Travel Day Number 2”
Travel Day Number 1
As I mentioned yesterday, Anne and I are off to the Balkans today. I do have time for a quick visit to Estabrook this morning before we go, but I probably won’t have time to write up what I found, so let me give you a little taste of some of the critters I canContinue reading “Travel Day Number 1”
A pretty day after the storm…
It was colder than yesterday in Estabrook Park this morning, with temps in the mid-teens, but the breeze was much lighter, and the clouds were high, thin, and sparce, so the sun was able to take the edge off a bit. Plus, it wasn’t snowing. The hermit thrush was back, but about 150 yards southContinue reading “A pretty day after the storm…”
Plenty to see, despite the snow…
It was warmer than the past few mornings in Estabrook Park today, with temps in the mid to high 20s, but the wind was really blowing at times, and bands of light snow kept drifting through, so I was thrilled when four intrepid nature enthusiasts joined me for our weekly wildlife walk. Besides many ofContinue reading “Plenty to see, despite the snow…”
They sure seem to take it in stride…
It was about as cold this morning in Estabrook Park as it was yesterday, but the sun struggled to shine through a varying layer of clouds, so there wasn’t much basking going on amongst the critters. For most of them, however, the sun seems to be just a pleasant supplement, and their primary source ofContinue reading “They sure seem to take it in stride…”
Toughing it out, each in their own way..
The recent freeze in Estabrook Park deepened this morning with temps in the single-digits, and windchills well below 0°F. The skies were clearer than yesterday, on the other hand, and I still don’t see a single cloud this afternoon, so conditions were good for some nice pictures today. Happily, some critters were willing to oblige.Continue reading “Toughing it out, each in their own way..”
Making the best of what I got…
The cold continues to settle in, and the breeze is holding steady, so we had a wind-chill of a brisk 1°F this morning in Estabrook Park. Happily, the sun was out, at least for a while, so all that fresh ice floating down river looked nice and sparkly. The critters continue to be fairly fewContinue reading “Making the best of what I got…”
Winter resumes…
Temps were in the low 20s this morning in Estabrook Park, and a good breeze out of the west made them feel like the low teens. Better yet, the few clouds soon drifted away, and we had nice clear, blue skies for the first time since last year. The river was rapidly refreezing, and theContinue reading “Winter resumes…”
Happy New Year!
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 henContinue reading “Happy New Year!”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 