It felt as though the smoke was thinner this morning in Estabrook Park, and the wind out of the south that has built up since then is supposed to push it back north, from whence it came, so maybe we’ll have a nice and clear day tomorrow. In the meantime, this is who I sawContinue reading “I can see clearer now…”
Monthly Archives: August 2025
Making do with the visibility we’ve got.
Yeah, the smoke is still here, but the clouds were pretty thin, the temps were mild, and the air was nearly still, so it was an otherwise very nice morning in Estabrook Park. The pond was pretty busy when I arrived, with two belted kingfishers, the hooded merganser, at least one wood duck, and theContinue reading “Making do with the visibility we’ve got.”
The smoke hasn’t cleared yet…
The Canadian wildfire smoke is still with us, and it was cloudy this morning, as well, so the sunlight took its sweet time filtering down into Estabrook Park. Add to that the fact that the Milwaukee Birders were here just yesterday, and I should not have been surprised that not many folks turned out forContinue reading “The smoke hasn’t cleared yet…”
Another smokey day…
The Canadian wildfire smoke is back and thick enough for even me to be able to smell it when I first stepped outside this morning. It was great to be back in Estabrook Park, nevertheless, and the first treat to greet me was the doe and her fawn crossing the river at the north endContinue reading “Another smokey day…”
Kohler-Andrae 2025, Day 5
It appears that some of the Canadian wildfire smoke is back, or there is enough of it in the sky east of here, but either way, it turned the sunrise over Lake Michigan into a dim fireball this morning. Happily, the birds didn’t notice or didn’t care, because there were plenty to see this morning,Continue reading “Kohler-Andrae 2025, Day 5”
Kohler-Andrae 2025, Day 4
We did have a big bike ride yesterday, and so I never managed to capture any wildlife pictures, as predicted. Happily, we had a beautiful morning in Kohler-Andrae State Park today, and the wildlife was plentiful, so here is some of what I saw. There were at least three deer in the Kohler Dunes StateContinue reading “Kohler-Andrae 2025, Day 4”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 