Thanks to everyone who took the time to respond to the image handling test I sent out earlier today. It appears that WordPress’s “custom HTML” block does solve most of the problems that folks were having with images, so I’m gonna try using only that today and see what I inadvertently break next.
As forecast, temps were in the 30s, and the sky was overcast, but the wind was lighter than I feared, so it wasn’t a bad November morning to look for critters in Estabrook Park. Even better, it seems that most have gotten over their pique about my recent absence and came out to say “hi” today.
Things got off to a fun start when I spotted this merlin just north of the southern soccer fields.
Our Estabrook mammal of the day is this raccoon, who either couldn’t fit farther into that hole or was just too warm to crawl all the way into bed.
As fun as those two sights were, the prize for sight of the morning probably should go to this juvenile bald eagle, perched high over the downstream island and doing its best Regan MacNeil impersonation.
Finally, I was relieved to find a white-throated sparrow this morning, after coming up empty yesterday.
As before, I’m a little short on pictures today, so here are a few more shots from my recent trip. First is a wedge-tailed sabrewing (Pampa curvipennis) who made itself a regular fixture near the table were we ate at the Jaguar Inn just outside of the Tikal archeological site.
When we were at the watering hole in the jungle being amazed by the boat-billed herons, Anne just happened to notice another gray fox slinking around right behind us and a lot closer than the previous one she spotted.
Lastly, here’s a phaon crescent butterfly (Phyciodes phaon) I saw on the way back from the watering hole.
Tomorrow morning I plan to join the Milwaukee Birders at Lakeshore State Park despite the forecast snow showers, to see if any ducks from up north have arrived yet. Wish me luck, and maybe I’ll see you there.
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 
Hi,
Just received the new post on my iPhone and can report that pics in today’s post appear only as image link icons inserted into the text. A rather barren landscape.
When I click on the links, I get well-proportioned images. But can open only image at a time. Again, the visual pop of the post, the ensemble of multiple colorful images really is markedly impaired.
I hope this disappointing news is helpful. I have intentionally refrained from downloading the Flickr app as others of your fans may, like me, have been used to enjoying your images without needing to make an additional app download.
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Hi,
I may have spoken too soon! On a return to re-view today’s post, the wonderful images themselves, rather than just link icons, were all there together! Yay!
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FYI, I have to click on these images to get them to appear. Most of the time the images are imbedded in your text—much more accessible.
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