Another buck, some little birds, and an assist from Guatemala.

It was a very pretty morning in Estabrook Park with clear blue skies, although the wind had picked up and it sure did cool off quite a bit since yesterday.

Oddly, the only sight I saw worthy of a picture is this buck on the river between the islands, and I believe it is a third individual with a set of antlers unlike those on either of the bucks we saw on Friday.

Since I have all this room left today, here’s another look at the song sparrow by the river on Friday.

And another look at the American tree sparrow by the river on Wednesday.

I did not see a redpoll today, and there were a slew of other folks hoping to see one too, but I did see one again yesterday. The pictures did not come out as nice as the ones on Thursday, so here’s another look at that one.

I see that I never got to show you the snowy egret we saw in Flores, Guatemala, so here it is. I don’t believe we’ve seen one since the first one I saw in Brazil.

While we’re looking back to Guatemala, here’s another look at the amazing gartered violaceous trogon in Tikal so you can see the pretty pattern on its tail.

Finally, here’s a look at the out-/bottom/ventral side of a banded peacock butterfly of which we first saw the in-/top/dorsal side last February at the old sugar mill museum, Museo Regional del Trapiche, in San Jerónimo, Guatemala.

Lastly, the weather forecast for our weekly wildlife walk at 8 tomorrow morning looks perfect, with more clear skies, nearly still air, and seasonably cool temps, so I hope to see you there.