This morning was jammed full of doctor’s appointments for my folks, so I didn’t get out to look for wildlife until after lunch. I went straight to the Fresh Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary across the river, but by then, it seems, most of the critters were already down for their naps, so the sightings were few and far between.
Near the end of my walk, however, I did find this gorgeous creature, a red-tailed hawk, who appeared to be getting an early start to hunting its dinner. As you can see, we were having a beautiful blue-sky day, and I was able to get the sun at my back, so the lighting was perfect.
And that was the one good picture I was able to scrounge up this afternoon. Thus, with so much room to fill, here’s one more look at the wigeon drake from yesterday at Hannover Pond.
And that’s the whole show for today, I’m afraid. Tomorrow, I travel back to Milwaukee, which will take most of the day, so I highly doubt that I’ll have anything new for you, and I’ll dig up a few more highlights from 2025 instead.
In other news, I’ll be showing pictures at the Friends of Estabrook Annual Meeting, at 7pm on Wednesday, January 28, in the Blatz Pavilion at Lincoln Park. In previous years, I was able to borrow a projector from work or use the one brought by the main presenter, but neither seem to be an option this year. Thus, if you know of a projector that I can borrow for that evening and that takes HDMI from a laptop, please let me know.
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 