The heat and humidity that had been promised for days have finally arrived, and it was 80°F and 80% humidity at 6:00 this morning. Jeepers! Given the breathless warnings on the evening news, I expected the weather, but I did not expect to spot this raccoon trotting across the parkway near the pollinator garden. “Sweetie,Continue reading “June finally delivers some real summer weather…”
Monthly Archives: June 2026
A morning of unusual sights…
The heat and humidity we’re in for did start to arrive by sunrise this morning, but the critters aren’t taking selfies yet, so I headed out to give them a hand. My first treat of the day was this mallard hen with a fresh-looking batch of ducklings on the river. This might be her firstContinue reading “A morning of unusual sights…”
Some birds on the wing…
I can see out our dining room window as I write this, that it has clouded up and started to sprinkle, but the weather was picture-perfect this morning. The sky was clear, if a little hazy, temps were about 10 degrees warmer than they’ve been in weeks, and the air was nearly still. As IContinue reading “Some birds on the wing…”
Yet another special guest shows up…
It was one more in a long string of gorgeous mornings in Estabrook Park, and I eagerly searched for the screech-owl from yesterday, but that appearance seems to have been a one-and-done. Oh well. I sure was thrilled to see it, even if for only one day. Instead, our special guest for today is thisContinue reading “Yet another special guest shows up…”
A nice blast from the past…
Despite the forecast, the sun hardly showed its face at all in Estabrook this morning. It was cool, calm, and dry, however, so it was still a pretty good time to look for wildlife. This first picture is quite dark, because I took it at 5:15 am, and the streetlights might have still been on,Continue reading “A nice blast from the past…”
The sun did come out, but I highly doubt that it dried up all the rain…
That rain, which we enjoyed for much of yesterday, was gone by sunrise, but it failed to take all the clouds with it, so we had a nice enough morning in Estabrook Park, while the sun dipped out for a bit every now and then. Young mallard ducklings keep emerging from the woods, if notContinue reading “The sun did come out, but I highly doubt that it dried up all the rain…”
Time again for some “deep cuts”…
It’s a rainy morning in Estabrook Park, Campers, and you know what that means. That’s right, it’s time to hit the arts and crafts pavilion, and pity the fools who signed up for waterfront today. Anyway, before we head over, there was a short gap in the precipitation soon after sunrise, and I snuck outContinue reading “Time again for some “deep cuts”…”
Plenty of early summer scenes…
Since it’s just more of the same today, I’ll skip the weather report and get right to the fun. The treats started early this morning when I spotted the wood duck with nine ducklings, on the riverbank just down the bluff from the middle playground. Here she is with three of them as they doContinue reading “Plenty of early summer scenes…”
Wowed in Estabrook some more…
As we all had hoped, it was a gorgeous morning for our weekly wildlife walk in Estabrook Park, and we had five early birds for the 7 am service. The pond was quiet again, but a great blue heron was fishing at the falls as we went down the stairs by the beer garden. ItContinue reading “Wowed in Estabrook some more…”
Retzer Nature Center!
We traded in the clear sky for calm air, but it was still another very nice morning in Estabrook Park, and the big surprise today was finding these three handsome amigos on the exposed river bottom, right beside the upstream island where I spotted the doe and fawn yesterday. I believe that I did alsoContinue reading “Retzer Nature Center!”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 