The wildfire smoke has pretty much cleared out, at least for now, and it was a nice morning for a walk in Estabrook Park. The critters that live there, however, seemed to be not really in the mood for pictures, but I tried my best, and I did get a couple.
I watched this great blue heron catch a couple of fish in short order, so perhaps that’s why it was more willing than the others to put up with me spectating from the riverbank.
Our pectoral sandpiper has moved on already, which isn’t too surprising given how far it still has to go, but the solitary sandpiper, which only has to get to the Gulf of Mexico, was still with us.
I didn’t see any notable mammals today, but this red squirrel gave me a very nice pose yesterday.
I was surprised to discover that I haven’t shown you a common whitetail dragonfly yet this year, given that I see them about as much as any of the others, and they are very good at posing for the camera, so here you go.
This great black digger wasp, on the other hand, is a little trickier to catch sitting still, and that might explain why I haven’t shown you one since 2020.
Finally, I counted at least four different common buckeyes this morning, each with different signs of wear on their wings, and this one looked the freshest.
I see that the temperatures are forecast to be back in the 60s tomorrow morning, after starting today at 81°F, so that will be a very pleasant change of pace, and I can’t wait to see how the denizens of Estabrook react to that, if at all.
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 