Sure, it was foggy, cloudy, and even a little breezy in Estabrook Park this morning, but there was a short gap in the clouds at one point, and at least I didn’t get chased home by rain for a change.
All the regulars were at the pond when I arrived, and here are a pair of wood ducks up on a log to preen and nap.
Here’s a young great blue heron, who seemed quite intent on its fishing. There was also a green heron and a belted kingfisher, but I’ve shown you plenty pictures of them lately.
As I was checking the birds on the river, this hairy woodpecker put in a somewhat rare appearance.
The surprise visitor of the day was this solo double-crested cormorant fishing in the river between the islands, and here it is up out of the water to take a break and dry off.
At one point, there was a big enough gap in the cloud cover for some blue sky and sunshine to appear, which was quite nice, and this eastern wood-pewee seemed to think so, too.
By the time I reached what’s left of the weeds beside the soccer fields at the south end, there was even a dragonfly, this male widow skimmer, trying to soak up some sun.
Finally, there were several butterflies out and about as well, so I was able to replenish my supply of colorful pictures, and here’s a Peck’s skipper on a thistle blossom.
Lastly, the forecast calls for clear skies tomorrow morning, for the first time I’ll experience this month, so maybe I’ll be able to get us some more warbler pictures. One can only hope, right?
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 