We were so impressed by what we saw on Cerro del Fortín yesterday morning, that we hiked back up there before breakfast today. One treat was finding more gray silky-flycatchers, which I first excitedly showed you from the central square in Puebla on Tuesday. It turns out that they are quite social, and we countedContinue reading “More sights from Oaxaca..”
Monthly Archives: October 2026
Oh, Oaxaca!
As I mentioned yesterday, we woke up in Oaxaca this morning and casually assembled on the rooftop terrace of the fabulous Hotel Azucenas that Anne had found for us. As we sipped our caffeinated beverage of choice and watched the sun come up over the city, this stunning dusky hummingbird (Phaeoptila sordida), a first forContinue reading “Oh, Oaxaca!”
Puebla, Mexico!
That’s right, we’re in Mexico, and it’s been a long couple of days, but I do finally have some pictures to show you. We were lucky enough to have two good friends tag along on this trip, Donna, whom you know from the Milwaukee Birders, and her husband, Mike, who spotted the ruby-throated hummingbird nestContinue reading “Puebla, Mexico!”
And we’re off…
As I mentioned yesterday, I wasn’t able to join the weekly wildlife walk in Estabrook Park this morning because Anne and I were already on our way to our next destination. I still don’t want to ruin the surprise, but when I asked our AI overlords which of the birds that I’ve already shown youContinue reading “And we’re off…”
Hot pursuit…
The wind was already blowing pretty good by sunrise, so I didn’t have high hopes for this morning’s outing in Estabrook Park. The sun was shining, however, so it was a pretty day to look at, in any case. Once again, I didn’t see any new birds on the pond or the river, but IContinue reading “Hot pursuit…”
That’ll frost your pumpkin…
Temps were somewhere in the mid-thirties this morning, depending on exactly where you mounted your thermometer. Plus, the sky was clear and the air was still, so we had our first frost of the season in Estabrook Park. Despite the cool weather, we still have a few wood ducks on the pond, and here’s aContinue reading “That’ll frost your pumpkin…”
It’s beginning to feel like November…
Yeah. I was tempted to use that famous line, but then I thought better of it. Anyway, it was cool, cloudy, and windy this morning in Estabrook Park, and I was surprised to see much at all, which makes the surprises I did see all that more surprising. As soon as I entered the parkContinue reading “It’s beginning to feel like November…”
I don’t see that everyday…
The transformation to traditional fall weather continued this morning in Estabrook Park, and by 7am it wasn’t even clear if the sun was going to bother rising at all today. Luckily, my fears were exaggerated, as usual, and the sun did manage to rise, so I went to go see who I could see. WithContinue reading “I don’t see that everyday…”
More excuses than pictures…
Our stretch of beautiful weather has finally run its course, and it was indeed cool, cloudy, and breezy this morning in Estabrook Park. Worse, the critters seemed even more bummed out by the sudden change than I was, and I struggled to get even a couple of pictures. Without the pretty reflection of vegetation onContinue reading “More excuses than pictures…”
Our mellow October days may be numbered…
Despite threats of a wind out of the northwest, our stretch of beautiful weather continued this morning in Estabrook Park. I didn’t have as much time as I usually do to enjoy it, however, because I had someone coming to give our boiler its annual checkup, and they expected to arrive “between nine and noon,”Continue reading “Our mellow October days may be numbered…”
