It was a dark and stormy morning in Estabrook, but there was a gap between the showers, so I snuck into the park to see who I could see. Things got off to a nice start when I caught a glimpse of this darling young Cooper’s hawk gliding into this tree for a landing. AsContinue reading “They called a committee meeting…”
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Some fun sights before the skies opened up…
I know it’s late, but I spent a lot of time on campus today, so now is when I can get to this. This morning started out pretty nice. Sure, it was warm and humid, but the air was very still, and the clouds weren’t too thick, so I was able to reach the pondContinue reading “Some fun sights before the skies opened up…”
A bit of Connecticut may have followed me home…
I hadn’t even reached the pond when the warbler show began in Estabrook Park this morning. There was a bit of black plastic on the grass just south of the middle parking lot, and as I reached down to collect it, I noticed a little movement in the hedge about 20 feet away. When IContinue reading “A bit of Connecticut may have followed me home…”
Birds of September…
I did arrive safely in Milwaukee this afternoon, after two perfectly uneventful Delta flights, which is just how I like them, but I won’t get into Estabrook until tomorrow morning, so let’s refresh our memories of who we might see coming through the park this month. I look forward to seeing thrushes again, and here’s aContinue reading “Birds of September…”
One more surprise from the seaside…
We all stopped by my brother’s place yesterday afternoon, and as we sat around on his back patio chitchatting, this little cutie, a young or female ruby-throated hummingbird, sat with us for a moment or two. That’s the only picture of wildlife I managed to get yesterday, so this morning my sister and I triedContinue reading “One more surprise from the seaside…”
Back to Long Island Sound…
Deb didn’t have to work yesterday, so we drove back down to the Sandy Point Bird Sanctuary early in the morning. The gates weren’t even open yet when we arrived, so we had to park down the road a bit, and our reward for being so early was finding this osprey enjoying its breakfast onContinue reading “Back to Long Island Sound…”
The B-team…
As I mentioned yesterday, my other sister did fly in last night, but her flight was delayed and didn’t arrive until 2am, so nobody was in the mood this morning to go looking for wildlife. Thus I get to show you some more birds we saw yesterday morning in the fabulous Sandy Point Bird Sanctuary at theContinue reading “The B-team…”
So we headed for the coast…
Since we weren’t having much luck in and around Cheshire this trip, I surprised Deb at 5 am this morning with the suggestion that we try someplace new: the Sandy Point Bird Sanctuary at the mouth of New Haven harbor. Amazingly, she was game, so off we went. It was a bit of a drive,Continue reading “So we headed for the coast…”
The good start peters out…
I don’t have much to show you again today, but that’s not for lack of trying. My sister, Deb, and I set out early and hit Hannover Pond, where we saw all the ducks last winter, and Broad Brook Reservoir, where we saw the heronry and the aerie a few springs ago, but nobody wantedContinue reading “The good start peters out…”
Off to a good start, out here in CT…
I did make it safely to my folks’ place in Connecticut this morning, and thanks for your safe travel wishes. I couldn’t very well walk in the door and say, “Hi, I’ll be back in a couple of hours!” So, I don’t have a lot of pictures for you yet, but this one beauty parkedContinue reading “Off to a good start, out here in CT…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 