Author Archives: Andrew Dressel

Wow! Our luck with this beautiful weather just keeps holding. No matter what Billie Joe Armstrong says, I’m glad I’m not sleeping through this September. I did sleep a little extra this morning, though, and by the time I got to the pond, there were already two guys taking pictures of the wood ducks onContinue reading “Some new faces and new behaviors…”

The beautiful weather continues in Estabrook today, and more asters continue to open throughout the park, so I hope you get a chance to visit. When I arrived this morning, things were a little quieter than last time at the pond, with 7-8 wood ducks, one green heron, one young night heron, but no blueContinue reading “Still some pretty sights to see…”

The weather was perfect again, and with the nip in the morning air and some leaves beginning to change color, it’s really starting to feel like autumn in Estabrook. After finding no herons or just the sleepy night-heron at the pond recently, I was surprised to find three different herons there is morning. The youngContinue reading “Estabrook still surprises…”

So I waited a bit before venturing out, and it seems that all the birds just passing through had already gotten their worms and were either laying low, had already moved on, or had not yet arrived. Luckily, there were several regulars about who may have also waited the morning out with me. At theContinue reading “It was a dark and stormy morning…”

The day didn’t look very nice, with grey skies that dimmed the light pretty good at times, but the cooler air was nice, and the critters in Estabrook were out anyway and making the most of it. There were no herons that I could find at the pond again, but the wood ducks took itContinue reading “The park is abuzz, despite the clouds…”

Summer appears to be staging a comeback today, it felt like a nice August morning in the park, and the birds appeared to be making the best of it while it lasts. There were no herons at the pond, finally, but there were ten, yes ten, wood ducks on the water, and here’s one sharp-lookingContinue reading “Feels like summer again…”

Our string of picture-perfect weather continues, and there are still enough critters out and about to make a visit to Estabrook interesting. I thought at first that I would have to report that there were finally no herons on the pond, but our night-heron had simply moved to a new spot on the island. ThereContinue reading “A rewarding morning in Estabrook”

The weather in Estabrook this morning has snapped right back to beautiful, after all the excitement of yesterday’s downpour, and I hope you get to enjoy it while it lasts. Life on the pond continues to wind down slowly, despite a nice surprise now and then, and our young night-heron was dozing off in itsContinue reading “Some surprises still…”

The air felt even cooler, dryer, and calmer than yesterday with the same blue sky and warm sun, so just a perfect morning in Estabrook. The critters, however, must have heard about the holiday and most seemed to be taking the day off, but some still needed to catch their breakfast anyway, holiday or no.Continue reading “Happy Labor Day!”

What a perfect morning in Estabrook! The air was cool, dry, and calm. The sky was blue, and the sun came out. There was even another running race on the path and the Farmers Market on the parkway. Happily for us, the critters weren’t too put out by the crowds yet, seemed to enjoy theContinue reading “A whole lot going on in Estabrook!”