Brrrr! It was a tad brisk this morning in Estabrook Park. Happily, the forecast lake effect snow stayed south of us, the wind didn’t feel nearly as strong as I feared, and the sky was crystal clear. It was cold enough, for the first time this season, to freeze small puddles solid and form iceContinue reading “Now that’s a cold snap!”
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Winter gives us a taste of things to come…
It was cloudy, cold, and windy this morning at Lakeshore State Park, but at least the snow had stopped by sunrise. I don’t know which shock did it, or if it was the combination, but most of the birds were in hiding, and we only counted 7 species. Happily, one of those species was theContinue reading “Winter gives us a taste of things to come…”
A little HTML before the snow flies…
Thanks to everyone who took the time to respond to the image handling test I sent out earlier today. It appears that WordPress’s “custom HTML” block does solve most of the problems that folks were having with images, so I’m gonna try using only that today and see what I inadvertently break next. As forecast,Continue reading “A little HTML before the snow flies…”
Image handling test…
As you may know, I use WordPress to format these posts and email them to you. Also, WordPress only provides 3gb of image storage, which I quickly burned through, so I have been hosting the images on Flickr and embedding them in my posts. This works mostly fine. The problem is that some of youContinue reading “Image handling test…”
Autumn is sure here now…
Anne and I arrived home safe, sound, and on time last evening, which is always nice. In Estabrook Park this morning it was cool, but not cold, windy, and sunny, which is also nice for a November day in southeastern Wisconsin. The critters seemed miffed, however, perhaps because I was away for so long, andContinue reading “Autumn is sure here now…”
One more post before I go…
As promised, Anne and I head home today, but I had time before breakfast for one more walk around the Crooked Tree Lodge, and I am sure glad I did. This little cutie is a green kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana), who I also first saw in Brazil, but had failed to capture on film until today.Continue reading “One more post before I go…”
Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary
Anne and I arrived at the Crooked Tree Lodge mid-afternoon yesterday, and the sights have been fantastic. If you read this blog, and I hope you do, then you know that Anne has taken me to some wonderful places, and I have had the good fortune to see plenty of amazing creatures, but I haveContinue reading “Crooked Tree Wildlife Sanctuary”
Caye Caulker keeps up the pace…
Anne and I took the ferry back to the mainland this morning, but before we left, I had one more outing to look for wildlife on Caye Cauker, and what an outing it was. We’ve seen blue herons, and white egrets, and even a blue heron that is white for its first year, but whatContinue reading “Caye Caulker keeps up the pace…”
More tropical surprises…
It was another day in paradise, out here on Caye Caulker, and we got an early start exploring the south end of the island. There were a lot of wonderful things to see, but a highlight has got to be my very first adult yellow-crowned night heron. Long time readers will surely recognize the nameContinue reading “More tropical surprises…”
Back to Belize…
Anne and I spent most of the morning traveling, but we arrived on Caye Cauker, off the coast of Belize, in time for a late lunch. It was a bit of a challenge for me to focus on food, however, because the place was alive with wild and wonderful new birds. I’ve had the goodContinue reading “Back to Belize…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 