Author Archives: Andrew Dressel

It was dark, breezy, and wet at sunrise this morning, and I’ve got a 9am meeting to attend, so instead of trying to rush through Estabrook cursing the lack of light and time, I’m going to take the opportunity to show you a few more pictures from our trip to the Brazilian Amazon instead. First,Continue reading “Trip pics part 3”

Anne and I hosted our grandson last night, and he wanted to visit Estabrook with me this morning, so that’s what we did. He’s just turned six, so the three-mile hike to the north end and back was a bit of a stretch for him, but the little trooper made it the whole way underContinue reading “Estabrook Park with a guest and trip pics part 2”

It was a very nice morning to return to Estabrook Park. The air was cool and still, and the sky was mostly clear. I counted nine wood ducks and one great blue heron on the pond, but the fun really started on the river at the north end. There I found the first eagle IContinue reading “Return to Estabrook and trip pics part 1”

We’re supposed to be back by now, but maybe I’ll be exhausted and not have the energy to visit Estabrook already. So, just in case, here’s a kingfisher with a crayfish.

Here are the four wood duck ducklings, from the second brood on the pond, who are still recognizable as ducklings today.

Here’s a picture of a great egret who had just caught itself a nice little fish out of the river.

Man, this trip is taking longer than I thought. I bet we’re having an amazing time, right? Anyway, here’s that picture of a mink who had just caught a crayfish off the shore of the northern island back in July.

Here’s a grackle back in July who found itself a crayfish claw.

Here’s a male wood duck on the pond and in juvenile or eclipse plumage who had just caugh a tadpole back in July.

Here’s a female goldfinch filling up on musk thistle seeds beside the soccer fields back in July.