Author Archives: Andrew Dressel

Despite the grey skies, fog coming off the cold water, and threat of rain, I did go to the park this morning, but I didn’t expect much, and that’s what I got. The good news is that I had plenty of time to collect a lot of the litter deposited along the riverbank by theContinue reading “Grey skies, nothing but grey skies…”

Here’s a second look at some of the sights from yesterday, and first up is the downy woodpecker all aglow in the morning sun. The junco didn’t give me more than that one pose, but the chickadee sure did. I took a lot of pictures of the bufflehead as it floated back and forth, andContinue reading “Second looks”

It was another beautiful blue-sky morning in Estabrook, and the low sun gave these mallards a gorgeous golden glow. This downy woodpecker caught some of that same glow just a bit upstream. And so did this blue heron, who has been in that same spot for three days in a row now. As I approachedContinue reading “Things settle down after the storm.”

It was a beautiful morning in Estabrook with blue skies, bright sun, a light breeze, and seasonal temperatures. I was surprised, however, that I barely saw a little bird. Sure, I could hear cardinals, chickadees, nuthatches, and juncos, but everyone must have been too busy to sit for a picture today. Instead, we’re left withContinue reading “More mammals!”

I wasn’t even sure I wanted to bother heading out this morning with the way the wind was howling, so I didn’t expect to see much when I did go, but you never know, right? Wonders never cease, however, and look who finally decided to make an appearance! I first spotted it right on theContinue reading “A quick visit before the snow…”

If you’ve looked outside today, you might guess from the gloomy skies that this morning got off to a slow start, and you’d be right. On the flip side, the winds were calm, the temperatures were mild, and no precipitation was falling, yet. As I walked north along the river, several downy woodpeckers put onContinue reading “Doggone it! I forgot the title again.”

What a pretty morning to return to Estabrook! The skies stayed gray, but the fresh snow was marvelous. I spotted another bald eagle over the river this morning, a mature one with a white tail and head this time, but it didn’t want to stick around for pictures. Don’t worry. I’ll get one for youContinue reading “Our first dusting of snow…”

This afternoon, I went for a little hike with my sister, niece, and brother in Sleeping Giant State Park, about 8 miles down the road from my mom and dad’s place. As we reached what might be described as the chin of the “sleeping giant”, my niece, Lizzy, spotted these characters perched right on theContinue reading “A fascinating little surprise…”

Sorry about the radio silence. I’m on a quick trip out east for my mom’s birthday, and I thought for sure that I would have had time before now to send out an update, but clearly I thought wrong. I haven’t been able to take any new pictures in the park, obviously, but I doContinue reading “Sisters be sending me pics…”

It was nice and mild this morning, but I didn’t think it was ever going to get light out. The streetlights didn’t turn off until 8am, and that’s when I finally headed out the door. The first surprise came just above the falls where I found the hooded merganser hen taking a nap all byContinue reading “December Surprises!”