Author Archives: Andrew Dressel

The winds were whippin’ out of the south this morning, and it seemed that just about everyone was sleeping in. I barely saw a soul, and certainly nothing to photograph, until I reached the north end. There was no sign of the bufflehead or the mergansers this morning, and a blue heron was on theContinue reading “A couple of late-season surprises…”

I’ve gotta go give an exam this morning, but the sky isn’t the beautiful blue that we had yesterday, so I don’t mind so much. Plus, there were so many pretty sights yesterday, I’ve got some more to show you today. Here’s another, slightly blurry, look at that red-tailed hawk that really shows off itsContinue reading “You know the drill…”

The thermometer said 21° this morning, and the manual for my camera assured me it was good for 14°, so we were good to go with 7° to spare! That’s a good thing, too, because the sky was crystal clear, and it would have been a crying shame to miss the park today. The firstContinue reading “Puttin’ the “brrrr” in “brisk”!”

Skies were cloudy at sunrise again, so I took my sweet time getting to the park, and this handsome devil was waiting along the river trail to welcome me. How’s that for an auspicious start? The next fun sight was this little cutie enjoying a muskrat’s breakfast at the river’s edge just a bit southContinue reading “Yet another big bird!”

It was cloudy but much warmer than yesterday, and my morning in Estabrook got off to an interesting start when I spotted this herring gull with a fish in the river near the south end. We haven’t gotten to see much of that. Things were quiet again until I approached the abandoned bridge abutment belowContinue reading “Plenty of black, white, and blue”

Well, it was a beautiful morning in Estabrook, as forecast, but everyone must already be on the road for the Thanksgiving holiday because just about nobody was home. I did manage to catch this red-bellied woodpecker, who I’ve heard but haven’t seen much of lately. Near the same spot, where the river is wide andContinue reading “A slow day at the portrait studio”

I didn’t make it to the park today, I am sorry to say, even though the morning looked as beautiful as forecast, at least before the winds came up, the clouds blew in, and the flurries started. Anyway, I do have a couple of pictures in my back pocket that might be able to tideContinue reading “Three birds and a buck”

Wow, it was dark and warm this morning, and the sky barely started to lighten when the sun supposedly rose. Dawn could not be denied, however, the sky eventually did lighten, and I ventured into Estabrook to see if anyone was up yet. It turns out, they weren’t. Ha! Despite our amazing luck lately withContinue reading “What a bunch of sleepy-heads!”

As promised, here’s the rest of the story. After that special encounter yesterday with the two does and two bucks on the river at the south end, I continued north along the river path looking for the osprey. Well, I never did see the osprey, but as I approached where the river gets wide andContinue reading “Insert “part 2” pun here.”

It all started with just one doe, whom I accidentally spooked as I made my way north along the river trail from the southern end. At first, she bolted inland, but when I didn’t pursue, she came back, crossed the trail, and continued down to the river. I continued a bit north along the trailContinue reading “Dance of the River Deer”