Author Archives: Andrew Dressel

It was a soggy morning in Estabrook, but the winds were light, the snow didn’t materialize, and there was a lot more activity than I expected. I went straight to the river again, and didn’t see the osprey this morning, but there was a blue heron just off the near shore where the river getsContinue reading “No snow, yet…”

It was cool and blustery again this morning, but the sun came out for a bit, and that helped a lot. Plus, I went straight down to the river to get out of some of that wind, and it turns out that I wasn’t the only one. Our resident osprey had already caught its breakfastContinue reading “Big Birds!”

The thick cloud cover kept things pretty dark, and the strong wind had most critters laying low this morning. Some, however, were hardy enough or hungry enough to brave the weather anyway, and here they are. A trio of deer, perhaps a doe and two of her youngsters almost all grown up, were grazing underContinue reading “Slim Pickin’s!”

Here’s one more look at that magnificent buck from yesterday. I guess if you’re stickler for symmetry, this guy would lose some points for that 5th little tine on his right rack, but luckily for him, we’re not sticklers, and neither is that doe he was with, we can hope. We’re all just thrilled toContinue reading “Second, and maybe third, looks.”

Overnight lows were still above freezing, but the clear skies provided us with a nice thick coating of frost again this morning, which made a pretty backdrop for our opening scene. Yup another doe and her buck, an 8-pointer this time, were checking out the soccer fields early this morning. I never had a goodContinue reading “The warm spell is over”

Got no time for the park today, sadly, but recent visits have been so great that I’ve got some pictures left over. Here the doe at the south end checking out the beach volleyball court. She may have left some Park Raisinets™, and I can’t say for sure, but I’d be skeptical of any candyContinue reading “Rehash Tuesday!”

It was a nice enough morning in the park, but pretty low key. Maybe the critters all heard about the Packer game yesterday afternoon, and even the mild weather wasn’t enough to perk them back up yet. This doe, nevertheless, was still hungry and found a jackpot on the ground beneath a crabapple tree atContinue reading “Slow Monday…”

It was an extraordinary morning in Estabrook Park, and not just for the spectacular weather, but also for the amazing variety of critters out and about. Perhaps last week reminded them that winter is on its way, and they are taking advantage of one more nice warm day to get ready. First up is thisContinue reading “The band plays on!”

I know it’s late, and I’m sorry about that. A buddy asked for my help installing a kitchen sink today, and that’s a life pleasure I just couldn’t let get away. I did, however, get to the park early this morning and here are the highlights. First, the buck from yesterday must have wanted aContinue reading “Park Report, Late Edition.”

It was a beautiful morning in Estabrook, warmer than last time, but still cool enough, with the crystal-clear skies overnight, to frost the grass. My outing got off to an exciting start when this buck darted across the parkway and then kindly paused in the brush for me to catch up. I didn’t see aContinue reading “More of the November new normal…”