Author Archives: Andrew Dressel

Well, the rain seems finally to be taking a break, but it’s still cool and dreary out. Baby steps, right? I was out earlier than usual and saw no deer nor anyone on the pond, but the river was pretty busy. One blue heron and one sandpiper were there along with a couple dozen CanadaContinue reading “The rain lets up at last…”

It was yet another cool, dark, and dreary morning, and the deer were nowhere I could see. Perhaps I was too early or too late or they’re just fed up with the weather, too. Instead, there was one lone wood duck hen on the pond. There were no geese on the river, but a fewContinue reading “Will the sun ever return?”

The cool, damp, and dim mornings keep coming, and the park was nearly empty again today. The gang of four took advantage of the peace and quiet to sample the greenery on the east side of the southern parking lot, the crabapples and hostas in front of the Benjamin Church House, and the bur oakContinue reading “The gloom continues…”

Well, autumn is unofficially off to a cool, dark, damp, and breezy start. The silver lining, for me at least, was that the park was empty with not a car in all three lots. Sweet. Not that I don’t want to share! You are more than welcome to join me, but sometimes a little solitudeContinue reading “Autumn sticks its toe in the door…”

It was cooler and breezier this morning than yesterday, the park was just about empty, and this young deer took advantage of the moment to fill up on acorns in front of the Benjamin Church House. I’m sure the squirrels up in the tree busily knocking down the acorns were thrilled about that. The beaverContinue reading “Happy Labor Day.”

Wow, oh wow! What a fabulous morning! It was raining and blowing hard when we got up, but the rain moved out over the lake by 9am, the winds died down, and I could have heard a pin drop on the mudflats by the river as the sun tried to come out. The Farmers MarketContinue reading “The show seems to never end…”

It was another beautiful morning in Estabrook Park, perhaps the last one for a while, and the deer appeared to be especially frisky. There were just the four regulars today, and the youngsters were running and playing like puppies. They even provoked Mom at one point. The teenager seemed especially fascinated by the sensation ofContinue reading “Playtime before raintime…”

What a stunning morning! Cool, clear, crisp, and just crawling with deer. Here are six at once on the western edge of the southern soccer field. I think you can clearly see the darker color, which I mentioned yesterday, of both does, the second and fourth from the left. It started slowly. First there wereContinue reading “Is eight enough?”

I got to the park just around 6am where the air was cool and dry, the wind was strong enough already that I could hear it roaring through the towers, and the full moon was bright and clear in the western sky. With the wind like that, I didn’t expect to find much, but IContinue reading “The day of the mammals…”

I got a nice late start this morning, the weather was beautiful, as usual, and all the usual suspects were out and about. A wood duck hen and a blue heron were on the pond. The heron even caught a fish, which it handily swallowed in one clean gulp. A monarch, which seem to beContinue reading “All the usual suspects…”