This is gonna be short, ’cause it’s late, and I am beat. Anne and Deb did graduate from their Spanish classes this morning, and then we did drive down the lake shore to catch a ferry to the island of Ometepe, but before that all happened, I got to visit the lake front and riverContinue reading “A fine farewell from Granada…”
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On the 5th day, Nicaragua rested…
We did make it to the Masaya volcano this afternoon, and we did see and smell plenty of sulfurous gas wafting out of a giant caldera, but we did not manage to see any glowing lava. Oh well. There is enough gas these days, however, that they do try to limit tourists’ time at theContinue reading “On the 5th day, Nicaragua rested…”
Nicaragua day 4 says “hold my beer!”
The sky was cloudy and the air was nearly still when the sun came up in Granada this morning, and I did not know that either were even possible here, so after three days of clear skies and strong winds, both were a treat. The next treat was spotting this tiny green kingfisher at theContinue reading “Nicaragua day 4 says “hold my beer!””
Nicaragua continues to deliver on day 3 …
It was another gorgeous morning in Granada, but Deb and I didn’t have much luck before breakfast today, so when she and Anne went to class, I went back to the river that had been so fruitful yesterday. There, I didn’t see any more species that were new to me, but I did finally getContinue reading “Nicaragua continues to deliver on day 3 …”
Nicaragua, Day 2. More new beauties…
As promised, Anne and Deb did indeed go to Spanish class this morning, but we had breakfast before they went, and even before that we had a solid hour to look for wildlife from the rooftop patio of our hotel as the sun came up over Granada. There was plenty to see, but the bestContinue reading “Nicaragua, Day 2. More new beauties…”
Nicaragua Day 1!
Sorry this is so late today, but Anne and I finally arrived at our initial destination, Managua, Nicaragua, just after midnight this morning. We hustled to our hotel by the airport, woke up my sister, Deb, who had arrived earlier yesterday, and hit the sack as fast as we could. This morning, we were wokenContinue reading “Nicaragua Day 1!”
The babies of 2025…
While I’m traveling today, let me show you some of the babies we got to welcome into Estabrook Park last year. The first ones came in March, when I started to see the amazing great horned owlets, although I had to keep them under wraps until the end of May. Sorry about that. In April,Continue reading “The babies of 2025…”
Another mystery potentially solved…
The forecast lake effect snow held off till after 9am today, and the weather was otherwise relatively mild, compared to what we’ve been enjoying lately, so it was a pleasant morning in Estabrook Park. The critters, on the other hand, seemed to act as though heavy snow was imminent, and I only had one decentContinue reading “Another mystery potentially solved…”
Buena Vista Prairie Chicken Meadow
First, thanks to all of you who came out to the Friends of Estabrook Annual Meeting last evening. We had a great turnout for such a cold day, and I’m sorry that I didn’t get to show as many pictures as I had expected, but Harold had a lot of ground to cover. Now, onContinue reading “Buena Vista Prairie Chicken Meadow”
Don’t forget to insert title here…
Our current deep freeze remains quite persistent, and the weather this morning in Estabrook Park was nearly the same as yesterday. Things were pretty quiet along the river, and on my way upstream I saw a couple of goldeneyes, a few common mergansers, and a few mallards, but no pictures I felt compelled to take.Continue reading “Don’t forget to insert title here…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 