Author Archives: Andrew Dressel

The line of thunderstorms forecast to roll through this morning got delayed a bit, perhaps in Chicago traffic, and I had some time to sneak into Estabrook Park. The skies were pretty dark, but I found some subjects willing to sit still for 1/125 of a second. The first one is this pretty green heronContinue reading “One more new face.”

Weather-wise, this morning in Estabrook Park was almost a perfect repeat of yesterday. The sky wasn’t quite as clear, but the cool breeze out of the northeast was a bit lighter, so I’ll take it! I had only reached the narrow part of the park, where the paved walking path goes right along the edgeContinue reading “A pretty fine way to start the week…”

We had some thunderstorms roll through last evening, but they took all the clouds with them, so it was a very nice morning in Estabrook Park. I stopped by the river on my way to the pond, and I was thrilled to find a family of Canada geese there. I have no way of knowingContinue reading “More old friends return…”

Anne and I are in Chicago this morning to visit some relatives passing through, so here are the rest of the pictures from yesterday that I couldn’t cram into yesterday’s post. Right after seeing the grosbeak, I was thrilled to also get one more chance at an eastern towhee portrait. This guy was more elusive,Continue reading “May the 4th Be With You”

This morning started out wet and grey, though not as wet as forecast, thankfully, and I was able to hit Estabrook soon after 6 am. Man-oh-man, was the place ever hoppin’ with birds! I counted 66 species. Here’s my first rose-breasted grosbeak of the season. I also saw a female with him, but she soonContinue reading “Spring appears to be in full swing now!”

I made it back to Wisconsin safely last evening, after a great week in Connecticut, and ventured back into Estabrook Park this morning, despite the cloudy skies, to see who might have arrived while I was away. Holy Moly! What a difference a week can make at this time of year. I counted 19 speciesContinue reading “Many happy returns…”

I’ve got a plane to catch today, so I’ve gotta be quick with this. The skies were dark again this morning, but the air was very still and not too cool, so the bugs were up, and the birds were happy. My sister, Deb, had to go to work early, so I was on myContinue reading “Time for me to fly away home…”

The clouds were thick and dark in Connecticut this morning, but they weren’t leaking, and my sister was game anyway for going to see who might be up, so we headed back to the Broad Brook Reservoir. The herons and cormorants were still congregating in the trees on the island, and here’s a heron bringingContinue reading “The reservoir thrills some more.”

Despite raining over the last two nights, the daytime weather continues to be beautiful out here. Yesterday afternoon, my sister, my niece, and I revisited the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail, and I was surprised to find this blue jay uncharacteristically perching out in the open and staying put as I took pictures. Farther south, myContinue reading “A second chance…”

It was grey and rainy this morning in Connecticut, so I wasn’t able to get any pictures to show you, even though my sister and I did go out and look. Instead, let me show you a couple more pictures from that fabulous photo shoot I had with the titmouse on Friday. And now withContinue reading “The “Provisions State” slips a bit.”