Author Archives: Andrew Dressel

The pea soup continued this morning, but I needed a walk anyway, so into Estabrook Park I went. I could see at least a bit of one owl on the island, I believe, and an eagle stopped by to perch above the far shore for a bit, but neither made good pictures in this weather.Continue reading “More shades of gray…”

The weather must have heard me complaining about how dark it was yesterday morning and took that as a challenge because the fog is as thick as pea soup this morning. If a coyote was fighting a bald eagle over a green-winged teal on the pond that they both wanted for breakfast, I don’t thinkContinue reading “Pea soup for the soul…”

Oof! As if the dark, heavy cloud cover wasn’t bad enough, this morning we also had a bit of fog to help dim the sights. If I were taking moody pictures of bare trees, this would be great, but that’s somebody else’s blog. Luckily, a couple of nice big birds were content to sit realContinue reading “Thank goodness for big birds…”

The dark grey skies have returned, with a vengeance, but I am happy to report that so have the critters. I don’t mean to say that today was the most amazing day ever, but it sure was a whole lot better than yesterday. I’ve been seeing this muskrat, who appears to make its home onContinue reading “Maybe they prefer the grey skies…”

As nice as the weather was, it was a very slow morning in Estabrook Park. The only picture I managed to take worth showing is of this Cooper’s hawk who swooped over the parkway south of the pond and perched low in the woods south of the dog park. It sure looked like it wasContinue reading “A slow, slow morning in Estabrook Park.”

It sure felt as cold as forecast, but the breeze was light, and the sun was out for a bit, so it was a pretty nice morning in Estabrook Park. The pond was completely frozen over again, and the river was starting to ice up, but I hear it is not supposed to last. OhContinue reading “Look who came in with the cold…”

Wow, was it windy in Estabrook Park this morning! It took the actual 30°F air temperature down to a “RealFeel®” temp of 18°F. Brisk! The skies were clear, however, and that’s a nice change of pace for this month. The big surprise guest today is this slightly shell-shocked-looking male red-breasted merganser on the river justContinue reading “Look who the wind blew in…”

After all the excitement of yesterday, things were pretty slow and quiet in Estabrook Park today. There were only two great horned owls, the pair in a tree together, and here’s the less shy one. The male belted kingfisher was plying his trade over the river at the north end again, and here he isContinue reading “Taking it down a few notches…”

It sure was a crazy morning in Estabrook Park today. The skies were grey, but the forecast rain never came, at least until noon as I write this, and the wildlife put on an amazing show. The first nice treat was finding a mature bald eagle over the northern island in the river. The firstContinue reading “What a crazy morning…”

Our recent run of nice weather continued this morning, so I was able to get into Estabrook Park nice and early again. I was a little surprised that this eastern cottontail rabbit, beside the path along the western edge of the southern soccer fields and the likes of whom I see often in the springContinue reading “A morning of unexpected sights…”