Wow! It sure is a very gray day in Estabrook Park, but the good news, at least for folks who have been less than thrilled with the recent winter weather, is that the temps are mild, the breeze is very light, and there has been hardly any precipitation at all. Even better, three folks turnedContinue reading “Some dashes of brown to dilute all the gray…”
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A chilly but pretty morning at Lakeshore State Park…
Our recent winter weather roller coaster, at least temperature wise, continued with a plunge back into the teens overnight after soaring into the balmy low forties yesterday afternoon. I arrived at Lakeshore State Park just after sunrise but in time to greet the few solstice revelers who had braved the cold to mark the occasionContinue reading “A chilly but pretty morning at Lakeshore State Park…”
The birds take a break…
The skies have cleared up now, but they were pretty dark and cloudy this morning in Estabrook Park. The good news is that the clouds hardly leaked at all, and they rode into town on a warming trend, so it’s 40° now, and it was just below freezing at sunrise. Things got off to aContinue reading “The birds take a break…”
Plenty of woodpeckers in Estabrook…
After taking a couple of days off, winter came roaring back with a vengeance overnight, and temps were back into the low teens by morning. On top of that, the wind was forecast to be 24 mph at sunrise, so the windchill was below zero. Yikes! At least the sun was out, so if IContinue reading “Plenty of woodpeckers in Estabrook…”
A short-eared owl at Killsnake
The December thaw continues to deepen this morning in Estabrook Park, and the air is full of moisture, either falling from the thick cloud cover above, or rising off the snow below into the warm air, so it’s not a great morning for taking pictures. Instead, let me show you some from a little fieldContinue reading “A short-eared owl at Killsnake”
A December thaw…
I love a cold and snowy winter as much as the next guy, maybe even more. Why else would I live in Wisconsin, right? Nevertheless, I sure did enjoy a morning in Estabrook Park with temps above freezing, nearly still air, and a warm sun. It would appear that the critters did, too. I’ve beenContinue reading “A December thaw…”
Catch-up day, perhaps…
It was a very nice morning in Estabrook Park, with temps in the positive teens, for the first time in a while, a light breeze, and mostly clear skies. The critters, however, were making themselves scarce for some reason that I don’t really know. Perhaps they were all just too busy making up for lostContinue reading “Catch-up day, perhaps…”
Ducks on ice…
We had two folks join the weekly wildlife walk this morning, despite the cold, which is a 100% increase over the previous two weeks. Woo hoo! What we didn’t have, however, was critters posing for pictures. The most notable sighting was probably the young bald eagle, whom we saw gliding over the river several times,Continue reading “Ducks on ice…”
The current deep freeze bottoms out…
The temperature this morning in Estabrook Park was the negative of yesterday’s, and the breeze was still blowing pretty good, so the wind chill was down into the negative twenties. Yikes! I’ve certainly felt colder, but I’m not sure if I have in December. At least the sky was clear and the sun was out,Continue reading “The current deep freeze bottoms out…”
A little excitement on a cold day…
It was a chilly morning in Estabrook Park, with the thermometer at 3°F for sunrise, despite a blanket of clouds that prevented the sun from warming things up much. At least the wind didn’t feel too bad in most places. My first surprise of the day was finding the muskrat up on the ice again,Continue reading “A little excitement on a cold day…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 