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My sister and I went out looking for more open water on the old Farmington Canal this morning, but we completely struck out. The pond where we’ve seen river otters, green herons, and cormorants, was still completely iced over. So, we checked out Hannover Pond again after lunch, and before we even got there, weContinue reading “Merlins, wigeons, and teals, oh my!”

Well, the snow I had expected did not arrive this morning, mostly because I was checking the forecast for Shorewood instead of for Cheshire, where I am presently located. Thus, it was no problem for my sister and me to go out looking for wildlife today, and this time, we really did go looking forContinue reading “Lots of black and white…”

I never did make it to much open water this morning, where I had hoped to find some waterfowl, but I did make it into the nature preserve next to my folks’ place again, where I found several new faces for the year. Before we get there, however, the song sparrow that was on aContinue reading “Some nice winter variety…”

The sun came up on a gorgeous morning, here in the Nutmeg State, and my sister and I did find an entrance to the fabulous Fresh Meadows Wildlife Sanctuary, just across the Mill River from my folks’ new place. We saw many of the same characters I had seen yesterday, but the star of theContinue reading “More hawks…”

It was rainy and foggy when the sun came up this morning out here in Cheshire, CT, so my sister and I went to breakfast with my mom and dad, and I pinned my hopes on this afternoon. As luck would have it, the sky did clear up after lunch, and I got my chanceContinue reading “Connecticut from a new vantage point…”

As I mentioned yesterday, I’m traveling back to Connecticut today to see my folks, and I don’t expect to get any pictures until tomorrow. I don’t want to leave you in the lurch, however, so here are a few more highlights from 2025 that I didn’t manage to sneak in before the new year started.Continue reading “One more look back…”

It was a mild but gray morning in Estabrook Park, with temps near freezing and calm air, and we had a nice turn out for the weekly wildlife walk, but even five pairs of eyes struggled to find many birds today. Perhaps we’ve all come down with a bit of the post-holiday blues. One ofContinue reading “A mild Monday in January…”

As promised, I joined the Milwaukee Birders this morning in their quest to “go find some birds,” and our first stop was the Windpoint Lighthouse in Racine County. There, we were lucky enough to get eyes on the purple sandpiper (Calidris maritima) that has had folks all atwitter lately. This is certainly a new birdContinue reading “All along the lake front…”

Seriously. The clouds were thick, so there were certainly no celestial bodies to see, and they tend to be pretty quiet anyway. There were no races, tournaments, or other events going on, and it was still cold enough to keep many regular visitors home, so there were hardly any people. I did see a fewContinue reading “Mostly quiet in Estabrook Park…”