Despite threats of a wind out of the northwest, our stretch of beautiful weather continued this morning in Estabrook Park. I didn’t have as much time as I usually do to enjoy it, however, because I had someone coming to give our boiler its annual checkup, and they expected to arrive “between nine and noon,”Continue reading “Our mellow October days may be numbered…”
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Is this October or June?
The weather was a little unseasonably warm this morning in Estabrook Park, but not one of the fine folks who joined the weekly wildlife walk complained one bit. We did see plenty of birds, but nothing really new, and maybe I was having just too much fun chatting with the company, because I barely tookContinue reading “Is this October or June?”
Mid-October really puts on a show…
It was an absolutely gorgeous morning in Estabrook Park, and if you live anywhere nearby, I hope you were able to get out into it. As I approached the river at the north end, I inadvertently flushed a raptor that was close to the ground, and I assumed it was a Cooper’s hawk. In myContinue reading “Mid-October really puts on a show…”
Back in Havenwoods again…
As promised, I did ride over to join the Milwaukee Birders at Havenwoods State Forest this morning, and on the way, I spotted this gorgeous red-tailed hawk perched atop one of the high voltage power poles that share the right-of-way with part of the Oak Leaf Trail. They had a good crowd this morning, andContinue reading “Back in Havenwoods again…”
“Get your own crabapple!”
I had an online meeting early this morning, so I wasn’t able to get into Estabrook till nearly 9am, and it was a little disconcerting. I eventually pulled myself together, however, and found this cute little hermit thrush parked low in a tree beside the river for a second. Out on the water, meanwhile, anotherContinue reading ““Get your own crabapple!””
More comings and goings…
Once again, the weather forecast undersold the morning, and it was much nicer than I expected. The pied-billed grebe and a few wood ducks were still on the pond, and the river was full of mallards and Canada geese. The first picture that caught my eye, however, was these two white-crowned sparrows perched beside theContinue reading “More comings and goings…”
A great morning to get outside…
Boy, the weather in Estabrook for the past four mornings has been pretty great, and today was a contender for the best of them all. The sky was crystal clear, wind was lighter than the forecast led me to expect, and the temps started out pretty mild, which all conspired to warm up the dayContinue reading “A great morning to get outside…”
Thank goodness for backup pictures…
It was another very nice morning in Estabrook Park today, with a little more warmth trading off with a little more wind. At least the skies were clear. There was no sign of that shy coot, but a great egret was back again, and here it is flying against that pretty blue sky. A coupleContinue reading “Thank goodness for backup pictures…”
Now that’s a real October show…
It was a spectacular morning in Estabrook Park, with clear skies again, mostly still air, and seasonal temps. The first big surprise of the day was spotting this American coot. It was hiding in the weeds that have grown up on the river bottom around the islands that is now often exposed because of theContinue reading “Now that’s a real October show…”
A real title, this time…
It was a gorgeous October morning in Estabrook Park, with clear skies, a light breeze out of the west, and mild temps. With all that light, I was able to get in pretty early, for this time of year, and I spent a full 50 minutes there, before it was time to go meet upContinue reading “A real title, this time…”
