The weather was indeed as nice as forecast, and it was a fabulous morning in Estabrook Park. If you’ve been wondering, as I sure have, whatever happened to the doe and fawn that we saw on and around the upstream island before the flood, well, wonder no more because it appears that they survived justContinue reading “The show picks up steam!”
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A ruckus over the far shore…
The weather in Estabrook Park this morning, if anything, was even nicer than forecast. The air seemed nearly still for a while, so I was even able to hear a warbling vireo calling from across the river. The first interesting scene came at the river and across from the two radio towers. There is aContinue reading “A ruckus over the far shore…”
A couple more firsts of the season…
As forecast yesterday, it was windy and partly cloudy in Estabrook Park this morning, but temps were only in the low 50s, so not too bad for finding critters, if you knew, or happened to stumble upon, where to look. As I mentioned on Wednesday, the flood water has mostly flowed down stream by now,Continue reading “A couple more firsts of the season…”
The warblers return!
The dreams I had yesterday about what today would be like came true, and despite the cold, with temps in the mid-40s, it was a spectacular morning in Estabrook Park. Even better, the migrating warblers are here and ravenously foraging for insects through the trees. I didn’t really start to see them until I reachedContinue reading “The warblers return!”
Back along the Milwaukee River again…
After the run of beautiful weather I had out east, it took me a minute to adjust to the rainy and breezy morning that greeted me here in Estabrook Park today. I also hadn’t needed insect repellent in two weeks, and I had a hope that some of you would have been feeding the mosquitoesContinue reading “Back along the Milwaukee River again…”
One last look before the trip home…
The spectacular weather has returned to the Farmington River Valley, here in Connecticut, just in time for our departure back to the Badger State. Luckily, I had a little time this morning before our ride back to the airport, and here’s who I was able to see. As I checked the weed patch next door,Continue reading “One last look before the trip home…”
East coast wrap up…
It’s not raining, here in CT, so it’s a perfectly fine day for a Labor Day picnic, but the clouds have rolled in, so I certainly wouldn’t call it gorgeous either. On top of that, relatives are starting to head home after the big family celebration, and I’ve already made a sunrise airport run, soContinue reading “East coast wrap up…”
The critters go about their business, even if I don’t have time to look…
At the risk of sounding like a broken record, the amazingly beautiful weather continued this morning in the home of the Charter Oak. With all of the relatives arriving for my folks’ anniversary this weekend, I haven’t had much time to get out, but here are a few pictures I’ve accumulated over the last fewContinue reading “The critters go about their business, even if I don’t have time to look…”
Still plenty of youngsters around…
We had one more beautiful, if surprisingly cool, morning out here in the “Land of Steady Habits”, so I took one more walk along the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail. I wasn’t getting much for pictures until I almost reached my exit, when I spotted a young-looking great blue heron in the water just off theContinue reading “Still plenty of youngsters around…”
A few gems amidst the chaos…
The weather continues to be unseasonably nice out here on the east coast, so I couldn’t but get out for a minute or two, even though our day was otherwise filled with doctors’ appointments and airport pickups. I did hear a few birds during my outing, of course, but the only ones I managed toContinue reading “A few gems amidst the chaos…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 