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Wow, it was dark and warm this morning, and the sky barely started to lighten when the sun supposedly rose. Dawn could not be denied, however, the sky eventually did lighten, and I ventured into Estabrook to see if anyone was up yet. It turns out, they weren’t. Ha! Despite our amazing luck lately withContinue reading “What a bunch of sleepy-heads!”

As promised, here’s the rest of the story. After that special encounter yesterday with the two does and two bucks on the river at the south end, I continued north along the river path looking for the osprey. Well, I never did see the osprey, but as I approached where the river gets wide andContinue reading “Insert “part 2” pun here.”

It all started with just one doe, whom I accidentally spooked as I made my way north along the river trail from the southern end. At first, she bolted inland, but when I didn’t pursue, she came back, crossed the trail, and continued down to the river. I continued a bit north along the trailContinue reading “Dance of the River Deer”

It was a soggy morning in Estabrook, but the winds were light, the snow didn’t materialize, and there was a lot more activity than I expected. I went straight to the river again, and didn’t see the osprey this morning, but there was a blue heron just off the near shore where the river getsContinue reading “No snow, yet…”

It was cool and blustery again this morning, but the sun came out for a bit, and that helped a lot. Plus, I went straight down to the river to get out of some of that wind, and it turns out that I wasn’t the only one. Our resident osprey had already caught its breakfastContinue reading “Big Birds!”

The thick cloud cover kept things pretty dark, and the strong wind had most critters laying low this morning. Some, however, were hardy enough or hungry enough to brave the weather anyway, and here they are. A trio of deer, perhaps a doe and two of her youngsters almost all grown up, were grazing underContinue reading “Slim Pickin’s!”

Here’s one more look at that magnificent buck from yesterday. I guess if you’re stickler for symmetry, this guy would lose some points for that 5th little tine on his right rack, but luckily for him, we’re not sticklers, and neither is that doe he was with, we can hope. We’re all just thrilled toContinue reading “Second, and maybe third, looks.”

Overnight lows were still above freezing, but the clear skies provided us with a nice thick coating of frost again this morning, which made a pretty backdrop for our opening scene. Yup another doe and her buck, an 8-pointer this time, were checking out the soccer fields early this morning. I never had a goodContinue reading “The warm spell is over”

Got no time for the park today, sadly, but recent visits have been so great that I’ve got some pictures left over. Here the doe at the south end checking out the beach volleyball court. She may have left some Park Raisinets™, and I can’t say for sure, but I’d be skeptical of any candyContinue reading “Rehash Tuesday!”

It was a nice enough morning in the park, but pretty low key. Maybe the critters all heard about the Packer game yesterday afternoon, and even the mild weather wasn’t enough to perk them back up yet. This doe, nevertheless, was still hungry and found a jackpot on the ground beneath a crabapple tree atContinue reading “Slow Monday…”