It was a beautiful February morning in Estabrook Park, with temps in the mid-teens, a very light breeze out of the west, and a crystal blue sky overhead. Even better, four hardy souls came out to join me on our Weekly Wildlife Walk. Despite all the fancy sparrows by the pond, the winter wren, andContinue reading “Plenty of burnt orange to go around…”
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Lots of ducks at Lakeshore State Park…
As advertised, I joined the Milwaukee Birders this morning at Lakeshore State Park, and we had nice, if chilly, weather for our outing. The “Quiet Water Basin” was mostly frozen over, and the little bit of open water, near the bridge, was chockfull of ducks. The most common appeared to be greater scaups, with easilyContinue reading “Lots of ducks at Lakeshore State Park…”
Little birds abound…
The forecast snow has not yet arrived, but the clouds have been super thick all morning, the winds were light, and the temps were just below freezing. So, it was a good morning for finding birds, but a little dark for my camera. The first bird I found was our hermit thrush, in its usualContinue reading “Little birds abound…”
Plenty of woodpeckers and sparrows…
The crazy wind from last evening had died down by this morning, and the sun was out for a bit, but the cold was back, so the park was almost as empty of people as yesterday. The red-tailed hawk, however, did not put on a repeat performance. Instead, the cold seemed to slow down theContinue reading “Plenty of woodpeckers and sparrows…”
A close encounter of the hawk kind…
The snow did come last night, but not a lot, and the interesting wrinkle, which I only discovered once I was in the park, is that there must have been some freezing rain for a bit, before it changed over to snow, because the trails were as slippery as I’ve ever experienced them. I evenContinue reading “A close encounter of the hawk kind…”
Seemingly stuck on repeat…
I got a glimpse of the catbird again this morning, but it slipped out of sight before I could get a picture. Instead, the hermit thrush, who was nearby, gave us a nice look at its cinnamon tail. I didn’t see anything else to photograph until I was back at the south end. First, thisContinue reading “Seemingly stuck on repeat…”
February eases off the brakes…
The weather this morning in Estabrook Park was a lot nicer than forecast. Sure, temps were back in the teens, but the wind was light, at least down along the river, and there was hardly a cloud in the sky, so the warm sun really took the edge off the cold. The critters still seemContinue reading “February eases off the brakes…”
Monday, February 3
Despite the soggy weather this morning in Estabrook, we had a nice turnout for the wildlife walk, with eight participants including me, and we managed to see 22 bird species. I did not manage to capture a single picture, on the other hand, except for the one above. Thus, the only image I have forContinue reading “Monday, February 3”
Some signs of spring already…
It was cloudy as heck this morning in Estabrook Park, so there ain’t no way our groundhog saw its shadow, and folklore has it that we should expect spring to arrive early this year. Perhaps in preparation for that possibility, look who I saw excavating a nesting cavity already this morning. This little cutie, aContinue reading “Some signs of spring already…”
February eases in the door…
The sky was a lot less cloudy than forecast this morning in Estabrook Park, and the winds were nice and light, so it was a perfectly nice mid-winter day. This pair was pretty far out on the river, at the north end, but I don’t often get the chance to catch a herring gull andContinue reading “February eases in the door…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 