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What a nice morning we had in Estabrook today. The sky wasn’t perfectly clear, but the air was cool and still, and road traffic was light, so it was easy to forget that I was in an urban park for the couple of hours after sunrise. My first treat for the morning was catching thisContinue reading “July really hits its stride…”

The weather was a bit unsettled this morning in Estabrook Park. First it rained, hard, which I waited out over breakfast, then the sun came out for a bit, and then it clouded back up. Oh well. I saw the hooded merganser again, but it was in the same spot as before, so its pictureContinue reading “Nuthin’ but Birds.”

The weather was about as perfect as I can imagine for a couple of hours in Estabrook Park this morning. The sky was clear and blue, the air was nearly still, and the temperature was 70°F. Plus, holiday traffic was very quiet that early. The critter traffic was also pretty quiet, however, and I didn’tContinue reading “Some sights I didn’t expect on the 4th, and some I should have.”

It was a warm and muggy morning in Estabrook Park, but the forecast rain never arrived, and the sun eventually came out, so it was a fine morning for a visit after all. Plus, I suspect many folks were getting a jump on holiday travel, so traffic was pretty light in the park, which isContinue reading “A slow start but a solid finish…”

Our streak of nice weather has broken, and it was quite a rainy morning in Estabrook Park. It wasn’t very cold, the winds were light, and there were some gaps in the rain, however, so I managed to sneak some pictures anyway. The biggest surprise was spotting this eastern bluebird, whom we haven’t seen inContinue reading “Some little dabs of color on an otherwise gray day.”

It was a perfect morning in Estabrook Park, with not a cloud in the sky and barely a breeze, and thus nice cool air. When I stopped by the river on my way to the pond, I counted a few mallards, a couple of geese, and nearly a dozen northern rough-winged swallows. Then I startedContinue reading “Wood duck redo times two”

It was a tad breezy this morning, but the skies were crystal clear so it was light enough for me to go out before sunrise, which is always a treat. Better yet, soon after I arrived, the parks department closed the parkway to through traffic for the Shorewood Farmers Market today, so I got toContinue reading “Sometimes wishes do come true…”

Daylight came late yesterday, and the rain came early, so I didn’t have much to show you, and I opted to try again this morning. The sky was dark again today, but the clouds thinned out a bit, and they never leaked, so things went much better. A single green heron has been hanging outContinue reading “Better luck on the second try.”

Morocco sure was amazing, but I’m always glad to get back home, and temps in the mid 70s sure are easier to take than temps in the mid 100s. Besides the mild temps, the sky was clear, and the breeze was light, so it was a perfect morning to get back into Estabrook Park. BetterContinue reading “Back to Estabrook for a great morning.”

I mentioned cattle egrets when I showed you the glossy ibises we saw in Casablanca, and they are one of the most ubiquitous birds I’ve seen on this trip. In Meknes, when I went up to the rooftop to count birds in the morning and would see maybe a couple dozen storks flying over, IContinue reading “Tétouan and Marrakesh”