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It was a little cloudier and a little breezier than recent mornings in Estabrook Park, but mild and very nice for November. I found our dynamic duo still together on the pond, and here’s the woodie, … and here’s the nearby hoodie. At the river, there was a great blue heron fishing at the fallsContinue reading “A wild goose chase…”

The gorgeous weather in Estabrook Park just keeps coming, and look who was back on the pond to enjoy it this morning, our little woodie. I wonder where it was yesterday. As I was trying to get a decent picture of the hoodie and woodie together, a red-bellied woodpecker perched above me on a lightContinue reading “A raptor hat-trick!”

The recent beautiful weather continues, and it was another wonderful morning to be in Estabrook Park. Our wood duck drake continues to float around the pond, and I took a picture on my first visit today because sometimes he’s gone into hiding when I come by again later. I didn’t see our hooded merganser onContinue reading “Some birds come and some birds go.”

The beautiful weather has returned to Estabrook Park, though the air was not quite as still as it was on Saturday morning. The first happy surprise today was spotting a red-tailed hawk at the pond. Even better, it “allowed” me to follow it to the huge oak tree just north of the beer garden, whereContinue reading “They haven’t all left yet…”

The morning was dark and windy, so I opted to take a break from Estabrook and join Donna’s Sunday morning birding group again, and we went to the South Shore Yacht Club this time. I’m pressed for time right now, but the three fun sightings for me were: 1. A few young or female red-breastedContinue reading “South Shore Yacht Club”

Wow, oh wow, what a wonderful morning. It was cool, for sure, but the sky was clear as a bell, and the air was dead calm. Combine that with the reduction in car and construction noise that a Saturday morning brings, and I could hear a leaf drop. It was magical. At the pond, theContinue reading “Some peace and quiet for a change.”

The nice weather continues, with blue skies for a while at least, and with a little less warmth but a little less wind than yesterday. I’ll take it! Our great horned owl was back again this morning, yay, but in a slightly different spot and with eyes only half open. This little red squirrel seemedContinue reading “Just a regular day in the park…”

The sun came up on a picture-perfect morning in Estabrook Park today, and I got out there nice and early. So early, in fact, that I caught our last wood duck sneaking a crayfish out of the pond before the sun came over the trees. The light was still dim, but I believe we canContinue reading “Woody get’s in on the action…”

It was a soggy morning in Estabrook Park, but there was a gap in the rain from about 7am to 8:30, so I snuck in to see if anyone was around. I found this great blue heron just off the near riverbank, and its expression seemed to match the weather. A bit farther north ofContinue reading “A November Soaker…”

The clouds are a little thicker, and the air is a little cooler, but the wind has calmed down a lot in Estabrook Park since yesterday morning, so all in all, not a bad morning. I didn’t see much until I got to the pond, but that place was hoppin’! All the ducks were agitatedContinue reading “Big doin’s at the pond …”