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Despite the forecast for a wet morning, the rain still has not yet arrived, and I had a great walk in Estabrook Park. The big treat for me today was spotting this Cooper’s hawk with the chipmunk it had just caught. Nature in action! At the pond, this downy woodpecker posed perfectly on what’s leftContinue reading “Some get lucky, and some don’t.”

It was cloudy when dawn broke this morning, and it is cloudy again now as noon approaches, but in between there were a couple of hours of glorious sunshine in Estabrook Park. Cooper’s hawks were very active today, and I saw a pair hunting together at the pond, possibly a third bird hunting on itsContinue reading “Some interesting looks…”

A muskrat was up having its breakfast where the high river has flooded into a bottom, and it appeared to ignore the mallards trying to do the same while they returned the favor. I was asked yesterday how the elaborately colored males of some species manage to survive, and here’s the red-breasted merganser, who hasContinue reading “Songs come and go…”

After the thunderstorms rolled through last evening, I didn’t have high hopes for this morning, and it was indeed cloudy and windy in Estabrook Park, but, as Anne pointed out, at least it wasn’t raining. Things were pretty quiet at the pond, with just a few mallards for a change, and the geese probably offContinue reading “The morning after a good soaking…”

I see it has clouded up now and may even rain later, but earlier this morning we had nearly perfect weather in Estabrook Park, with clear skies, mild temps, and still air. When I arrived at the pond, I was thrilled to spot our first wood duck hen of the season and a second drake,Continue reading “A fine Monday in March…”

Our recent string of beautiful weather seems to have run its course, and it is cloudy and windy this morning in Estabrook Park. Oh, sure, I’ll go take a look, but I don’t have high expectations, so let me show you a couple more images from Zion National Park. First, there were several canyon wrensContinue reading “Zion revisited”

As nice as yesterday was, today is on track to be even nicer. Temps started out about the same, but the wind was lighter, and highway noise is usually noticeably quieter early on weekend mornings. Thus, it was a fabulous morning for a walk in Estabrook Park. I thought I’d change things up a bitContinue reading “March doubles down!”

The clear skies continue, the temps are starting to warm, and the breeze has picked up just a bit, so it was another beautiful morning in Estabrook Park. The big surprise for me today was finding this pair of Canada geese atop the abandoned bridge abutment at the far riverbank and a bit below theContinue reading “March comes in like a lamb…”

I hope you’re able to make the most out of your bonus day. In Estabrook Park, the recent cold snap lasted through the night, and it was even colder this morning than yesterday, but the sky was still clear as a bell, and the wind is even lighter, so it was very nice. I wasContinue reading “Happy Leap Day!”

Holy Moly, what a weather roller coaster we are on! Temps reached the high 60s yesterday afternoon, or even setting a record high of 74°F at the airport, then we had lightning and thunder last evening, snow overnight, and temps are in the low 20s this morning. Yikes! The sun is peeking through the cloudsContinue reading “Highs and lows in Estabrook Park.”