A morning better than expected…

It was a surprisingly nice morning in Estabrook Park, considering that the weather forecast just last evening had pretty confidently called for rain. Sure, it was cool, with the air temperature just below freezing, and the cloud cover was pretty thick, but the wind was light, and not a raindrop fell, so I call thatContinue reading “A morning better than expected…”

A morning of browns and grays…

The cold and wind in Estabrook Park this morning were about the same as yesterday, but the clouds were back with a vengeance, and the pretty blue sky we had was long gone. Nevertheless, this ain’t a portrait studio, and we’ve gotta take pictures with the light and backgrounds we’ve got, so here we go.Continue reading “A morning of browns and grays…”

Rained on, but not out…

Well, the pouring down rain has arrived, but it held off until nearly 8:30 this morning, so I had plenty of time to look for wildlife in Estabrook Park. What I didn’t have, however. is enough light to take decent photographs, so here are some more recent pictures that didn’t make the first cut. AContinue reading “Rained on, but not out…”

The surprise guests become even more surprising…

The weather this morning was just as nice as forecast, so I entered Estabrook Park with high hopes just a few minutes before sunrise, and the critters did not disappoint. The first treat of the day, and probably the biggest by any measure of the (insert time period here), was encountering this family of AmericanContinue reading “The surprise guests become even more surprising…”