It sure is windy out now, but it was pretty nice in Estabrook this morning when the sun finally got high enough in the sky to punch through the clouds. My first treat of the morning came at the north end when I spotted our first eastern phoebe of the year. I read that theyContinue reading “Not just birds and mammals anymore…”
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A little more shyness melts away…
The critters in Estabrook Park have put on quite a show this week, and as I hiked north along the river, I was beginning to think that they might be resting on their laurels today. I’m glad to report, however, that my thinking was a bit premature, because look who opted to sit for picturesContinue reading “A little more shyness melts away…”
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…”
Monday morning reruns…
We had some snow on the ground this morning in Connecticut, but the precipitation has now changed over to rain, which is how I remember it often went when I lived here as a kid. If this was Estabrook Park, I’d probably be out in it anyway, as you may know by now, but IContinue reading “Monday morning reruns…”
CT just keeps getting better…
Man-oh-man, the sights just won’t stop out here. The temps were in the mid-teens at sunrise, but the air was still, and the sky was perfectly clear, which you know I like. Best of all, my sister, the vet who saved the wren a while back, wanted to come with and see the otters. AsContinue reading “CT just keeps getting better…”
More CT sights
It was a bit cooler, but the sky was still clear, and the breeze a bit lighter in Connecticut this morning, so it was another fine day for checking out the wildlife along the Farmington Canal Trail. My first surprise was to find that most of the geese were gone from the pond, but IContinue reading “More CT sights”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 