The sky is starting to haze up a bit now, but it was a beautiful morning in Estabrook Park, with mild temps again, still air, and clear skies for a while. The first pretty sight I found taking full advantage of the golden sunlight was this common merganser hen up on the ice above theContinue reading “Yet another bird joins the first timers club…”
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Some dashes of brown to dilute all the gray…
Wow! It sure is a very gray day in Estabrook Park, but the good news, at least for folks who have been less than thrilled with the recent winter weather, is that the temps are mild, the breeze is very light, and there has been hardly any precipitation at all. Even better, three folks turnedContinue reading “Some dashes of brown to dilute all the gray…”
Critters keeping warm on a cold day…
It wasn’t the coldest day of the month, so far, but it was nice and chilly, nevertheless, this morning in Estabrook Park. Fortunately, the winds were pretty light, and the sun came out every once in a while, so it was a nice enough time for a visit, if you were dressed for it. TheContinue reading “Critters keeping warm on a cold day…”
All over the map…
The thick clouds that have been making gray skies all week finally drifted away overnight, so we had a beautiful, if chilly, morning in Estabrook Park. I was thrilled to see one of the mature bald eagles high over the far riverbank again, but with just one of them, I can’t tell if this isContinue reading “All over the map…”
Pair bonding in Estabrook Park…
The sun poked through the thick clouds once in a while, but it was mostly a dark and gray morning in Estabrook Park. Once again, one other nature lover joined me for our weekly wildlife walk, but before we met up at the beer garden parking lot, look who I found frantically foraging near theContinue reading “Pair bonding in Estabrook Park…”
A nice wintery start to December…
It sure was a pleasure to start out December in Estabrook Park with it looking and feeling like winter, for a change. As forecast, the air was cold and nearly still this morning, and the wind hadn’t yet blown all the snow off the branches, which really helps soak up sound. Thus, there was veryContinue reading “A nice wintery start to December…”
An infrequency, and oddity, and a rarity…
It was a very nice morning in Estabrook Park. Temps were seasonably cool, the winds were light, and the sky was nearly clear. But before we get to the critters, and before I forget, let me make a couple of quick announcements. First, in case you’ve just joined us or skipped over the recent imageContinue reading “An infrequency, and oddity, and a rarity…”
Winter gives us a taste of things to come…
It was cloudy, cold, and windy this morning at Lakeshore State Park, but at least the snow had stopped by sunrise. I don’t know which shock did it, or if it was the combination, but most of the birds were in hiding, and we only counted 7 species. Happily, one of those species was theContinue reading “Winter gives us a taste of things to come…”
A little HTML before the snow flies…
Thanks to everyone who took the time to respond to the image handling test I sent out earlier today. It appears that WordPress’s “custom HTML” block does solve most of the problems that folks were having with images, so I’m gonna try using only that today and see what I inadvertently break next. As forecast,Continue reading “A little HTML before the snow flies…”
“Anita! What them boys up to…”
My sister didn’t have to work today, and she was willing to join me this morning, so we headed first to the Broad Brook Reservoir, were we’ve seen great sights before. The sky was clear, the air was still, and the temps were in the 30s, so the steam fog coming off the surface wasContinue reading ““Anita! What them boys up to…””
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 