We traded in the clear sky for calm air, but it was still another very nice morning in Estabrook Park, and the big surprise today was finding these three handsome amigos on the exposed river bottom, right beside the upstream island where I spotted the doe and fawn yesterday. I believe that I did alsoContinue reading “Retzer Nature Center!”
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Still new things to see…
The cool and cloudy weather continued this morning in Estabrook Park, but we traded the rain in for a breeze, and now the sun is out. Nice. Our first guest of the morning is this exquisite male indigo bunting beside the river at the north end, who appears to be wondering what kind of weirdContinue reading “Still new things to see…”
More wildlife than walkers today…
It was another beautiful morning in Estabrook Park, and it seemed that the Canadian wildfire smoke, which had dimmed yesterday a bit, has mostly moved on. My first treat of the morning came on the river, just north of the falls, when I saw that a big section of a cottonwood tree had fallen intoContinue reading “More wildlife than walkers today…”
Horicon Marsh, 2025
Today I joined the Milwaukee Birders on their field trip to Horicon Marsh. The plan was to walk the length of Old Marsh Road, and we did have some rain, but the trip was not a washout by any means. The first exciting find, at least for me, was a couple of black terns (ChlidoniasContinue reading “Horicon Marsh, 2025”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 