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…”
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A fine “welcome back” to the Nutmeg State…
Anne and I arrived safely in Connecticut last evening, but I didn’t have a chance to go out looking for wildlife until after lunch today. I didn’t expect to see much that late in the day, so I was quite pleasantly surprised when the critters put on a nice mid-day show. Here’s a trio ofContinue reading “A fine “welcome back” to the Nutmeg State…”
Quite the mixed bag…
“Second Weekends are State Park Weekends” for the Milwaukee Birders, and since things had been quiet at Estabrook for the past couple of days, I thought I’d join them at Havenwoods State Forest this morning. They didn’t start until 8:30, however, so I stopped by Estabrook on my way, just to see what I’d beContinue reading “Quite the mixed bag…”
I did! I did taw a puddy tat!
My sister and I did hike the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail again this morning, and the weather was pretty nice, if a bit cloudy, but we didn’t see anything remarkable, and I barely took a picture. Instead, the big excitement came yesterday evening when she spotted this gorgeous creature slinking along the edge of myContinue reading “I did! I did taw a puddy tat!”
Kohler-Andrae 2025, Day 4
We did have a big bike ride yesterday, and so I never managed to capture any wildlife pictures, as predicted. Happily, we had a beautiful morning in Kohler-Andrae State Park today, and the wildlife was plentiful, so here is some of what I saw. There were at least three deer in the Kohler Dunes StateContinue reading “Kohler-Andrae 2025, Day 4”
Enjoying the cool-down, while it lasts…
It started out even cooler this morning in Estabrook Park than yesterday, so cool that I even wore a jacket for the first hour, but the cloud cover was much thinner, so the light was nicer, and the day warmed up pretty quickly. I didn’t see any herons on the pond, however, and I couldn’tContinue reading “Enjoying the cool-down, while it lasts…”
Blue, green, and black, but no yellow…
You’ll be relieved to know that I went to bed nice and early last evening so that I could get up on time this morning, and thank goodness I did because I’d hate to have missed out on this show. It is a little hard to see, because it was still so dark that theContinue reading “Blue, green, and black, but no yellow…”
Some good catches…
The clouds were thick, so it never got very light in Estabrook Park this morning, but the winds were light, the rain held off, and the air wasn’t too cool, so it was a pretty good time for a visit. My first treat came at the pond, when I spotted this action at the northContinue reading “Some good catches…”
A threefer, but in a good way…
As I mentioned might be possible yesterday, I did manage to sneak into Estabrook before we had to head downtown for a graduation ceremony, and I even took some pictures. First up is this northern waterthrush who was finally ready to pose for my camera. Sure, the light was poor, so whatever you do, don’tContinue reading “A threefer, but in a good way…”
A little color on another grey day…
It was cold again in Estabrook Park this morning. The sun shone for a little while, a couple of separate times, but it mostly hid behind a thick layer of clouds. I didn’t see any new birds on the water, and the raptors continue to stay in hiding, but the trees and bushes around theContinue reading “A little color on another grey day…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 