The rain was pouring down, accompanied by a few flashes of lightning and rumbles of thunder, at dawn this morning, so I wasn’t going anywhere. Luckily, it had all passed through by about 8 am, so I hustled to Estabrook Park only about 90 minutes behind schedule. There was some big running event being heldContinue reading “Rain delay…”
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An late summer or early fall sampler…
The weather in Estabrook Park this morning was like a poor photocopy of yesterday’s. Sure, it was a bit warmer, which the mosquitos took full advantage of, but there was a bit more breeze, and there’s a lot of something in the atmosphere, which makes the sky look milky white. Oh well, at least itContinue reading “An late summer or early fall sampler…”
Given the humidity, with a dew point in the low 70s, it was about as nice a morning in Estabrook Park as one could hope for. The temps were also in the low 70s, the air was still, and the sky was clear. For a slight change of pace, I skipped the pond on myContinue reading
Keeping cool by the lake…
While the rest of the country broils under the latest heat dome, Estabrook Park and its surrounding communities is enjoying the cooling effect this morning of its own giant misting system, aka a gentle breeze blowing off of Lake Michigan. With all the mist and heavy cloud cover, I didn’t have high hopes for thisContinue reading “Keeping cool by the lake…”
Seemingly stuck on hold…
It was a perfectly fine morning in Estabrook Park, but we seem to have entered some new phase. The spring migrants have mostly settled down or moved on, but the cool weather is keeping the colorful summer bugs from putting on much of a show. Thankfully, we do still have ducklings, and here’s a mallardContinue reading “Seemingly stuck on hold…”
Ending the holiday on a high note…
The very nice, if a little cool, holiday weekend weather continued today, and we had a nice turn out for our weekly wildlife walk, with five joining me for the 7 a.m. start, and three more joining at 8 a.m. We stopped by the pond first, and I was glad to see the pair ofContinue reading “Ending the holiday on a high note…”
Happy Spring!
Despite the crazy weather that rolled in yesterday afternoon, with pouring rain, hail, howling winds, and even some snow, spring arrived anyway, and it was a pretty nice morning in Estabrook Park. My first treat of the day came early when I spotted my first golden-crowned kinglets of the year. This picture is actually fromContinue reading “Happy Spring!”
March settles back down…
After the crazy weather lately, it was nice to have some normal March conditions for a change. Temps were seasonably cool, and it was partly cloudy, but the winds were light, and it definitely was not precipitating. The critters seemed to be enjoying the return to normalcy as much as I was, and here’s theContinue reading “March settles back down…”
Winter gives it one more try…
Yikes! What a difference 24 hours can make with March weather. Temps reached into the 60s yesterday afternoon, and by 10 am this morning, this was the scene at the pond in Estabrook Park. The snow started around sunrise and came down pretty good for a while. Where it melted the least, as on theContinue reading “Winter gives it one more try…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 