I couldn’t resist the siren call of those least bitterns at Sheridan Park, so I headed back there first thing this morning to try my luck again. At least the grounds crew wasn’t mowing the lawn around the pond this time when I arrived, so I could hear the call of this female belted kingfisherContinue reading “Stiffed again, but I’ll survive…”
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The weekend weather gets even classicer.
When I left the house this morning, the forecast was calling for less than a 50% chance of rain, but I sure got more than 50% soaked. Given that this was on track to be our driest May ever, I guess that I should say “we needed the rain”, but couldn’t we have needed itContinue reading “The weekend weather gets even classicer.”
Might be something in the water…
The weather this morning in Estabrook was as gorgeous as forecast, with seasonally cool temps, nearly still air, and crystal-clear skies. The mild conditions may have been responsible for the seeming sleepiness of the critters. The sleeping raccoon was not much of a surprise. They are mostly nocturnal, and it was probably the same animalContinue reading “Might be something in the water…”
Plenty of ducklings to go around…
It was warm, but not raining, so not a bad morning for a visit to Estabrook Park. Here’s the one picture I did manage to capture yesterday. That’s a great blue heron standing stoically on a log floating in the pond and looking about as thrilled with the weather as I was. The photogenic heronContinue reading “Plenty of ducklings to go around…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 