The day has gotten pretty warm out by now, but conditions were quite pleasant in Estabrook Park right after sunrise. We still have a few broods of ducklings on the river, although they mostly look like teenagers these days, and here’s a sextet of mallards just above the falls. The second one from the leftContinue reading “A shorebird bonanza!”
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Nature found a way…
Long-time readers may recall that back in mid-April, the wettest April on record for Milwaukee, we had so much rain over one night that the island in the pond was under water by morning, the goose was off her nest, and her eggs were floating. I saw both geese hanging around for a while, andContinue reading “Nature found a way…”
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…”
Some bits of color on a gray day…
It was a soggy morning in Estabrook Park, and the rain was coming down pretty good at sunrise, but it didn’t last, I’m happy to say, and I was able to get out the door by about quarter after six. My first treat of the day was finding our osprey perched on our side ofContinue reading “Some bits of color on a gray day…”
Migration may be over, but the show sure goes on…
The heat wave is still with us, so I tried to get into Estabrook Park right around sunrise to avoid the worst of it. When I reached the pond, I was thrilled to find our celebrity guest, the immature yellow-crowned night heron, was also still with us and already drawing a crowd at that earlyContinue reading “Migration may be over, but the show sure goes on…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 