It was an epic morning in Estabrook Park. The weather was nearly perfect, with clear blue skies, nice cool temps, and just a bit of a breeze; and the critters simply wowed me. The lack of clouds got me out nice and early, so by the time I reached the pond, the goslings were stillContinue reading “Wowed in Estabrook Park again…”
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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…”
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…”
Back in E.P. again, plus a few more sights from Vacationland…
Sorry about skipping yesterday’s post, but Bob kept me out taking pictures until it was time to go to the airport, 😉, I didn’t get home from Maine until around 11 pm, and I went straight to bed at that point. The good news is that I made it home safely, the not-so-great news isContinue reading “Back in E.P. again, plus a few more sights from Vacationland…”
A little less wet, and a little less birdy…
It was another dark and wet morning in Estabrook Park, but not as wet as yesterday. I didn’t see as much wildlife, however, and I didn’t get my first picture until I was on my way downstream and already below the falls, where I found this green heron fishing on the far riverbank. As IContinue reading “A little less wet, and a little less birdy…”
Rained on, but not washed out…
The weather in Estabrook Park this morning was wetter than I expected, and we had no visitors for our weekly wildlife walk, but that’s probably because everyone else had the good sense to check the current radar before they headed out. Luckily, it wasn’t all rain all the time, and I was able to takeContinue reading “Rained on, but not washed out…”
The river delivers again…
After a nice rain to rinse the dust off everything, it was a magnificent morning in Estabrook Park, and my first treat of the day was finding another brood of mallard ducklings, nine this time, about halfway upstream. “Eat up, Kiddos!” Even farther upstream, I also found another snapping turtle laying her eggs, and timeContinue reading “The river delivers again…”
A return to saner weather, we can hope…
After the wettest April on record in Milwaukee, followed immediately by the driest May on record, everyone around here is wondering what June is gonna do, and I am happy to report that after a few dry days, we’re having a nice rainy morning. Let’s hope it doesn’t get carried away in either direction andContinue reading “A return to saner weather, we can hope…”
Be still my heart!
Since I’ve started to sound like a broken record, I’ll spare you the weather report and get right to the action. Just as soon as I could see the soccer fields at the south end, and while it was still pretty dark out, I was stunned to find a couple of coyotes and a white-tailedContinue reading “Be still my heart!”
Not who I expected to see…
It has mostly clouded up by now, lunch time, but the skies were pretty clear, and the wind was calm again in Estabrook Park earlier today, so it was another in a nice string of gorgeous mornings. The critters seemed to be continuing their boycott, and I was composing a long list of excuses inContinue reading “Not who I expected to see…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 