What a difference 24 hours can make. Yesterday morning, I wore a poofy coat for warmth, and I was glad I did. This morning, I wore only a windbreaker over a thin fleece, and I had to strip it off before I got home. The critters in Estabrook Park really seemed to respond to theContinue reading “It finally feels like summer might be right around the corner…”
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I finally make it back into Estabrook…
Despite being back in Milwaukee yesterday, I had one more stop to make before going back to Estabrook Park this morning. The Milwaukee Birders were visiting the Shorewood Nature Preserve yesterday morning, and I couldn’t really let them bird my back yard without saying “hi”, now could I? Plus, it gave me a chance toContinue reading “I finally make it back into Estabrook…”
Utah and Florida wrap-up…
Before I wound up in Florida, my sister and I had one more opportunity to look for wildlife in Utah, at the Sullivan Virgin River Park in Washington City, but I haven’t had a chance to tell you about it until now, and “yes,” that’s the same Virgin River into which we saw the dipperContinue reading “Utah and Florida wrap-up…”
Utah 2025, Day 3
Zion was the most crowded park we visited on this trip, based on the ratio of cars to parking spaces, but we had the luck we needed where it counted, thankfully. The weather was nice, the scenery was beautiful, and the critters were bountiful. The first little cutie who would pose for me was thisContinue reading “Utah 2025, Day 3”
Utah 2025, Day 2
After Arches National Park yesterday, we stayed overnight in the tiny town of Loa, Utah, and this morning, before the kids got up, my sister and I went out to see who might be around. It was below freezing, for the first time this trip, at sunrise, and it took a while for the localContinue reading “Utah 2025, Day 2”
Utah 2025, Day 1
After Antelope Canyon yesterday, my sister said “we’ve come all this way, we might as well see Utah, too,” so we drove up to Monticello yesterday afternoon to stay on the outskirts of town in a geodesic dome under a very dark and very stary sky. Not surprisingly, it was quite cold this morning, butContinue reading “Utah 2025, Day 1”
Arizona, 2025, Day 4
After a fabulous time at the Grand Canyon, we drove up to Page, AZ yesterday afternoon so that we could have an early visit to Antelope Canyon this morning. Our scheduled visit time wasn’t crazy early, however, so my sister and I had time to go out looking for wildlife on the golf course inContinue reading “Arizona, 2025, Day 4”
Arizona, 2025, Day 3
My sister had this crazy idea that we should hike down to the Colorado River and back up to the rim yesterday, day 2, so we set out before sunrise and did that. I managed to get some interesting pictures with my phone, but I did not haul my camera along on that hike, soContinue reading “Arizona, 2025, Day 3”
Arizona, 2025, Day 1
While waiting for the rest of my party to arrive, I strolled out into the nice xeriscaping they added in front of the rental car center at Sky Harbor airport in Phoenix. I know that may not sound like much, but it was quite nice, and wait till you see who I found there. First,Continue reading “Arizona, 2025, Day 1”
Page two…
As I mentioned yesterday, I’ll be waiting for my flight to Arizona when the sun comes up this morning, so I won’t be able to make it to Estabrook today, and I haven’t even checked the weather. Luckily, the wildlife yesterday was so abundant, that I still have plenty of pictures left over. Since soContinue reading “Page two…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 