Sorry about not posting yesterday. I did go out, but the winds in Budva were 20 mph and gusting to 40! The only picture I managed to get is a bad one of a chaffinch. Happily, the winds had subsided a bit by this morning and were only gusting to 20, plus there were noContinue reading “More little birds of Budva…”
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Pershendetje from Shkodër, Albania!
After Vienna, my next opportunity to take pictures of the local fauna came this morning in Shkodër, “the fifth-most-populous city” of Albania. The sky was dark and rainy this morning, but the air was a heck of a lot warmer than in Estabrook Park, or so I hear, and the Ebu Beker Mosque, across theContinue reading “Pershendetje from Shkodër, Albania!”
Travel Day Number 2
As I mentioned yesterday, Anne and I are off to the Balkans, and she got us a nice long layover in Vienna along the way, but I probably won’t have an opportunity to write a post again today, so let me show you a few more critters that I have a hope of seeing onContinue reading “Travel Day Number 2”
Travel Day Number 1
As I mentioned yesterday, Anne and I are off to the Balkans today. I do have time for a quick visit to Estabrook this morning before we go, but I probably won’t have time to write up what I found, so let me give you a little taste of some of the critters I canContinue reading “Travel Day Number 1”
A pretty day after the storm…
It was colder than yesterday in Estabrook Park this morning, with temps in the mid-teens, but the breeze was much lighter, and the clouds were high, thin, and sparce, so the sun was able to take the edge off a bit. Plus, it wasn’t snowing. The hermit thrush was back, but about 150 yards southContinue reading “A pretty day after the storm…”
Plenty to see, despite the snow…
It was warmer than the past few mornings in Estabrook Park today, with temps in the mid to high 20s, but the wind was really blowing at times, and bands of light snow kept drifting through, so I was thrilled when four intrepid nature enthusiasts joined me for our weekly wildlife walk. Besides many ofContinue reading “Plenty to see, despite the snow…”
They sure seem to take it in stride…
It was about as cold this morning in Estabrook Park as it was yesterday, but the sun struggled to shine through a varying layer of clouds, so there wasn’t much basking going on amongst the critters. For most of them, however, the sun seems to be just a pleasant supplement, and their primary source ofContinue reading “They sure seem to take it in stride…”
Toughing it out, each in their own way..
The recent freeze in Estabrook Park deepened this morning with temps in the single-digits, and windchills well below 0°F. The skies were clearer than yesterday, on the other hand, and I still don’t see a single cloud this afternoon, so conditions were good for some nice pictures today. Happily, some critters were willing to oblige.Continue reading “Toughing it out, each in their own way..”
Making the best of what I got…
The cold continues to settle in, and the breeze is holding steady, so we had a wind-chill of a brisk 1°F this morning in Estabrook Park. Happily, the sun was out, at least for a while, so all that fresh ice floating down river looked nice and sparkly. The critters continue to be fairly fewContinue reading “Making the best of what I got…”
Winter resumes…
Temps were in the low 20s this morning in Estabrook Park, and a good breeze out of the west made them feel like the low teens. Better yet, the few clouds soon drifted away, and we had nice clear, blue skies for the first time since last year. The river was rapidly refreezing, and theContinue reading “Winter resumes…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 