Anne and I arrived safely in Connecticut last evening, but I didn’t have a chance to go out looking for wildlife until after lunch today. I didn’t expect to see much that late in the day, so I was quite pleasantly surprised when the critters put on a nice mid-day show. Here’s a trio ofContinue reading “A fine “welcome back” to the Nutmeg State…”
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Kohler-Andrae 2025, Day 5
It appears that some of the Canadian wildfire smoke is back, or there is enough of it in the sky east of here, but either way, it turned the sunrise over Lake Michigan into a dim fireball this morning. Happily, the birds didn’t notice or didn’t care, because there were plenty to see this morning,Continue reading “Kohler-Andrae 2025, Day 5”
Estabrook Park Report #1500!
You read that right, Campers. This is indeed my 1500th post since this little operation got underway back on March 26, 2020. Since then, we’ve cataloged 322 critters in Estabrook Park on this site and about 450 on iNaturalist, where I feel free to post any recognizable picture, no matter how dark or blurry, andContinue reading “Estabrook Park Report #1500!”
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…”
Not just birds and mammals anymore…
It sure is windy out now, but it was pretty nice in Estabrook this morning when the sun finally got high enough in the sky to punch through the clouds. My first treat of the morning came at the north end when I spotted our first eastern phoebe of the year. I read that theyContinue reading “Not just birds and mammals anymore…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 