Since it’s just more of the same today, I’ll skip the weather report and get right to the fun. The treats started early this morning when I spotted the wood duck with nine ducklings, on the riverbank just down the bluff from the middle playground. Here she is with three of them as they doContinue reading “Plenty of early summer scenes…”
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Wowed in Estabrook some more…
As we all had hoped, it was a gorgeous morning for our weekly wildlife walk in Estabrook Park, and we had five early birds for the 7 am service. The pond was quiet again, but a great blue heron was fishing at the falls as we went down the stairs by the beer garden. ItContinue reading “Wowed in Estabrook some more…”
Retzer Nature Center!
We traded in the clear sky for calm air, but it was still another very nice morning in Estabrook Park, and the big surprise today was finding these three handsome amigos on the exposed river bottom, right beside the upstream island where I spotted the doe and fawn yesterday. I believe that I did alsoContinue reading “Retzer Nature Center!”
Wowed in Estabrook Park again…
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…”
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…”
Maine picks up the pace…
After the great showing from Vermont yesterday, Bob was a little miffed that Maine was coming up short on the species count, so before we went back to his place, we stopped at the Scarborough Marsh again to see if there might be anyone new. Sure enough, we had barely gotten out of the parkingContinue reading “Maine picks up the pace…”
Vermont pulls out all the stops…
After the great day at Shelburne Farm yesterday, I thought I’d give the waterfront another try this morning, so I hiked down to the lake and this time, I headed north. Things got off to quite a slow start, and I was all the way up to North Beach Park, about 2.5 miles from ourContinue reading “Vermont pulls out all the stops…”
Vermont humbles again…
Given my luck at the lakefront yesterday, I opted to try someplace inland today, and the Centennial Woods Natural Area on the UVM campus looked perfect, on paper. So, I let Bob sleep in and roped Steve, another old high school buddy and now also a member of the Estabrook Cinematic Universe, into driving meContinue reading “Vermont humbles again…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 