The wildfire smoke didn’t clear out overnight as much as I had hoped, but the air quality index was back down into the 300s by sunrise this morning, and it was light enough to venture out about 15 minutes earlier than yesterday, so that’s some progress anyway. My reward for those extra 15 minutes wasContinue reading “Some pretty sights despite the smoke…”
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Back in the broiler we go…
The promised heat dome has arrived, but it wasn’t too bad yet when I reached the pond at about 6 this morning. Unfortunately, that’s also when this raccoon decided it was time to amble off to bed, and this is the best look it let me have. Happily, this great blue heron is not nocturnalContinue reading “Back in the broiler we go…”
June finally delivers some real summer weather…
The heat and humidity that had been promised for days have finally arrived, and it was 80°F and 80% humidity at 6:00 this morning. Jeepers! Given the breathless warnings on the evening news, I expected the weather, but I did not expect to spot this raccoon trotting across the parkway near the pollinator garden. “Sweetie,Continue reading “June finally delivers some real summer weather…”
A good ol’ Estabrook change-up…
The weather in Estabrook Park this morning was a lot like yesterday. For the critters, on the other hand, it seemed as though today was opposite day. Instead of a green heron at the river, I saw this beaver swimming upstream. Instead of a red-tailed hawk by the beer garden, I saw this white-tailed deerContinue reading “A good ol’ Estabrook change-up…”
A little HTML before the snow flies…
Thanks to everyone who took the time to respond to the image handling test I sent out earlier today. It appears that WordPress’s “custom HTML” block does solve most of the problems that folks were having with images, so I’m gonna try using only that today and see what I inadvertently break next. As forecast,Continue reading “A little HTML before the snow flies…”
Quite the mixed bag…
“Second Weekends are State Park Weekends” for the Milwaukee Birders, and since things had been quiet at Estabrook for the past couple of days, I thought I’d join them at Havenwoods State Forest this morning. They didn’t start until 8:30, however, so I stopped by Estabrook on my way, just to see what I’d beContinue reading “Quite the mixed bag…”
A little bit of everything…
It was another beautiful morning in Estabrook Park, and I thought there was enough light for me to get a nice and early start. So early, in fact, that I surprised this raccoon, who was still out foraging by the underpass when I walked by. Things were quiet, however, and the only bird picture IContinue reading “A little bit of everything…”
Some success on a soggy day…
It was quite a soggy morning in Estabrook Park, but there was a gap in the rain, so out the door I went, and my first treat came as I approached the middle parking lot on my way to the pond. There was a Cooper’s hawk, which I don’t believe I’ve managed to photograph sinceContinue reading “Some success on a soggy day…”
A little iffy weather won’t slow them down…
I gotta admit, I felt sorta iffy about visiting Estabrook Park this morning. At sunrise the wind was howling, the clouds were thick, and it was spritzing enough to wet the pavement. But, I always need the walk, and the nature is supposed to be good for my head, so I grabbed my raincoat andContinue reading “A little iffy weather won’t slow them down…”
It feels like spring has finally sprung…
The weather was as nice this morning in Estabrook Park as forecast, and yesterday’s sun had dried out the river trail mud quite a bit, so it was a perfect time for our weekly wildlife walk. There were thirteen of us all together, and we saw 28 bird species, including a first-of-the-year northern flicker. WeContinue reading “It feels like spring has finally sprung…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 