It was a pretty morning in Estabrook Park, with clear skies and seasonably cool temps, but we could have used a little less of that stiff breeze out of the north. Luckily, there are plenty of places for us and the critters to get out of that breeze and let the bright sun warm usContinue reading “Plenty of happy sights to go around…”
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Happy Pascha, for those who celebrate.
It was cool, windy, and cloudy this morning in Estabrook Park, but at least it wasn’t raining. When I saw this eastern cottontail, I thought it would make a nice picture for today, but it appeared to want no part of that, and this is the best it would let me have. Meanwhile, this muskrat,Continue reading “Happy Pascha, for those who celebrate.”
Wet, but not a washout…
It was a pretty soggy morning in Estabrook Park, wetter than the forecast led me to expect, but it wasn’t too cold, the breeze was pretty light, and there were even times when no precipitation was falling, so it was a lot better than Thursday. The river is up at least a foot since yesterday,Continue reading “Wet, but not a washout…”
Some rainy-day sights for sore eyes…
Well, one of you must not have been squeezing your thumbs hard enough because it’s been raining all morning and looks like it’s gonna rain all day. Worse, I’ve already milked the heck out of the sapsucker sighting on Monday and the warbler sighting on Sunday, so my back pocket is empty. Thus, I haveContinue reading “Some rainy-day sights for sore eyes…”
April fools with us, but good!
Yikes! This month sure started out with a cold snap. It wasn’t raining, and the actual air temperature was only down to freezing, but the clouds were thick and the whipping wind out of the north pushed the wind chill down to 20°F. Brrrr! Good thing I hadn’t yet thrown away all my winter clothes!Continue reading “April fools with us, but good!”
March goes out…
The rain that was forecast for this morning in Estabrook Park held off until after lunch, so I had a far nicer visit today than I had anticipated. Better yet, the pied-billed grebe, who hasn’t let me take its picture since last Thursday, allowed me to take this portrait. Not only did the rain holdContinue reading “March goes out…”
Nice weather brought almost everyone out of the woodwork…
It was a gorgeous morning in Estabrook Park, and on my way upstream along the river to the beer garden parking lot, I finally saw my first great blue heron of the year that was not merely flying over. “Welcome back, Beautiful!” I’m not sure which was the bigger draw, the weather or the promiseContinue reading “Nice weather brought almost everyone out of the woodwork…”
Migration is warming up, even if the weather doesn’t feel like it is…
It was a bit warmer, a bit breezier, and a lot cloudier in Estabrook Park this morning. The big news, however, is that the geese in the tree are multiplying, and today it held three (3)! You can see the head and part of the back of the third one under the one on theContinue reading “Migration is warming up, even if the weather doesn’t feel like it is…”
Is this spot taken?
It was a beautiful, if chilly, morning in Estabrook Park. The skies were clear, the air was still, and temps were in the mid-20s, brrrr, but I read that such is not unusual for this time of year in southeast Wisconsin. What is unusual, and a sight I rarely see, is a Canada goose upContinue reading “Is this spot taken?”
A morning better than expected…
It was a surprisingly nice morning in Estabrook Park, considering that the weather forecast just last evening had pretty confidently called for rain. Sure, it was cool, with the air temperature just below freezing, and the cloud cover was pretty thick, but the wind was light, and not a raindrop fell, so I call thatContinue reading “A morning better than expected…”
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 