The clear skies that had been forecasted did arrive in Estabrook this morning, and it was a beautiful day to be in the park. The wildlife appears to be taking the holiday weekend seriously, however, and I had a dickens of a time coming up with some pictures for you. The one warbler I wasContinue reading “Taking the holiday weekend seriously…”
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A bit of Connecticut may have followed me home…
I hadn’t even reached the pond when the warbler show began in Estabrook Park this morning. There was a bit of black plastic on the grass just south of the middle parking lot, and as I reached down to collect it, I noticed a little movement in the hedge about 20 feet away. When IContinue reading “A bit of Connecticut may have followed me home…”
The show picks up steam!
The weather was indeed as nice as forecast, and it was a fabulous morning in Estabrook Park. If you’ve been wondering, as I sure have, whatever happened to the doe and fawn that we saw on and around the upstream island before the flood, well, wonder no more because it appears that they survived justContinue reading “The show picks up steam!”
More firsts, and some nice seconds…
I could tell there had been quite a storm in Estabrook Park overnight by the number of trees and branches down, including the last big dead tree over the upstream island. That’s were we saw the osprey perched just yesterday, and I don’t know if the big raptors we get to see there will likeContinue reading “More firsts, and some nice seconds…”