From the edge of Poggy Bay, a great blue heron paused before flying away.
Heron on Poggy Bay

From the edge of Poggy Bay, a great blue heron paused before flying away.
The Noank, Connecticut, shoreline near dusk in late October.
While walking by the Ice Pond the other day, the only visitors were a pair of mallards. The Canada geese were at another venue, the egrets were a no-show, the black-crowned herons were lurking somewhere else, and the seagulls were socially distancing.