During a brief visit to the Ice Pond in southeastern Connecticut this week, we were lucky enough to be waiting for something to happen when a pair of egrets decided to visit the lakeside.
Egret cleared to land

During a brief visit to the Ice Pond in southeastern Connecticut this week, we were lucky enough to be waiting for something to happen when a pair of egrets decided to visit the lakeside.
The “blockhouse” on the southwest corner of Fort Western, overlooking the Kennebec River in Augusta, Maine. The fort dates from 1754 and was originally a British outpost in the mostly wilderness areas northeast of Boston.
The loons have become a daily presence on Woodbury Pond since the majority of boaters and shore line wanderers have departed.