Heron on the marsh

On a quiet day along Fishers Island sound last month, a heron contemplates the day.

Ice pond meeting

During our recent visit to the Ice Pond, a number of different birds were lounging around the middle of the pond. Of note were several juvenile night herons among the more usual egrets and mallards.

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Heron on Poggy Bay

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

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Noank autumn sunset

The Noank, Connecticut, shoreline near dusk in late October.

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Mallards on autumn patrol

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.

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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.

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Fort Western blockhouse

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.