The great egret with a long neck curled into the “sink trap” shape during flight. The feet just hanging back.

In southeast Connecticut, the hummingbirds are still busy at the feeder. Up in Maine, we have not seen them in at least a week. The annual migration may have begun.

Above the Ice pond during a Saturday afternoon.

A cormorant dries its wings after a rainy morning along the Connecticut coast. This is a typical behavior of the species; they do spend much time cruising on and below the ocean surface but other birds that spend a lot of time in the water do not seem to dry out the same way.

A herring gull contemplates a misty, cloudy afternoon along the Connecticut coast and Fishers Island Sound