Along the Connecticut coast this winter, we found the usual collection of energetic sparrows. I know a group that is sustained by the regular feeding from my brother. This one has the attributes of the white-throated edition.
Winter sparrow
Crab on the deck
A remnant of a curious creature not more than an inch-and-a-half wide appeared on the dock this weekend. A small crab that was deceased (or perhaps frozen)? How did it get here? The decking is three to seven feet above the water’s surface, depending on the tide. It was thirty feet from the shoreline access to the dock.
Natural gateway
Frozen at the creek 3
Frozen at the creek 2
Frozen at the creek
The variable cold weather so far this year has stratified some of the surface ice on the local creeks and streams. This is the stream from the beaver bog and it is still flowing underneath the ice you see here. Most of the snow cover is very crusty and icy, also as a result of some dramatic temperature differences among our storms this season.
A look at the geese again
The overflight of canada geese from the last few days of 2018 in southern Connecticut deserves another look…..
Winter landscaping
From about a month ago over on the beaver bog, we noted some recent tree trimming along the banks of the creek that supplies most of the water for the bog.
Winter tunneling
A woodpecker’s impressive pecking job
Canada geese over Connecticut
john's f-stop 