On a quiet day along Fishers Island sound last month, a heron contemplates the day.
Heron on the marsh
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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.
Heron on Poggy Bay
From the edge of Poggy Bay, a great blue heron paused before flying away.
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.
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.
Autumn loons
The loons have become a daily presence on Woodbury Pond since the majority of boaters and shore line wanderers have departed.
Ducks at the equinox
The black ducks of Woodbury Pond visit the little inlet near our house when the wind comes from the south or west. They are sensitive to visitors usually and peaking through the trees sometimes works.
The last hummingbird
We have not seen a hummingbird around our feeder during the last week or so. The temperatures have drifted toward freezing at night and the local drought has diminished the size of wild flowers, probably decreasing the quantity of available nectar. I think the Maine flocks have out-migrated. The bird shown was seen at the far bog more than a week ago.
Getting ready for the fall
While visiting the Webber-Rogers conservation land, we found a variety of birds foraging among the reeds along Potters Brook. This species is a warbler? Sparrow?
Goldfinch getting ready for fall
On our recent patrol to the far bog we saw a number of birds we haven’t seen most of the summer. The goldfinches were prominent.
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