A pair of mallards cruise the flooded creek near our house earlier this week.
birds
Springtime heron
After seeing an adult night heron hanging around the pond, we spotted this young one a few days later. This bird seemed totally oblivious or unconcerned about our creeping along the shore.
Heron by the brook
Ladies first
Kingfisher fishing
A saw a belted kingfisher dive into the pond and pop out of the water. He headed for the nearest sturdy branch and proceeded to dramatically shake something in his mouth for a minute or two. It was only after zooming in on the image did I understand what he was up to.
Heron on the rock
In mid-afternoon, a black-capped night heron contemplates opportunities. He arrived unannounced and looked around for a good fifteen minutes or more, and departed.
Early spring swim
A young duckling, perhaps a hooded merganser, cruises slowly on a Connecticut pond during a frosty Spring afternoon.
Sparrow waiting his turn
This sparrow was patiently waiting for an chance to get a snack at a nearby bird feeder.
Downside downy
A downy woodpecker is upside down in the back woods.
Mill river ducks
Ducks head upstream in flight over the Mill river on the Maine coast last weekend. They spent the previous hour wandering in the mud at low tide (you can see some of their tracks in the lower right corner of the image).
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