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.
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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).
Turkey crossing
We came upon a group of turkeys today when we hiked in the woods across the road. The temperature was about 40f and the snow was becoming “sugar” snow (softer and denser than usual).
Summer osprey
Another look at the osprey mother from last summer after we got too close to her nest.
Geese ahead
The Canadian air force departs a seaside marsh in southeastern Connecticut last week
Marsh landing 2
A pair of hooded merganser ducks land along a Connecticut salt marsh on a wintery day
Marsh landing
A heron comes in for a landing on a seaside marsh along the Connecticut coast
