During our last visit to southeast Connecticut this summer, there was plenty of other bird sightings to evaluate and ponder. Here, at the Poggy Bay marsh, the almost regular visit of an egret or heron was caught.

An osprey cruises over the Great Marsh on Mason Island

The usual group of geese and ducks on the Ice Pond last week. This end of the pond was not filled with algae at this time (see previous posts).

A pair of ducks sample the underwater goodies on the Ice Pond. The algae is becoming visible.

We found the Ice Pond on Mason Island covered with a vast cover of algae last week. The ducks and geese seem to mostly ignore its presence.

A canada goose paddled toward me as I hung around the Ice pond. Then stood up on this rock for a close up.

From the archives

The heron I was able to photo last week as it landed on one of its favorite rocks.

The heron I spotted last Friday was on the pond again on Sunday. While I paused for a few minutes, the bird went to the air, shown here.