Beginning colors

The leaves are starting to turn; a full color autumn has been forecast. The longevity and persistence of reds is how I grade the quality of a northern New England foliage season.

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Backyard woodpecker

During the last few days, a number of different birds have been prowling around the property. Here is a downy woodpecker that spent several minutes investigating tree branches in the backyard today.

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Fall on the deck

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An elegant egret overhead

The great egret with a long neck curled into the “sink trap” shape during flight. The feet just hanging back.

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Fall harvest on the old dogwood tree

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Hummingbird up close

In southeast Connecticut, the hummingbirds are still busy at the feeder. Up in Maine, we have not seen them in at least a week. The annual migration may have begun.

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Egret on a tree

Above the Ice pond during a Saturday afternoon.

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Drying of the wings

A cormorant dries its wings after a rainy morning along the Connecticut coast. This is a typical behavior of the species; they do spend much time cruising on and below the ocean surface but other birds that spend a lot of time in the water do not seem to dry out the same way.