August Sunset
The summer sunset at Stratford Point can still be wonderfully reflected in our surroundings even without a cloud in the sky thanks to all of our Queen Anne’s Lace.
Read MoreYellow Warbler on Queen Anne’s Lace
It turns out there are a lot of fans of Queen Anne’s Lace (Daucus carota)! This Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia), photographed yesterday, is among them. The autumn migration continues (what?!) with birds heading south for the winter, and Yellow Warblers enjoy stopping in grasslands and shrublands to feed on the many insects they contain. The faster you can start your journey south the more food you will find along the way all while making a more relaxed trip. Suffice it to say this bird will not be facing the prospect of ice and snow as some warblers still migrating in October...
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Queen Anne’s Lace
There has been an abundance of Queen Anne’s Lace in fields and grasslands this summer, like the this photo from a couple weeks ago at Stratford Point. Is the generally dry and warmer than usual season to blame? A moderate drought is taking hold in coastal Connecticut with conditions starting to get serious. The green below is gone and it’s already a brown and wilting beginning to this meteorological autumn. Rain as soon as possible, please, and lots of it!
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