White-tailed Deer
Wherever you go you can find White-tailed Deer. Hiking through a salt marsh with a rising tide? You got it. This deer was in the Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge. That is Long Beach in Stratford, Connecticut in the background with the even further horizon being Long Island, New York. It looks like a rather quick swim, doesn’t it? Yes, White-tailed Deer can swim, even to some islands! But I do not think they would be able to make it to Long Island from here… Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
Read MoreSnowy Egrets feeding under the clouds
I took these photos earlier in the week while conducting surveys in coastal Connecticut for our work in the Audubon Alliance for Coastal Waterbirds. It was a warm and cloudy day with calm but soon to be increasing winds ahead of a cold front. The southerly flow made for a quieter morning in terms of passerine migrants but these feeding Snowy Egrets (Egretta thula) kept me busy. The Snowy Egret is listed as “threatened” under the Connecticut Endangered Species Act. While we as a society no longer hunt birds like these beautiful long-legged waders to adorn our clothing with their...
Read MoreRoger Tory Peterson – Galapagos
Here’s a Throwback Thursday photo to Roger Tory Peterson in the Galapagos in 1964 from Ross Kiester. Here’s hoping many of you are getting to relax on the beach and enjoy some birds or will be soon! Our coastal stewardship work continues through August across Connecticut at some of Roger’s favorite locations.
Read MoreWhimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) by Twan Leenders
Here’s a Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) that Twan photographed running along the shore in Costa Rica in December. It’s not going to feel like it later this week but our shorebirds will all be returning soon or already are! I’m very ready to welcome them back to our beaches, islands, marshes, mudflats and anywhere else they’d like to frequent.
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