Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene Sooty Terns
Three years ago tonight we in Connecticut and the tri-state area were recovering from the shock of being hammered by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Irene. She made landfall early on the 28th and I filmed these very rare Sooty Terns (Onychoprion fuscatus) she carried up from the topics as they made their way back down the Housatonic River, which separates Stratford and Milford, as the storm waned. As you can see the wind and water were still very turbulent! Most of us had damaged homes, yards and/or no power for several days and spent the next week seeing other unbelievably rare birds in our local...
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These are mammatus clouds and if you ever spot them you can be sure severe thunderstorms are nearby. I took this photo after a particularly vicious storm in Connecticut several years ago. What we see are basically masses of sinking cold air. Stay safe tonight with more storms across the northeast.
Read MoreEastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) by Scott Kruitbosch
Just like that winter makes a comeback dumping up to 10 inches of snow across parts of Western New York last night. That makes for a tough life for birds like this Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe). Have you seen one yet?
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