And A River Otter Runs Through It
With tips from Community members, Island Naturalist finally meets River Otter in our unsuspected Duck Pond.
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Breakfast With My Significant Otter
We meet again this very early morn at Duck Pond.
Stranded Gray Seal Pup
Young Gray Seal pup discovered Jan 22, 2017 on Southside Fishers Island parallel to Elizabeth Field airport.
A Little Bird Told Me
I agree it’s not an image that would have made the cover of Audubon and there is not even enough flashing of chimney for Sweeping Magazine. But there it perched; this bright blue harbinger waiting to crown this Happy New Year.
Young Northern Harrier
I sighted this juvenile Harrier on January 5th across from the Driving Range, middle Fishers Island.
Tribe & Atukan Akun Update January 2017
Students out in the field observe the rhythm of nature on Fishers Island. – Justine Kibbe with FI School Teacher Jen Burns
Eastern Bluebirds Sighted West!
Ringing in the “Happy” New Year here on Fishers Island, rare sightings of Bluebirds have been noted between Hay Harbor Mansion Cottages and the Softball field-even more rare for January.
I’ll Have a Blue Heron Christmas*
12/21/16 Without you I’ll be so blue just thinking about you Decorations of red on a tall Pepperidge tree Won’t be the same dear, if you’re not here with me […]
Bobbing Bufflehead
A blustery day with Bufflehead noted deep inside Hay Harbor, Fishers Island. These energetic ducks bob and preen, dive and feed again and again…
Spider Crab Molting Season
Tens of Thousands of crustacean shells shed from the Common Spider crab wash ashore on the south western tip of Fishers Island and Naturalist discovers the “motherload”!