Downy & Hairy
I don’t know for certain how much wood a Woodpecker pecks, but I am learning to differentiate the specific species. I haven’t yet documented a Hairy Woodpecker on Fishers Island. […]
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Keeping Track
Take a close look these days before the first snows settle on shore. Swept beaches south side and coves tucked away facing north with frosty firm sands will help Islanders […]
Dove & Hawk
Autumn mourning fly! Dovetail with solace and soul amidst the brand new morning. Listen to the dew and crisp. Talons grip tightly only to release Winter’s reign. Rejoice!
Tailless & Fearless
Use Caution. I was heading due east to investigate possible evidence of River Otter tracking on Big Club Beach. Rounding a bend by bicycle, I was “bullied” by this tailless […]
Scurry Up & Wait
Ask any Chipmunk-“Time and tide waits for no man”.* I find myself mimicking the essential rhythm of seasonal change especially as the last of lengthy shadows follow me and precede […]
Cardinal Rules
Most familiar bird wearing family crest Cardinalidae. Sweet whistle Grosbeak finding thistle. Red spy in morning From behind dark mask Privy to suet in Privet
Clean Slate
Restore my shore. All tide up and turned around. Tumult and fury blind and blurry. Storms brought Windswept thought. Grain upon grain shift and sort Ideas form. Abate and wait […]
Snapshot: Turtle’s Baby Steps
Rounding the bend opposite Pickett Landfill, I note the tiny carapace (upper shell) of Baby Snapping Turtle- wobbly but making its way across the warm paved path towards a rippling […]
Arrival & Departure At Hungry Point
This season’s first Harbor seal has landed right on schedule (mine anyway!) First sighting @ approximately 1:30pm on this stellar day of September 27, 2014. Sunning, shifting, and scooching over […]
Meeting Belted Kingfisher
My attraction to Kingfishers is for me unexplainable. The hovering over calm coves and banks with barriers of bayberry, the plunging and darting after Silverside minnows-the solitary bird on a […]