Red-tailed Hawk Encounter
I met this bird of prey across from the grasslands near the Driving Range. We both were a bit shy at first and of course curious of each other. I […]
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Dolphins Sighted Again!
Saturday December 1: A school of up to 20 dolphins is sighted off the bow of the Ferry departing Silver Eel Cove @ approximately 8:20am. The boat slows down to […]
Harbor seals in the winter warmth
December 3: Unseasonably warm today on Island with temperatures this late afternoon reaching 60 in the sun. Ocean waters in the Fishers Island Sound have been maintaining temps in the […]
Tracking. Migrating.
Frost twinkles now in the morning hours. Starlings swirl and stand at attention after the noon whistle. Coyote paw prints march west along side low tide at the Big Club […]
Knotted Ribbon Wrack
Washed away from Who-Knows-Where Forever tangled with rope and weed Vibrant colors streak the natural tones The beach’s party decorations Upon the rocks and sand The diligent try to untangle […]
Next to Hay Harbor
I appreciate the Island’s stillness this time of year-mostly because it cultivates an awareness of the marine environment around me. There are very few distractions. Just standing still, and listening, […]
Isabella Sunrise
November 27@ 6:29am: Getting up before the sun and heading eastward. I arrive at Isabella just in time to wake the chickadees up and enjoy their morning chatter among the […]
Shorter Days and Shadows
November 26: It’s after 2:00 this afternoon at Chocomount. Days are shorter, sunlight glistens on the sands quite differently now, the timing of sunset preoccupies my thought. Tidal range appears […]
FI Brick at Napatree Point, RI
Friday November 23: Occasionally I monitor sites off Island as I did this day while visiting Napatree Point in Westerly, RI. I figure it is a good practice as I […]
Dolphins off Government Bell
November 19 Morning: Island residents Mike Rogers, Chris and Sara Rafferty observe a pod of 8-10 dolphins fishing off Government Bell near the jetty outside Silver Eel Pond. This is […]