I caught up with a Woolly Bear “caterpillar of the community” while pedaling the Fishers Island Recreational Bike path just to see what traditional folklore might have to say. With a wider rusty band of color-we can hope for a mild winter. More black, might indicate more severe weather.
– Video Snippet by FIConservancy Naturalist Justine Kibbe, February 15, 2018
BD Remodeling & Restoration aboard Capt. Conroy’s Baby Doll helps to remind commuters and ferry crew to report any unusual wildlife sightings and marine debris across Fishers Island Sound.
– Video Snippet by FIConservancy Naturalist Justine Kibbe, February 15, 2018
Alongside Elizabeth Field Airport Fishers Island, sitting on a sandy sanctuary, a banded American Oyster Catcher visits me- with a tiny Killdeer just passing by!
– A Snippet from The Field by Justine Kibbe August 25, 2017
Balanced atop a wobbly ladder, I am awe inspired with the truly delicate world of these two nestled Ruby-throated Hummingbirds.
– A Snippet from The Field by Justine Kibbe August 25, 2017.
A juvenile Little Blue Heron still wearing white plumage dances a bit during lunch: “leaping frog’s legs” in Madeline Pond, Fishers Island.
– A Snippet from The Field by Justine Kibbe August 25, 2017.
American Redstart, New World warbler enjoys cooling off in My Neck of the Woods on Fishers Island.
– A Snippet from The Field by Justine Kibbe August 22, 2017.
Grounded juvenile Osprey with injured wing watched over near Dock Beach. Fishers Island community lent a hand this past August weekend- getting the bird across the Sound, where rehabilitators from Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic will assess and keep us posted.
– A Snippet from The Field by Justine Kibbe August 22, 2017.
Tree swallows soar above a field of Queen Anne’ Lace (Wild carrot) near South beach on Fishers Island.
– A Snippet from The Field by Justine Kibbe August 17, 2017
It’s early May off Hungry Point, Fishers Island. Male Eider ducks appearing “handsome” for their mates, while bell buoy lulls Harbor seals to sleep.
– A Snippet from The Field by Justine Kibbe August 17, 2017.