September 27th. A brief stop at the pond east of River Road.

 

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius) and a Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Great Egret (Ardea alba).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 28th. A morning visit to the pond east of River Road.

 

The Cormorant flew off just as I arrived, and no sign of the Great Egret.

 

The Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius) was around, as always.

 

 

 

It kept bending down in a casual way...

 

...pecking at something invisible, or perhaps...

 

...drinking? It would put its head up as if swallowing.

 

...dip after dip.

 

Surely not bothering with insects?

 

The resident Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius) at Cranberry Bog in East Hampton.

 

 

 

 

 

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) duckling and mother duck.

 

September 29th.

 

Lance-leaved American-aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum).

 

 

 

September 30th. Foggy at Raymond Brook Marsh.

 

 

 

 

 

First year basal rosette of Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus). It puts up a tall flower spike in the second year. The thick fuzz on the leaves helps protect the plant from frost damage.

 

Foggy at the pond east of River Road too.

 

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius) near the outlet stream.

 

The Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) was around again.

 

Too cloudy and foggy to spread its wings to warm them.

 

 

 

As I headed back out towards the road, the Great Blue Heron hadn't moved far.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Same day early afternoon back at the pond east of River Road. The Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) had hardly moved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eventually the Cormorant swam off, diving and surfacing as it went.

 

Lots of Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta) warming up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tree reflections in the rippled surface.

 

October 1st. Basal rosettes of Yarrow (Achillea millifolium). Next year they will put up bloom stalks.