August 24th. Great Egret (Ardea alba) at Raymond Brook Marsh.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green Heron (Butorides virescens).

 

 

 

Beautiful day at the pond east of River Road.

 

A Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus).

 

Make that two Cormorants. (See lower left.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh my, my first ever Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea)! A young bird but the beak and leg colors are definitive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One of the Cormorants really didn't like having that heron nearby.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faar across the pond, a Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodius) and a Great Egret (Ardea alba).

 

The egret flew...

 

...but not far.

 

 

 

This photo shows the size difference between the Great Egret (rear) and Little Blue Heron (foreground).

 

The Great Egret in flight.

 

The occasional Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) still around.

 

Cormorant amid Bullhead-lilies (Nuphar vareigatum).

 

August 25th. Foggy morning.

 

Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) in the fog.

 

Misted spiderweb.

 

Cardinal Flowers (Lobelia cardinalis) continue to impress.

 

 

 

Great Egret (Ardea alba).

 

 

 

Distant Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus).

 

 

 

August 26th. A wet female Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon). Been fishin'.

 

Great Egret (Ardea alba) in the usual spot.