June 25

It rained yesterday and the marsh was very wet.  It’s what a marsh does best (besides grow grass) is sponge up water. It was fairly quiet as the tide had gone out and was approaching low. One of the big treats has been the mulberries coming into fruit.

It’s not just the birds but also two legged observers who enjoy this fruit. At some point the floor of the thicket will be paved with dark mulberries and the canopy will be full of birds eating their fill.  Eating is a big activity today.

The Bumblebees are all over the Sumac flowers. It is obvious to see how important these insects are to flowering plants and indirectly to us all.  The ducklings and the Killdeer were out at the Overlook panne while a Glossy Ibis, three Snowy Egrets, and a Great Egret were in the Boardwalk panne.  At one point just beside Suffolk Downs station, I saw something flash across the grass and nestle against a tree trunk. It was a Field Mouse and it tried its best to turn invisible but didn’t quite succeed.

It didn’t move but it wasn’t fooling anybody but itself.

Lot’s to see and enjoy today.

Ciao!

-Jorge

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