July 29

July 29, 2008 by OrientSee.

The Ospreys are doing very well. The three chicks are clearly visible along with an adult. The other adult was perched on a pole in the flats nearby. They are exercising their wings and will probably soon be in flight for the first time.

After watching the Ospreys, a Black-crowned Night Heron flew nearly over my head and on into the N.E. Casket Thicket.  Down by Lawn Ave., a small flock of Goldfinches were very busy amongst the chicory and thistle weeds feeding on grass seed.

With all the blue and pink, it was a very colorful sight.

The Long Thicket and the Overlook were fairly quiet except for the Robins and Catbirds. It is now clearly noticeable the diminishing numbers and noise of the Redwing Blackbirds. They are moving on and leaving a measure of quiet after all their noisy romance and family life.

The Boardwalk is bordered by a few trees, Ailanthus, Mulberry, Wild Cherry and others.  A large flock of Starlings had obviously been enjoying the cherries while perched on the railings of the Boardwalk.

They just never seem to clean up after themselves!

Further on, I was watching the Muskrat Pond for birds when I looked down and saw a large Garter Snake silently gliding out of my shadow into deep hiding. As I pulled my eyes back I saw this dragonfly perched on a Phragmites leaf. They are very hard to catch a shot of.

Looking down today was nearly as beautiful as looking up at the birds.

Ciao!

-Jorge

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