June 3

 Today was cloudy and cool. The wind has slackened a bit from the furious blasts of the last few days. Rosie’s Pond had a few ducks, two Snowy Egrets and one Great Egret. One of the snowys was bent over and feeding with it neck nearly horizontal. It held this pose for some minutes. For a few seconds, I couldn’t decipher what it was. I have seen egrets do this before but it does look strange. The Osprey are still attending the nest in the train yard. Perhaps, there will be some nestlings soon.

On the way to Palermo St., I noticed that the mulberries are swelling and soon the birds will be gorging themselves on the fruit. The little meadow was full of wild flowers like this yellow specimen.

On Geoff’s path, I caught a shot of the most insubstantial bit of airborne fluff. The air was full of these little wind driven seeds.

The path was mostly quiet but at the Overlook, I visited with a Goldfinch.

A few ducks were feeding and then a Willet took umbrage at my presence and flew by, loudly screeching.

The Boardwalk was quiet. In the park meadow, a Bobolink flew around while all kinds of butterflies were busy, including this black and yellow fellow on a thistle stem.

The entrance was being mowed which discouraged the birdlife. Across Bennington St., I found this broken robin’s egg on the sidewalk. I wonder how it ended up crashed on the asphalt.

Just feet away from the egg in the middle of a very ugly entanglement of thorn and dead tree trunk, a bright rose gleamed in spite of the trash and lifeless limbs.

It was a beautiful day to be out in spite of the intermittent clouds. The season so far has been disappointing. No warblers to speak of and only one Baltimore Oriole. The hawks are too busy with rearing their young and so they seem to have disappeared. The shorebirds should be here in big numbers but not many can be seen here at Belle Isle. Thankfully, there are plenty of egrets and herons. Drop by and take a look yourself.

Ciao!

-Jorge

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