September 10

September 10, 2009 by OrientSee.

Walking into Rosie’s thicket today was a step out of the city into the wild (except for the empty beer bottles). It was quiet enough that only the insect buzz could be heard above the wind. The pond is nearly overgrown with the Spartina but strolling through an empty space was a Snowy Egret.

Further out on the flats a half dozen Great Egrets were feeding while a lone Great Blue Heron patrolled in the distance. Close to the tree line, I found a bumblebee clinging on to a weed. It was barely moving because of the cool day.

Lawn and Palermo Streets filled my pocket with apples for my afternoon walk. There were more Great Egrets to be seen way out in the flats. The Long Thicket and the  Overlook were very quiet. A pair of Yellowlegs poked around in the mud. The Boardwalk was an egret-palooza. Easily a dozen Greats and Snowies were feeding and resting as the tide came up.  This pair were right across from the Boardwalk.

It was fun to see this Snowy parading in his finest including his yellow spats!

The wind was discouraging most of the birds. Starlings and more starlings but not much else in the meadow. I left the park and caught another bee burrowing into a dense display of flowers on a Goldenrod.

The sky was filled with big puffy clouds and the temperature was mellow enough to discourage the mosquitoes. It was a delightful day for a walk.

Ciao!

-Jorge

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