Well, the fog seems to have followed me to Connecticut, and I don’t have any new pictures for you yet, although my sister and I did spot some cool birds this morning on our walk.
Instead, here’s one of my very favorite pictures from Estabrook Park this year. I’d been dreaming of a nice ruby-throated hummingbird portrait since I first spotted one by the pond back in 2020. The trick has been not only that they are infrequent, but also that they are small, fast, and I usually only see them in dim light. My luck finally changed back on June 7 when this darling perched for a moment on a branch not very high above the river trail. It was still small, and the light was still dim, but it let me get so close that I can almost count its feathers.
By crazy coincidence, that was also the one and only day that I’ve seen a green-winged teal in Estabrook. I should have gone straight out and bought a lottery ticket after that morning.
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 