There has been quite a change in the weather overnight out here in Connecticut. Sure, it was cloudy yesterday, but temps were in the high 80s, and it felt as though the humidity percentage was, too. This morning, however, when my sister and I set out, it was still cloudy, but temps were in the low 60s, and it was very windy. By 10:30 am, the temperature has “soared” to 65, and the trees are still swaying in the breeze. Sheesh! Good thing I packed a sweater.
Anyway, I poured through the pictures I did manage to take, and I think I found three that are at least interesting, if not so pretty. This first one shows a scene from the pond between the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail and a “wholesale distributor” called Bozzuto’s. It’s the same spot where we saw the river otters last winter, but it looks quite different in the summer. Just in this one picture, there are two or three mallards on the right, a pair of wood ducks in the middle, and a double crested cormorant on the left. That’s in addition to the Canada geese, green herons, and one spotted sandpiper that didn’t get in the shot. Not bad for a shallow pond surrounded on three sides by parking lots and warehouses, eh?
Here’s one of the green herons looking for its breakfast.
Finally, a couple miles south, there’s another, smaller body of water that also probably connected with the old canal, and we counted nearly two dozen wood ducks. Most were foraging, preening, or otherwise ignoring us, but this one wasn’t quite so trusting.
The clouds are supposed to stick with us for tomorrow, but at least the wind will die down, so maybe I’ll have some better luck.
Signs of Life in Estabrook Park 