Beach plums, swarms of swallows and shorebirds, lush grasses with hints of gold hues that will eventually take over the landscape...late summer is an especially beautiful time to visit Plum Island. Here are a few snapshots from a September visit.
 

A Juvenile Yellow-Crowned Night Heron, and Beach Plums 

  Juvenile Yellow-Crowned Night Heron    Beach Plums, Plum Island
 

Least Sandpipers Hiding Out in the Glasswort, and Greater Yellowlegs

Least Sandpipers in the Glasswort Greater Yellowlegs  
 

A Great Egret, and Three Great Egrets with a Snowy Egret

Great Egret Three Great Egrets, One Snowy Egret
 

A Lone Snowy Egret

Snowy Egret
 

Great Egret Blue Heron on the Hunt for Polliwogs and Eels

Great Blue Heron Great Blue Heron
 

Great Blue Heron
 

A Moon Shell Near the Water's Edge

Moon Shell
 

One of Two Bald Eagles Hunting in the Fields

Bald Eagle