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
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