cattail & milkweed fluffs nest by Justine Kibbe
Praying Mantis on Parade Grounds by Justine Kibbe

Praying Mantis on Parade by Justine Kibbe

Praying Mantis today on Parade Grounds, Fishers Island.

– from The Field by Justine Kibbe November 1, 2018.

Bear at scenic overlook by Justine Kibbe

Bear at scenic overlook by Justine Kibbe

*No bears were injured in this “photo shoot”?

– from The Field by Justine Kibbe October 31, 2018.

Big Stony by Justine Kibbe

A Huge “Shout Out”: To the Henry Ferguson Museum for this past Summer’s major clean-up of this critical habitat.

seal by Justine Kibbe

Help preserve healthy Seagrass Meadows.

From the Field, Field Note by Justine Kibbe, Oct. 6, 2018

Red-breasted Nuthatch by Justine Kibbe

Red-breasted Nuthatch by Justine Kibbe

Making its way south now.
Silver eel Cove, Fishers Island

From the Field, Field Note by Justine Kibbe, Oct. 4, 2018

Duck Pond Green Heron - by Justine Kibbe

Duck Pond Green Heron - by Justine Kibbe

I’m delighted to know that our Island’s favorite Duck Pond is a real local hangout for returning bird residents.

This shy bird can still be observed on a shadowy mud flat, a few yards in on your right; Bell Hill Ave.

~ From the Field, Field Note by Justine Kibbe, Sept. 26, 2018

Out in The Field, Parade Grounds, Fishers Island

Happy to catch up and learn about butterflies & moths with FIConservancy’s Tom Sargent and the University of Delaware team Adam Mitchell, Will Almeida & Emily Baisden.

*Conservation is as Conservation does.

From the Field, Field Note by Justine Kibbe, Sept. 22, 2018