I just visited Hay Harbor, looking for our local lone Harbor seal who’s fond of fishing in the “Tank”.
I found instead these foraging Brant. They do remind me of their Canada goose cousins without the long neck; but note the delicate feathered white necklace.
Observed more and more these chilly months in estuaries and coves within Fishers Island.
– From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, January 4, 2019
It’s just 35 degrees and very calm this late afternoon before the setting sun.
Tugboat hauls and tugs westward while the 4:15 Munnatawket glides effortlessly past Gov’t Bell bouy.
*A bit of snow scheduled for tonight
– From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, January 2, 2019
These diving sea ducks are indeed fairly common now; hugging the rocky coasts and coves of Fishers Island.
Nibbling within seaweeds inside Silver eel; this pair appears to be “first winter”. If you look closely you will see white blotches of plumage marking the upcoming of “adulthood” and possible breeding this spring.
– From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, January 2, 2019
Rode up east for a quick count:
Harbor seals hunker on clump off Hungry Point.
*Snow flurries as I headed west.
– From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, December 13, 2018
On days like this, East Harbor is perhaps fairest of them all.
Hungry Point’s rock “clumps” are typically the Harbor seals
favorite haul-out.
*so still you can just barely hear the bell bouy….
From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, December 11, 2018
Happy to see last weeks lone
Black-bellied plover now has a traveling companion…
*foraging within Sanctuary of Sands, southwestern tip, Fishers Island
From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, December 10, 2018
Just back from checking for any whale spout activity off Isabella; It’s calm enough.
I did see 6-8 brilliant bluebirds flit around me as I rode the path thru the Pickett Landfill-magical!
You can believe your eyes…
From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, December 7, 2018
Canada Geese Flotilla within Hay Harbor. “Oh Henry Ferguson Museum!” Gratitude for stewarding unique Big Stony habitat-all year round*.
*Loving our “Native land”….
From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, December 6, 2018
Member of the Parade Ground “gang”
Between their warming up on the Elizabeth Field runway and eyeing freight off load the Munnatawket;
South beach tidal pools are their forage mainstay.
From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, December 6, 2018
Yesterday’s rip currents flood by.
With cold temps causing refraction; neighboring islands and Plum Gut appear “right there”
* atop bunker, Race point.
From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, December 5, 2018