The “stuff ” of Stewardship: The temperatures are dropping, but still last week I observed a Monarch butterfly.
*Conservancy within Parade Grounds, Fishers Island
From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, November 12, 2018
White-breasted Nuthatch
From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, November 11, 2018
Harbor seals in the calm.
*Brief clip left over from yesterday’s Hungry Point.
From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, November 9, 2018
Today’s Hungry Point Activity: Harbor seals clump together, Common Eider raft together; fishermen and their boats, they do too.
Love Our Healthy Seagrass Meadows!
From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, November 8, 2018
Hay Harbor Golf Course: Keeping just ahead of the crows…
* footage a tad wobbly
From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, November 7, 2018
Today: Lest we forget the wondrous beauty of Fishers Island that each individual beach here gifts us with….
Chocomount: Although “shifty” during the “off season” – so VERY generous to our families for decades!
From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, November 7, 2018
Red-bellied Woodpecker finding ants…
From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, Nov. 6, 2018
Can be quite becoming:
I’m sitting at my desk on this very dreary afternoon.
With camera ever by my side, I was delighted at first glance to observe a small Flicker woodpecker; perhaps share with folks.
But just now a bedraggled Blue heron has joined me!
Very unusual for this type bird to perch in the American Elm here on Silver eel Cove.
Managing to stay its course these windy days.
From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, Nov. 5, 2018
South beach winds & chop:
This eve in bunker grasses; Parade Grounds, Fishers Island.
From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, Nov. 3, 2018
No black “woolens” on this caterpillar.
It’s nearly 65 degrees today on Island-those folks over at “folklore” might be on to something; like a very mild winter?!
From the Field, Video Snippet, Justine Kibbe, Nov. 1, 2018