Sunny, 90 degrees,
low humidity
It was a wonderful day to be
out boating with my grandkids and towing them around Greenwood Lake on the New
York/New Jersey border. I brought
my camera gear figuring that this would be an ideal place to gather the shot of
the day as well. In reality, I was
reminded that this is the end of July and things have not quite yet swung into
full motion as far as the fall migration goes.
A Turkey vulture, quite a few
Canada geese, and a good number of Mallards were about all I could conjure
up. This mallard swam right up to
the side of the boat looking for a handout…..not too exciting.
When we returned to the dock,
we were greeted by the marina owner who is a bird fancier himself….especially
ducks. He showed us two little 2
week old ducklings which he had incubated from eggs laid by one of the many
domestic ducks found around the lake.
Cute? Without a doubt. Part of “wild America”? Certainly not. But, when you need a shot, you take
whatever is offered.
Last year, it was pretty much
the same through July, but once August arrived, so did a number of migrants
moving through. I am including a
shot of one of a pair of Green herons which visited the marina last
August. They only remained on site
for a day or two and then moved on.
We know that the migration will begin in earnest very soon, and we are
looking forward to more visits like this one. In the meantime, we’ll have to be content with the geese and
the mallards.
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