Silver Sands Trail 1

American Robin

These pictures were taken a few weeks ago when I was at the beach (It was this day: A Little Whimsy)
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Red-Winged Blackbird in flight over the marshes
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Looking down one of the canals.
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Very close to me, a Red-Winged Blackbird was perched on a post
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This was a fantastic sighting for me. The first Black Crowned Night Heron I've ever seen in Connecticut
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A little sparrow in the bushes
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The landscape there is pretty. You can walk through fields, alongside the marshes, and see the salt water views of Long Island Sound beyond, and hear the waves as they come in on the beach
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While not an exciting picture, it's tricky to get a picture of an elusive Marsh Wren. One can always hear them deep and low in the grasses and recognize them by their unique "chittering" sounds, but seeing them is a feat.
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Song Sparrow. These birds will pose and put on quite a performance.
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This is a path I walked, flanked on both sides by colorful flowers. I could see little birds hopping in the grasses, but was unable to see what kind of birds they were
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Many of the flowers were Birdfoot Trefoil
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And they made quite a golden impression
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Mixed with Crown Vetch, it made a great ground cover, which I suppose works very well in helping with erosion
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Black-Eyed Susan
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To be continued

Thanks for all of your comments. I've read them all and enjoyed them. I'm still trying to balance my time here, so taking each day at a time. Blogging will remain off-and-on for awhile. Have a great day everyone.