Wednesday, May 28, 2008

I went out on the river for a few hours on Saturday. It was pretty busy out there because of Memorial Day weekend. Lots of boats. But there are places on the river that many powerboats cannot get into. I found this Black-crowned Night Heron in a part of the river that is very shallow even at high tide. Only very rarely do I find these birds at the water as they tend to be nocturnal. I usually find them roosting in trees along the Nissequogue River State Park. I take shots of them there but since these guys tend to be hidden in the shadows you don’t always get to see those big red eyes. Looks like he’s been out all night. But then, well, he is a night heron.

While I was out there I also saw several Horseshoe Crabs. Not lots, around twenty or so. They were all paired up with the exception of one female. Playing hard to get, I guess. JK