June 3rd. National Trails Day. Nannyberry (Viburnun lentago) with the shiny, finely toothed leaves.

 

 

 

 

 

Nearby and with similar blossoms was Northern Arrowwood (Viburnum recognitum) with large-toothed leaves.

 

Below them both was Yarrow (Achillea millifolium).

 

Just one Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) laying eggs on this cool, windy morning.

 

Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) with a mouth full of dried leaves. Bedding material, I assume.

 

 

 

 

 

The Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) at Cranberry Bog in East Hampton. The dark blur above the geese at the center is an angry Red-winged Blackbird, concerned for its nearby nest.

 

Foreground feather confirms that adults have started to moult, and notice the wing feathers just starting on the gosling at the left.

 

 

 

 

 

Feet and legs grow faster than the body and wings.

 

 

 

June 4th. At full telephoto what by eye I thought was a loose dog turned out to be a Bobcat (Lynx rufus).

 

The same picture, cropped. Note the white on its ears and tail tip.

 

 

 

It exited via an abandoned beaver dam not far from Old Colchester Road.

 

Hop Clover (Trifolium agrarium).

 

 

 

Maple-leaf Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium). Any doubt where it gets its name?

 

 

 

Stored cement bases for pedestrian warning lights like those recently installed where the trail crosses Route 207. Not sure which crossings these are destined to protect.

 

June 5th. Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) on its nest, Cattail seed fluff leaking out.

 

June 6th. Smoke from Canadian wildfires in Quebec are darkening the sky.

 

 

 

Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) on its nest. Tail upper left, face center.

 

June 8th. Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) taking a break outside the nest.

 

 

 

 

 

Far across the marsh, four Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa) against a background of dense Canadian wildfire smoke.

 

 

 

As I moved a bit closer, two ducks departed.

 

 

 

The one closer to the trunk is a young male (note the red eye and white head markings, not a female as I had guessed.