egretTV video blog: January 2008 Archives

Seagull and Sound waves

Earlier a steady SW wind at 30 knots kicked up the Sound waves. But by late afternoon winds shifted toW and calmed things down considerably for the incoming tide.

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Mallard ducks swim by twice a day in January

The well know field mark for the male mallard is the glossy green head, but tak ea look here at the iridescent speculum on the rear edge of the wing.

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Mallard ducks swim in the salt water

The female is mottled brown and has a whitish tail. The field mark for the female is the orange bill with a dark patch. In the winter these ducks eat a lot of seaweed.

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Posted by egrettv at 01:16 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Global Warming - a warm January foggy day on Long Island Sound

Advection fog occurs when moist air passes over a cool surface by wind and is cooled. Record breaking 60 degrees F for this day in January and cold Sound water creates a picturesque foggy scene.

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Tags: egrettv, fog, weather, long island sound, thimble islands, birdwatching

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Posted by egrettv at 01:29 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Canada Goose on the rocks

It is winter and the Canadian geese reappear along with the ducks. The black neck stocking, white chinstrap and the pale breast are the field marks for the most widespread goose in N America.

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egretTV video blog

This video blog displays video posts of categories of Connecticut shoreline birds and scenes of their coastal habitat. The ecosystem location is the north shore of the Long Island Sound in Connecticut, by the Thimble Islands.

January 31, 2008

Seagull and Sound waves

January 24, 2008

Mallard ducks swim by twice a day in January

January 15, 2008

Mallard ducks swim in the salt water

January 09, 2008

Global Warming - a warm January foggy day on Long Island Sound

January 07, 2008

Canada Goose on the rocks