Snapping turtle
Yesterday, a large snapping turtle crossed our path. Fortunately, Avalon had her camera with her. She snapped a few photos before the turtle entered the water and disappeared beneath the waves. The tu ...
Esopus Estuary
Description by U.S. Fish & Wildlife of Esopus Estuary: Esopus Estuary is located at the mouth of the Esopus Creek, a major tributary to the upper Hudson River estuary on the west side of the river in ...
Nest-building
This morning, I watched from the dock as an osprey (one member of a pair) glided over the jetty carrying sticks in its talons. Wings flapping, it hovered momentarily over channel marker #93 and droppe ...
Lighthouse Pancakes
Ruth Glunt, longtime neighbor to the Saugerties Lighthouse and local historian, described the "full larder" of lighthouse keepers on the Hudson River: Buckwheat and cornmeal flour, for 'panny cakes', ...
Message in a bottle
I found a glass bottle along the beach left behind by the tide. The mouth of the bottle was stopped up with a cork. Inside was a handwritten note on stationary. The note was a message of love from Mar ...
Trail conditions: disheveled
Due to tidal surges and choppy waters last week, a section of boardwalk is slightly out of place. Also, woody debris is strewn along portions of the trail.
Butternut Tree
On the island adjacent to the lighthouse grows a small butternut tree. A type of walnut tree, it produces an oblong-shaped nut in the fall. This tree is a protected species. Butternut trees (Juglans c ...
Osprey courtship
The courtship rituals of osprey are on display for lighthouse visitors as an osprey pair use channel marker #93 as a perch.