Merganser Duck
9/4/20 - Arnold Shimelman sent the photo at left, taken last month on the Farmington River in Canton. Jay Kaplan, dire ctor of Roaring...
Spotted Turtle
8/21/20 - Evelyn Bollert sent the photo at far right of a spotted turtle looking for a place to lay her eggs in Weatogue. Jay Kaplan,...
Lady Bug
8/7/20 - David Ciriello of Farmington provided these photos, all taken in Farmington. Jay Kaplan, director at Roaring Brook Nature Center...
Red Fox
07/17/20 Dave Kubas of Canton sent this photo and writes, “Here’s a photo of a juvenile red fox taking a drink out of the bird bath in my...
Pickerel Frogs
07/17/20 Pickerel frogs are frogs of wetland borders and wet meadows. They have bright yellow-orange coloration on the inner thighs so...
Gray Tree Frog
07/17/20 Gray Tree Frog – our only true tree frog here in Connecticut, these frogs call through July in the evenings. Masters of...
Green Heron
07/17/20. Kim Alexander of Avon sent this photo of a Green Heron gathering twigs to build a nest. Jay Kaplan, director of Roaring Brook...
Cat Bird
06/19/20 - Theresa Mroczkowski of Simsbury sent this photo and writes, “We have a lot of birds that visit our backyard; We have many bird...
Ducklings
6/5/20 - Richard Rorick sent this week’s photo and writes, “These ducklings were seen running all over busy Hopmeadow Street in Simsbury....
Barred Owl
5/15/20 - This picture was taken by Sabrina da Silva of Avon and submitted by Bridget de Moura Castro. “The barred owl is the most...
Tom Turkey
5/ 2/ 20 - David Kotler of Avon sent this week’s photo and writes, “this ‘Tom turkey’ was gobbling quite loudly on Easter morning....
Pine Warbler
4/3/20 - John Parshley of Canton recently took this photo of a Pine Warbler in his yard. Jay Kaplan, director at Roaring Brook Nature...
Bobcat
3/20/20 - Alex Lunding of West Simsbury sent in this week’s photo and writes, “While gazing out the window and enjoying her breakfast, my...
Bald Eagle
3/6/20 Bob Mumford of Farmington sent this week’s photo. He writes, “I saw this Bald eagle on my bike ride along rails to trails in...
Black-capped Chickadee
2/21/20 Elaine Ingraham of Simsbury sent this week’s photo. Jay Kaplan, director of Roaring Brook Nature Center in Canton, writes “The...
Bald Eagle
2/7/20 Dr David Fisher of Farmington sent this photo taken at Batterson Park Pond, Farmington. Jay Kaplan, director at Roaring Brook...
Screech Owl
1/17/20 Kim Alexander sent this week’s photo and writes, “I saw this owl sticking his head out of his den in a tree outside my window...
