Narrow River, Narragansett

Great Egrets (and clammer), Narrow River, Narragansett, RI

My mom had a groupon deal for a kayak rental outfit in Narragansett, so there I went with Lily to join other members of the family for a mid-day salt water kayak excursion.

The weather was clear and sunny, the water calm, the tide going out. The shorebird life was teeming.

Snowy Egret, Greater Yellowlegs, and Willet, Narrow River, Narragansett, RI

 And osprey were abundant, five or six visible in the sky at a time.

Osprey, three in the nest, Narrow River, Narragansett, RI

We were able to get very close to some birds. It did cause us to get stuck on sandbars once or twice.

Young terns, Narrow River, Narragansett, RI

This cormorant was blocking the landing at Gooseberry Island. I wonder if it was molting. It wouldn't fly away.

And willets were everywhere.

Willet and semipalmated plover, Narrow River, Narragansett, RI

Oh shorebirds. How I still can't identify you...

Willet and Dowitcher (?), Narrow River, Narragansett, RI