great blue heron in the fading marsh grasses

There’s a certain melancholy when summer fades to fall. The marsh grasses in their golds and browns reframe the landscape.

yellowlegs in the marsh

These late-season shorebirds lingered in a protected marsh pool during high tide.

marshpiper yellowlegs

Their reflections muted on this foggy afternoon.

yellowlegs and sandpiper

A lone sandpiper finding company among the “marshpipers” – or yellowlegs. Shorebirds in a fading landscape.