A head and shoulders shot of a Great Egret facing away from the camera. The bill is pointed slightly left, bill open, with the business end of a small fish is sticking out like a tongue.

Looking over a Great Egret's shoulder to get an unusual perspective of a fish going down the hatch. #greategret #bird #birdphotography #birdsofrhodeisland #littlecompton

Two swans touch bills after an intimate moment. Their necks form a heart, of course.

Romance is in the air and it looks like goslings are on the way! #muteswan #bird #birdphotography #birdsofrhodeisland #littlecompton #tunipuspond

A vulture stands atop a brick chimney

#BlackVulture on a #ManMadePerch for #BirdOfTheDay. My neighbor went cheap when hiring a chimney sweep. #bird #birdphotography #birdsofrhodeisland #littlecompton

Looking angry as always, a grackle faces the camera showing off a bright blue breast

A grackle stands in the grass, facing right. The light is hitting the wing, highlighting yellows, mustards, and bronzes.

A grackle stands in the grass, facing right. Tones are more muted with deep purples and rusty browns.

Common Grackle wearing an amazing technicolor dreamcoat.

#bird #birdphotography #commongrackle #birdsofrhodeisland #littlecompton

Fish Crow joins the resistance. #bird #birdphotography #fishcrow #birdsofrhodeisland #littlecompton

Yoga on the Brook? Pull up a small rock and join this Ring-necked Duck for stretches and poses.

#ringneckedduck #bird #birdphotography #birdsofrhodeisland #littlecompton #almybrook

I got a lot of photos of this cooperative Cooper's Hawk

#cooperhawk #bird #birdphotography #birdsofrhodeisland #littlecompton

Cooper brings his small face to Itchycoo Park. It's all too beautiful!

#coopershawk #bird #birdphotography #birdsofrhodeisland #littlecompton

Before Blizzard 2026, back patio deck showing railing, recycle bin, and grill, no snow.

After Blizzard 2026 (during, it’s still snowing) back patio deck showing just giant piles of snow. Control buttons on grill are barely visible

Dude we got some freaking snow down ere! #Blizzard2026 #RhodeIsland #littlecompton

A coot has brought up a large amount of weed from the bottom of the pond, which are hanging from its mouth. A second coot seems interested and is approaching from the rear.

The front coot continues to work on getting its large mouthful down the hatch while continuing to ignore the second bird.

The second coot in the rear seems to think that this bounty is worth sharing but it's not going to happen.

American Coot hogging the weeds and not sharing.

#americancoot #bird #birdphotography #birdsofrhodeisland #littlecompton #tunipuspond

Double-crested Cormorant headshots

#bird #birdphotography #doublecrestedcormorant #birdsofrhodeisland #littlecompton

Cooper's Hawk leaving its perch

#bird #birdphotography #coopershawk #birdsofrhodeisland #littlecompton

Catching Z's on a roiling surf. Harlequin Ducks are back and they are still weird. These ducks are sleeping on the pounding waves. #harlequinduck #bird #birdphotography #birdsofrhodeisland #littlecompton

Rightly or wrongly, I thought of the Common Gallinule as a southern bird but, obviously, I was wrong. This juvenile is hanging out at Round Pond, Little Compton!

#commongallinule #gallinule #bird #birdphotography #birdsofrhodeisland #littlecompton

Epitaph reads: Here lyeth ye Body of John Dye who dyed In ye 32d year of his age feb the 28 1716

Gravestone at Rhode Island Historical Cemetery: Little Compton #12 - Old Commons Burial Ground
#Graveyard #Cemetery #CemeteryPhotography #photography #Gravestone #Headstone #GraveyardPhotography #31DaysofGraves #LittleCompton #RhodeIsland #BlueskyArtShow #PhotographersUnited #PhotographersofBluesky

POWER BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE - JOIN THE MOVEMENT OCT 18 Providence 1pm March Followed by Statehouse Rally QR Codes -Registration & Volunteer NO KINGS [ photo of protest ]

OCT 18 #NoKings 2.0 ☮️ #RHODEISLAND 🆕 NEW
No Thrones No Crowns NO KINGS

#BARRINGTON
#EASTPROVIDENCE
#LITTLECOMPTON
#NEWSHOREHAM
#PORTSMOUTH
#PROVIDENCE
#TIVERTON
#WESTERLY

#NorthKingstown

www.NoKings.org
#FiftyFiftyOne #StopTrump #RATR
#15

Sanderling, looking demure at Goosewing Beach Preserve in Little Compton. #sanderling #bird #birdphotography #littlecompton #birdsofrhodeisland

An Osprey flies toward the camera, its wing hiding all but the face of its catch.

An Osprey, just emerged with its catch, flies away from the camera.

An Osprey flies right to left, holding its catch by the head and tail.

Now that the kids are fishing on their own, there seem to be #osprey everywhere. All photos are from the same catch. #bird #birdphotography #southshorebeach #littlecompton #birdsofrhodeisland

A hummingbird hovers to the left of a yellow flower, extending its bill to gather pollen.

Ruby-throated Hummingbird, one of our reliable yard birds. #bird #birdphotography #rubythroatedhummingbird #littlecompton #birdsofrhodeisland

As Hurricane Erin passes by, whipped up surf pounds the beach as non-plussed birds preen and rest. There is a Great Black-backed Gull on the left. The remaining silhouetted birds seem to be American Herring Gulls. There are two Common Eider on the lower right.

Gulls and Eider don't care about Erin's whipped up surf. #bird #birdphotography #tappanbeach #littlecompton #birdsofrhodeisland

A Greater Yellowlegs walks across a shallow pond, holding a yummy little fish in its bill.

Yellow legs. Little Fish.

#bird #birdphotography #greateryellowlegs #goosewingbeachpreserve #littlecompton #birdsofrhodeisland

Saltmarsh Sparrow lurking in the grass in the middle of Almy Marsh, Little Compton. #saltmarshsparrow #bird #birdphotography #littlecompton #birdsofrhodeisland

Two for two. #LittleCompton #FarmCoast

All the little fishes! #bird #birdphotography #ringbilledgull #goosewingbeachpreserve #littlecompton #birdsofrhodeisland

Our July/August 2025 issue includes a map for this weekend’s “23rd Annual #SouthCoastArtists Open Studio Tour” where 75 artists invite you to visit their workspaces on Sat. & Sun. from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. in #LittleCompton &#TivertonRI and #Westport & #DartmouthMA. Learn more at southcoastartists.org

A Green Heron sits atop a shrub acting like it's a guard heron.

Long-necked Green Heron
#bird #birdphotography #greenheron #southshorebeach #littlecompton #birdsofrhodeisland

An egret caught two fish in one attack and has positioned both for late breakfast. The bird's long yellow bill is open and you can see the head of one of the little fish poking out. I'm sure he is saying to his little fish buddy, "that's another fine mess...".

Down the hatch. Two little fish meeting their fate. #greategret #bird #birdphotography #littlecompton #birdsofrhodeisland

Before: An adorable turkey chick wades through the grass

After: A mature tom struts with slow determination across the lawn, tail up.

Before and after. Dad came out with mom and the kids today. Not to be judgey but he makes mom look downright glamorous. #wildturkey #bird #birdphotography #littlecompton

Mom looks toward the camera as she parades the kids through the yard.

There are 10 kids. 10! Yikes!!

Mom Turkey strutting with her brood.

Look whose coming for dinner! Eleven turkeys. One big'un and ten lil'uns. #bird #birdphotography #wildturkey #littlecompton #birdsofrhodeisland

In the background, a Green Heron lunges for a fish, extending its neck to is maximum length. In the foreground a Green Heron stands at rest, with its neck all scrunched up and hidden.

Long neck. Short neck. A Green Heron poses in front of a Green Heron posing. Its pretty remarkable how they stow all that neck away. #greenheron #bird #birdphotography #littlecompton #goosewingbeachpreserve #tnc_rhodeisland