Charles Island,
Milford, Connecticut

Charles Island is located about half a mile out in Long Island Sound from Milford, Connecticut. At low tide this 14 acre bird sanctuary is accessible by foot along a very rocky tombolo. However birds are the priority here, and visitors are prohibited from the island from 5/26 through 9/9. For tide information see the CT DEP Tide Chart.

These following pics, I make no apologies for, but this was my first digital camera, a Sony Mavica limited to 640x480. Back then that was a common full screen resolution however years later they seem 'tiny.' :)

January 2000

Everything everywhere looks very different in the winter so I took a walk out to the island to take some pics. 35F and 30MPH steady offshore wind but I was dressed properly and warm as toast. Saw two white tail deer in the interior of the island but wasn't quick enough to grab a pic.

Lots of seagulls hanging around. A few terns walking along the edge of the sandbar but they ran away very quickly when I came around.

The mainland shore looks a lot farther than a half mile away.

Now this is a very strange image. It was actually one of the first pics I took in this series. Perhaps the digital camera was a little confused by the bright light and was still adjusting the brightness. Quite unearthly.