The Big Pink Bird

There was much excitement when an American Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber, appeared on Georgica Pond in late May. Normally found from Florida to the West Indies, this individual bird was way out of range and is believed to be the first sighting of

Blue Claws!

BLue Crab Male.

Georgica Pond is famous for its blue claw crabs (Callinectes sapidus). Generations of East Hampton residents have fished for them using traps or baited lines. What a thrill it is to feel a crab bite your line and then slowly reel it