A beautiful marsh in Connecticut on a sunny day with dramatic cumulus clouds in a blue sky, and osprey nest

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A beautiful salt marsh in Connecticut on a sunny day with cumulous clouds in a blue sky, seagrass, boats, houses and osprey nest. on nesting platform. Ospreys are making a recovery in Connecticut since DDT was banned in 1972 and nesting platforms were built for them in wetlands, salt marshes and tidal creeks fed by the Long Island Sound.

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Size: 3356px × 5050px
Location: Niantic, East Lyme, Connecticut, USA
Photo credit: © Marianne A. Campolongo / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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