Hawk encounter atop the MET: NYC
Wednesday morning, I visited Big Bambù, the current installation by Doug & Mike Starn on the MET ‘s Roof Garden. As I was about to leave, through the maze of giant Bamboo stems I spotted a...
View ArticleUrban Kestrels Moments: NYC
Mid-June is fledge time for Kestrels, like for this family in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. This small and secretive Falcon has been successfully nesting in the urban environment for decades....
View ArticleMay Migrants of Central Park: NYC
Some Birds of Central Park during the May migrations: Chuck’s will’s-widow: Black-billed Cuckoo: Summer Tanager: Scarlet Tanager: Magnolia Warbler: Red-eyed Vireo: Blackpoll Warbler: Black-and-white...
View ArticleEastern Red Bat: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
An Eastern Red Bat hunting over the pond in broad daylight, at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (composite image): (Click for bigger image)
View ArticleFall Ospreys: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Last Osprey activity before their migrations South, at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge this past October:
View ArticleWinter Birds, greater Jamaica Bay, NYC
Snowy Owl, coastal Jamaica Bay, NYC: Snow Geese, Jamaica Bay Refuge: Northern Harrier, Marine Park salt marsh: American Black Ducks, Jamaica Bay Refuge (2x): Rough-legged Hawk and Canada Geese, Jamaica...
View ArticleGreat-horned Owl: Central Park, NYC
Favorite Great-horned Owl moments in Central Park, Fall and Winter 2015/16:
View ArticleRed-tailed Hawks of Tompkins Square: NYC
At Tompkins Square, the female Red-tailed Hawk is brooding since mid-March. This is the last series of the bonding pair before egg laying:
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