Category Archives: jamaica bay

Salt Marsh Nature Center

Posted on June 17, 2012 by

Marine Park, Brooklyn When I was a kid this was a dumping ground for abandoned cars and boats…..some parts of New York City do get better.

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Jamaica Bay; the birds and the butterflies

Posted on October 10, 2011 by

An early autumn afternoon around the less landscaped and less visited east pond of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. A young Great Blue Heron let me get very near (about 20′, don’t have a telephoto) and then flashed me… did … Continue reading →

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Jamaica Bay Cruise

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

Leaving the dock;  a common tern and a black-crowned night heron   Gulls under the Cross Bay Bridge The formerly inhabited Ruffle Bar Island, now a bird sanctuary                                             Houses on stilts in Rockaway The subway bridge swings open Fishing … Continue reading →

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geese at sunset

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

geese at sunset, a photo by dppuchol on Flickr.

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eastern comma butterfly

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

eastern comma butterfly, a photo by dppuchol on Flickr.

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Photo of the Day; around the bay

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

Marine Parkway / Gil Hodges Bridge from Riis Landing Kayak lessons in Roxbury old Coast Guard Station Riis Landing Ruffle Bar island and Manhattan skyline from Jamaica Bay

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