Category Archives: urban wildlife

flora and fauna in the city

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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A Foggy Day in Richmondtown

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

Most of NYC enjoyed a glorious day of sunshine after the morning fog lifted…it apparently all moved to Staten Island where the coastal areas remained shrouded in mist all day. the Verrazano Bridge from Ft.Wadsworth Battery Weed on the waterfront … Continue reading →

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Powells Cove; College Point

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

                                             Powell’s Cove Park was completed in 1999 on an East River bay with sizable wetlands and filled uplands. The Queens neighborhood of College Point borders on the west and Malba borders on the east. The first known European resident … Continue reading →

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Brooklyn Botanic Garden Reflections

Posted on November 14, 2011 by

reflections in the lily pond

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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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panoramic jamaica bay

Posted on August 2, 2011 by

panoramic jamaica bay, a photo by dppuchol on Flickr. wildlife refuge

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Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Posted on July 3, 2011 by

Summer flora and fauna photographed in late afternoon with a simple point & shoot camera. Geese families Osprey family Yellow warbler Tree swallow The Flora, except for rose hips, ID’s unknown West Pond Marsh and Manhattan skyline

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