Floyd Bennett and Jamaica Bay

Sherry Felix

After a short stop at Jamaica Bay I decided to visit the community gardens at Floyd Bennett Field to look for butterflies.

Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes), Floyd Bennett Field 9/14/2023
Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes), Floyd Bennett Field 9/14/2023
Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis), Floyd Bennett Field 9/14/2023
Black Raspberry (Rubus occidentalis), Floyd Bennett Field 9/14/2023
Floyd Bennett Field 9/14/2023
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme), Floyd Bennett Field 9/14/2023
Sachem Skipper (Atalopedes campestris), Floyd Bennett Field 9/14/2023
Sachem Skipper (Atalopedes campestris), Floyd Bennett Field 9/14/2023
Sachem Skipper (Atalopedes campestris), Floyd Bennett Field 9/14/2023
Cabbage White (Pieris rapae), Floyd Bennett Field 9/14/2023
Jamaica Bay 9/14/2023
Guinea Paper Wasp (Polistes exclamans), Jamaica Bay 9/14/2023
Jamaica Bay 9/14/2023
Osprey, Jamaica Bay 9/14/2023

24 thoughts on “Floyd Bennett and Jamaica Bay”

  3. AJ Schenkman 2023-09-22 / 12:49 pm

    I feel like I see less and less black Caps and red caps these days

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  6. Sue 2023-09-18 / 4:37 pm

    Love those butterflies

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  8. derrickjknight 2023-09-18 / 11:17 am

    I’m pleased you found some – and other subjects while you were at it

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  10. David P. 2023-09-18 / 10:02 am

    I have to ask — did you taste the berries?

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    • Sherry Felix 2023-09-18 / 3:55 pm

      No because that would be theft. They were tempting. There where hundreds of wasted tomatoes on the ground left unclaimed by the owners.

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  11. shoreacres 2023-09-18 / 6:56 am

    Believe it or not, I found a wasps’ nest this weekend, and I think it might be the same species. I’ll have to compare the markings on the bodies. Despite being yellowish, I think you found an Orange Sulphur butterfly. And I really enjoyed the image of those whirring skipper wings. That’s a neat photo.

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    • Sherry Felix 2023-09-18 / 8:22 am

      I use bugguide.net for some insects like the wasp. I had the Sulphur labeled in the metadata. I missed labeling it in the post.

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      • shoreacres 2023-09-18 / 8:27 am

        I use BugGuide, too. It’s a terrific resource.

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