Haven’t been out much, so I photographed a couple of our house plants with my macro lens.
Oxalis and Kalanchoe
Nature
Flower and Leaf
Tulip and Laural
May Birds 2
Last one of a set of 4 posts. The Grey Catbirds arrived in what seemed like one day. The little female Scarlet Tanager looks exhausted by the journey. It is getting very hot, time for baths. On May 16th, there was a huge termite hatch out in New York after the rains. This coincided with a record number of warblers (did they know this?). A feast was had by all. This starling kept coming for beakfulls at a time for its family. The bullfrog may have been hoping for a careless warbler to fly by.
Grey Catbird, Central Park 5/9/2017
Grey Catbird, Central Park 5/9/2017
Northern Cardinal, Central Park 5/10/2017
Northern Cardinal, Central Park 5/10/2017
Scarlet Tanager, Central Park 5/16/2017
Drywood Termites, Central Park 5/16/2017
European Starling and Termites, Central Park 5/16/2017
Grey Catbird, Central Park 5/16/2017
Grey Catbird, Central Park 5/16/2017
Grey Catbird, Central Park 5/16/2017
Bull Frog, Central Park 5/17/2017
May Birds 1
These are some of the larger migrants. Some will stay. Blue Jays are in Central Park year-round. I managed to capture a liquid drop at the end of the Oriole’s bill while it was feeding on the Tulip Tree blossoms. Nighthawks are rarely seen. Word got out, and we flocked to see it in a tree overlooking Azalea Pond.
Baltimore Oriole, Central Park 5/9/2019
Baltimore Oriole, Central Park 5/9/2019
Baltimore Oriole, Central Park 5/9/2019
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Central Park 5/9/2017
Blue Jay, Central Park 5/12/2017
Common Nighthawk, Central Park 5/9/2017
Olive-sided Flycatcher, Central Park 5/17/2017
Olive-sided Flycatcher, Central Park 5/17/2017
Grey-cheeked Thrush, Central Park 5/17/2017
Grey-cheeked Thrush, Central Park 5/16/2017
Red-eyed Vireo, Central Park 5/9/2017
Red-eyed Vireo, Central Park 5/17/2017
May Warblers 2
Here is the second set. I need to get out there and photograph some more before Spring migration is over.
Northern Parula, Central Park 5/10/2017
Worm-eating Warbler, Central Park 5/10/2017
Worm-eating Warbler, Central Park 5/10/2017
American Redstart, Central Park 5/10/2017
Redstart, Central Park 5/16/2017
Redstart, Central Park 5/16/2017
American Redstart, Central Park 5/10/2017
Yellow Warbler, Central Park 5/10/2017
Black-throated Green Warbler, Central Park 5/9/2017
Black-throated Green Warbler, Central Park 5/16/2017
Common Yellowthroat, Central Park 5/10/2017
Magnolia Warbler, Central Park 5/16/2017
Magnolia Warbler, Central Park 5/16/2017
May Warblers 1
Tuseday this week was the best day for Spring warblers in Central Park. I will post my May photographs over the next few days. Hope you enjoy them.
Northern Waterthrush, Central Park 5/9/2017
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Central Park 5/9/2017
Prarie Warbler, Central Park 5/9/2017
Prarie Warbler, Central Park 5/9/2017
Black-and-White Warbler, Central Park 5/10/2017
Ovenbird, Central Park 5/10/2017
Ovenbird, Central Park 5/10/2017
Blackpoll, Central Park 5/16/2017
Chestnut-sided Warbler, Central Park 5/16/2017
Blackpoll, Central Park 5/16/2017
Wilson’s Warbler, Central Park 5/16/2017
Chestnut-sided Warbler, Central Park 5/16/2017
Black-and-White Warbler, Central Park 5/16/2017
Blue Grosbeak
A Blue Grosbeak (probably first year) has been staying by the bee hives in Battery Park, New York City this week. I was lucky, I didn’t nead to search or wait, there it was. The bird looks a bit scruffy and feather worn, but seems to be surviving well by bashing bees to death and eating them.
Battey Park, NYC 5/12/2017
Blue Grosbeak, Battey Park 5/12/2017
Blue Grosbeak, Battey Park 5/12/2017
Blue Grosbeak, Battey Park 5/12/2017
Blue Grosbeak, Battey Park 5/12/2017
Second of May Birds
I saw these birds on the same day as the Red-headed Woodpecker (previous post) in the Ramble, Central Park, NYC. The first one is a composite I created of a bird in a series—like a mini movie left to right. Click on the image to view larger.
Red-headed
This somewhat rare bird of Central Park has been very popular recently. Birders in the park have enjoyed sitting by the feeders in the Ramble, talking about the bird and photographing it. There is young Red-headed Woodpecker near 72nd Street on the East side of Central Park that has been there all winter. Neither bird has found a mate.
I took these with my Nikon D750 with a Sigma 150-600 mm lens. the ones that show two birds in a picture are composites.
