Nature

Central Park April LS

Sherry Felix6 Comments

A few landscapes of the park.

Central Park 4/13/2023
Canadian White Violet (Viola canadensis), Central Park 4/13/2023
Central Park 4/13/2023
Central Park 4/13/2023

Central Park April Trees

Sherry Felix6 Comments

Flowering trees was the main focus of the Sierra Photo NYC trip.

Magnolia, Central Park 4/13/2023
Magnolia, Central Park 4/13/2023
Magnolia, Central Park 4/13/2023
American Elm (Ulmus americana), Central Park 4/13/2023
Magnolia, Central Park 4/13/2023
American Elm (Ulmus americana), Central Park 4/13/2023
Redbud (Cercis canadensis), Central Park 4/13/2023
Cherry (Prunus), Central Park 4/13/2023

Central Park April Birds

Sherry Felix4 Comments

This wasn’t a birding trip but I managed to capture a few.

Central Park 4/13/2023
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis), Central Park 4/13/2023
Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis), Central Park 4/13/2023
Central Park 4/13/2023
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura), Central Park 4/13/2023

Central Park April Flowers

Sherry Felix10 Comments

This is the first in a series of 4 posts of photographs that I made from an afternoon trip with Sierra Photo NYC – New York City Sierra Club Photography Committee.

Crabapple (Malus sp.), Central Park 4/13/2023
Virginia Bluebell (Mertensia virginica), Central Park 4/13/2023
Daffodil (Narcissus), Central Park 4/13/2023
Japanese Kerria (Kerria japonica), Central Park 4/13/2023
Canadian White Violet (Viola canadensis), Central Park 4/13/2023
Canadian Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis),Central Park 4/13/2023
Canadian White Violet (Viola canadensis), Central Park 4/13/2023
Jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens), Central Park 4/13/2023
Azalea, Central Park 4/13/2023

Prospect Park Carolina Wren

Sherry Felix3 Comments

A little charmer with a loud voice.

Carolina Wren Sounds, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Also posted on https://anotherglobaleater.wordpress.com/2023/04/18/whiskered-tern/ for bird of the week.

Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus), Prospect Park 4/8/2023
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus), Prospect Park 4/8/2023
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus), Prospect Park 4/8/2023
Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus), Prospect Park 4/8/2023

Prospect Park Birds in April

Sherry Felix8 Comments

A photography trip to Prospect Park with the Linnaean Society of NY led by Tom Stephenson. I found this trip to be very informative an enjoyable.

More birds and nature from Prospect Park in April in the next 3 posts.

Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), Prospect Park 4/8/2023
Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus), Prospect Park 4/8/2023
Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata), Prospect Park 4/8/2023
Blue-grey Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea), Prospect Park 4/8/2023
Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana), Prospect Park 4/8/2023
Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus), Prospect Park 4/8/2023
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana), Prospect Park 4/8/2023
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), Prospect Park 4/8/2023
European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), Prospect Park 4/8/2023

Green-Wood Nature in April

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A few of the birds and plants that we saw in Green-Wood – National Historic Landmark in Brooklyn, NY.

Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum), Green-Wood Cemetery, NY 4/7/2023
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), Green-Wood Cemetery, NY 4/7/2023
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), Green-Wood Cemetery, NY 4/7/2023
Cherry (Prunus), Green-Wood Cemetery, NY 4/7/2023
Daffodil (Narcissus), Green-Wood Cemetery, NY 4/7/2023
Blue Violet (Viola sororia), Green-Wood Cemetery, NY 4/7/2023
Daffodil (Narcissus), Green-Wood Cemetery, NY 4/7/2023
Blue Violet (Viola sororia), Green-Wood Cemetery, NY 4/7/2023
Bud, Green-Wood Cemetery, NY 4/7/2023
Hellebore, Green-Wood Cemetery, NY 4/7/2023
Green-Wood Cemetery, NY 4/7/2023

Green-Wood in April

Sherry Felix9 Comments

My favorite Cemetery, Green-Wood – National Historic Landmark in Brooklyn, NY, looks lovely this time of year. I injured my Achilles heel so we drove around to and stopped briefly to make photographs.

Green-Wood Cemetery, NY 4/7/2023
Green-Wood Cemetery, NY 4/7/2023
Green-Wood Cemetery, NY 4/7/2023
Green-Wood Cemetery, NY 4/7/2023
Green-Wood Cemetery, NY 4/7/2023
Green-Wood Cemetery, NY 4/7/2023
Green-Wood Cemetery, NY 4/7/2023
Green-Wood Cemetery, NY 4/7/2023
Winter Path, Green-Wood Cemetery, NY 4/7/2023