A few of the birds we saw plus some more plants at the New York Botanical Gardens.
NYBG Flora and Fauna
Wildlife
Esopus Creek
Esopus Creek is in Ulster County NY and flows into the Hudson River. There are a few nature preserves there.
Tobay Beach
After Point Lookout we took a drive along Jones Beach ands d stopped at Tobay.
Point Lookout 3 of 3
We had fun watching the sanderlings feeding on the shoreline (littoral zone). I love the last photo.
Point Lookout 2 of 3
Here are the backlit Harlequins.
Lookout Point 1 of 3
On Thursday we went to Oyster Bay to Lookout Point by Nickerson Beach, Long Island, New York to look for Harlequins (subsequent post) and other winter ducks. The back lighting was atrocious.
Montauk 1 of 3
On the weekend starting on January 18, 2024 we want on a trip with the Littoral Society led by Don Riepe to Montauk. Long Island, New York. The weather was freezing. I arrived there with a cold which I am still recovering from. The cold (illness and temperature) dampened my enthusiasm so I didn’t take many photographs. Many of the photos in this post and the following are by my husband, Marc (signed Felix).
I loved the Montauk Manor – Montauk Hotel. Our room was full of nautical tchotchkes. I’ll spare you from the over 30 photos of them. When we arrived on Friday it was snowing a little. Our group went for a short trip to Montauk inlet by Montauk Lake.
EB Forsythe NWR
We drove to Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (fws.gov) yesterday. First we stopped at Lucilles Luncheonette – Breakfast & Lunch Warren Grove, Stafford Twp. NJ for breakfast. Bought a sandwich there to have with some butternut soup. We spent the day driving around the preserve. The snow geese were spectacular. I caught a glamps of a Virginia Rail as it crossed the road.
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