I composited three egrets and added clouds and water effects. the second with white seed filaments that look like water spray.
Great Egrets (Ardea alba), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020 
Great Egrets (Ardea alba), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
Wildlife
B and H Optic All Stars
These are the ones I picked to submit for 6 topics to submit for the Optic Challenge. I don’t expect to win. I enjoy seeing what other people photograph. the event is freed and a lot of fun. There are lectures and prizes. You can sign up for the Optic All Stars online event by clicking here. Check it out – you might enjoy it. I always do. In June I won $100 to spend at B&H answering a quiz at the online social during Optic 2020.
Web and Golden-crowned Kinglet, Central Park 8/11/2017 
Koi common carp (Cyprinus carpio) composite, Planting Fields Arboretum, LI, NY 6/29/2019 
Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge Park 8/19/2020 
Water drops on leaf, Central Park 9/4/2020 
Delaware 10/22/2020 
Waterlilies, NYBG 10/11/2020
Jamaica Bay Birds
A few of the birds we saw during a short trip to Jamaica Bay.
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
American Wigeon (Anas americana), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
American Wigeon (Anas americana), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
“Where did you go?” Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020
Jamaica Bay Brant
A huge number of Brant (about) recently came in from Canada and were the stars of the show at Jamaica Bay, Brooklyn, New York. They flew over the path first to the bay then to the pond. They couldn’t decide where to settle. I love the sounds they make (click to play sounds).
Brant (Branta bernicla), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Brant (Branta bernicla), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Brant (Branta bernicla), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Brant (Branta bernicla), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Brant (Branta bernicla), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020
Working a Warbler
As part of f64 Elite by Blake Rudis I submitted a couple of images for the November critique. He asked for old images reworked. I replaced the backgrounds and enhanced the colors. The first image is the original White-breasted Nuthatch, Central Park 4/28/2015.
White-breasted Nuthatch, Central Park 4/28/2015. 
White-breasted Nuthatch with sky, Central Park 4/28/2015. 
White-breasted Nuthatch with Fall texture, Central Park 4/28/2015.
HL Bees
The bees are busy still on the asters, mint, and other seasonal flowers. Post 3 of 4.
Flowers, High Line Park 10/6/2020 
Flowers, High Line Park 10/6/2020 
Flowers, High Line Park 10/6/2020 
Flowers, High Line Park 10/6/2020 
Flowers, High Line Park 10/6/2020
Central Park
Saturday was a very birdy day (lots of Fall migrants). I didn’t make many bird pictures because I didn’t bring my long lens.
Sweetgum (Altingiaceae Liquidambar styraciflua), Central Park 10/3/2020 
Turtlehead (Chelone obliqua), Central Park 10/3/2020 
Mallow Family (Malvaceae), Central Park 10/3/2020 
Asteraceae family (Daisy), Central Park 10/3/2020 
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia), Central Park 10/3/2020 
New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae), Central Park 10/3/2020
Bayard Cutting and
Last week Paula, Marc and I drove to the Bayard Cutting Arboretum. We had dinner after in at the Flounder Inn in Oakdale, Long Island. It took me a while to process these because I have been busy house hunting, etc.
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis), Bayard Cutting Arboretum 10/1/2020 
Daisey (Aster family), Bayard Cutting Arboretum 10/1/2020 
Bayard Cutting Arboretum 10/1/2020 
Dahlias, Bayard Cutting Arboretum 10/1/2020 
Mediterranean red bug (Scantius aegyptius), Bayard Cutting Arboretum 10/1/2020 
Berries, Bayard Cutting Arboretum 10/1/2020 
Seeds, Bayard Cutting Arboretum 10/1/2020 
Dahlia, Bayard Cutting Arboretum 10/1/2020 
Oakdale, Long Island 10/1/2020 
Oakdale, Long Island 10/1/2020