Wildlife

Forsythe Insects and Flowers

Sherry Felix17 Comments

Third of 3 posts from Friday, July 31.

  • Queen Ann’s Lace, E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • Swamp Rose-mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • Zabulon Skipper (Poanes zabulon), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • Clouded Sulphur (Colius philodice), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • Sand Fiddler Crab (Uca pugilator), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020

Forsythe Birds

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Shorebird migration appears to be on.

  • Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus), and Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • Red Knot (Calidris canutus), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • Black Skimmers (Rynchops niger) and Forster’s Terns (Sterna forsteri), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • Great Egret (Ardea alba), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • Great Egrets (Ardea alba), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020
  • Ospreys (Neognathae Accipitriformes Pandionidae), E B Forsythe NWR 7/31/2020

Planting Fields

Sherry Felix5 Comments

It was a lovely day after a hard rain in the morning which helped cool things off. Marc, Paula and I had a leisurely walk through the grounds of Planting Fields Arboretum admiring the flowers and trees.

  • Daylily (Hemerocallis), Planting Fields Arboretum 7/24/2020
  • Lacecap Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla), Planting Fields Arboretum 7/24/2020
  • Dahlia, Location, Long Island, Planting Fields Arboretum 7/24/2020
  • Daylily (Hemerocallis), Planting Fields Arboretum 7/24/2020
  • Lacecap Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla), Planting Fields Arboretum 7/24/2020
  • Hibiscus, Mallow Family (Malvaceae), Planting Fields Arboretum 7/24/2020
  • Cherry (Prunus var.) Planting Fields Arboretum 7/24/2020
  • Planting Fields Arboretum 7/24/2020
  • Planting Fields Arboretum 7/24/2020
  • Planting Fields Arboretum 7/24/2020
  • Planting Fields Arboretum 7/24/2020
  • Camelia House,Planting Fields Arboretum
  • Planting Fields Arboretum 7/24/2020
  • Widow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa), Planting Fields Arboretum 7/24/2020

Cloudy Long Island Beaches

Sherry Felix14 Comments

It rained on and off during the morning while we there at Gilgo, Captree, Jones and Robert Moses. I didn’t see many shorebirds. It was fun watching the terns fish and squabble. It’s been ages since I went to the shore and we enjoyed the trip and picnic.

The clouds add atmosphere. I love processing the RAW images in Lightroom to reveal what I saw that the camera could not capture. It’s like magic. The last two are by Marc.

  • Gilgo Marina 7/17/2020
  • Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla), Gilgo Marina 7/17/2020
  • Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) with a Pipefish (Syngnathinae), Gilgo Marina 7/17/2020
  • Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) with a Pipefish (Syngnathinae), Gilgo Marina 7/17/2020
  • Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) with a Pipefish (Syngnathinae), Gilgo Marina 7/17/2020
  • Captree SP 7/17/2020
  • Captree SP 7/17/2020
  • Captree SP 7/17/2020
  • Jones Beach on horizon 7/17/2020
  • Fire Island Lighthouse, Rob ert Moses SP7/17/2020
  • Captree SP Marina 7/17/2020
  • Captree SP Marina 7/17/2020
  • Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia), Robert Moses SP 7/17/2020
  • Robert Moses SP 7/17/2020
  • Robert Moses SP 7/17/2020
  • Robert Moses SP 7/17/2020

E B Forsythe NWR

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We visited E. B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Atlantic County, New Jersey, for a couple of hours before viewing a house for sale nearby.

  • Purple Martin (Progne subis), E B Forsythe NWR 7/15/2020
  • Purple Martin (Progne subis), E B Forsythe NWR 7/15/2020
  • Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri), E B Forsythe NWR 7/15/2020
  • Black Skimmer (Rynchops niger), Common Tern (Sterna hirundo), Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri), American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus), Laughing Gull (Leucophaeus atricilla), E B Forsythe NWR 7/15/2020
  • Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias), Great Egret (Ardea alba), E B Forsythe NWR 7/15/2020
  • Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus), E B Forsythe NWR 7/15/2020
  • Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus), E B Forsythe NWR 7/15/2020
  • Boreal Bluet (Enallagma boreale), E B Forsyth 7/15/2020
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), E B Forsythe NWR 7/15/2020
  • Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis), E B Forsythe NWR 7/15/2020
  • Black Meadowhawk or Darter (Sympetrum danae), E B Forsythe NWR 7/15/2020
  • Northern black racer (Coluber constrictor constrictor), E B Forsythe NWR 7/15/2020
  • E B Forsythe NWR 7/15/2020
  • E B Forsythe NWR 7/15/2020
  • E B Forsythe NWR 7/15/2020
  • E B Forsythe NWR with Atlantic City on the horizon 7/15/2020

Insects and more at WPR

Sherry Felix17 Comments

We drove two friends to Ward Pond Ridge, Westchester County, New York yesterday. It was too hot to walk much. We enjoyed a picnic by Cross River. There were butterflies, dragonflies, other insects, and one snake up a tree. It was resting after having just shed its skin.

  • Ebony Jewelwing (caloteryx muculata), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Common Baskettail (Epitheca cynosura), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Common Whitetail (Libellula lydia), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 (excuse focus)
  • Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Little Wood Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermes), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Small Bee-like Fly (Toxomerus marginatus), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Black Rat Snake (Pantherophis obsoletus)?, Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Meadow at Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Meadow at Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Berries at Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Cross River, Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Cross River, Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Covered bridge, Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
  • Covered bridge, Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020

Three for No Show

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I framed these 3 for a show put on by Sierra Photo NYC that has been canceled.

  • Poppy, Wave Hill, NY 6/15/2016
  • Plant, Central Park 8/11/2017
  • Hermit Thrush, Central Park 5/2/2019
  • 4 of my photos on my wall 7/4/2020

Jamaica Bay NWR

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After visiting Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in the morning of June 21st we drove down to Jamaica Bay in he afternoon and saw an additional 25 species of birds for the day in an hour. The jet speed antics of the Tree Swallows are such fun to watch.

  • Rosa rugosa, Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020
  • White Campion (Silene latifolia), Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020
  • Great Egret (Ardea alba), Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020
  • Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus), Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020
  • Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020
  • Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea), Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020
  • Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea), Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020
  • Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea), Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020