On a gloriously nice day we set sail from Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York to look for whales in the Lower Bay on a Whale Watching & Dolphin Adventure Cruise in New York City aboard the American Princess (americanprincesscruises.com). One young humpback put on a show by reputedly leaping out of the water like a skipping stone. Some whales slapped the water to move the fish to lower depths. The 5 young humpbacks were feeding on the large schools of Menhaden – Wikipedia. So were cormorants, osprey, loons and other predators. The first image is a composite.
Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) and Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), Lower Bay, NY 5/6/2023Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Lower Bay, NY 5/6/2023Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Lower Bay, NY 5/6/2023Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Lower Bay, NY 5/6/2023Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Lower Bay, NY 5/6/2023Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Lower Bay, NY 5/6/2023Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus), Lower Bay, NY 5/6/2023Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Lower Bay, NY 5/6/2023Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Lower Bay, NY 5/6/2023Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Lower Bay, NY 5/6/2023Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), Lower Bay, NY 5/6/2023
Last of this series. The rain drops enhanced the plants. Post 6 of 6.
Wet leaf, The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum), The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Mediteranium Spurge (Euphorbia characias), The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Quince (Cydonia oblonga), The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Ragged-robin (Silene flos-cuculi), The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria majalis), The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Brocoli Cabages (Brassicaceae), The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Dill or Fennel, The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca), The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Comfrey (Symphytum officinale), The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Greater Celandine (Chelidonium majus), The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata), The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Sweet William (Dianthus barbatus), The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023
The gardens at the Cloisters are gorgeous in the spring. 5 of 6 posts.
Iris Family (Iridaceae), The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Iris Family (Iridaceae), The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Iris Family (Iridaceae), The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Iris Family (Iridaceae), The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Tulip, The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Tulip, The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Tulip, The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Tulips, The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Flower, The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Cowslip (Primula veris), The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Daisey family, The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia), The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Bleeding Heart (Dicentra eximia), The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023
It was hard to select my best so I posted many. 4 of 6 posts.
Allium (Allium hollandicum), Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia), Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023Catnip (Nepeta cataria), Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023Columbine (Aquilegia), Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium niponicum), Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023Azalea (genus Rhododendron), Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida), Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023Common Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica virginica) on Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius), Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023
Bluebell (Campanulaceae), Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023Dutzia, Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023Peony (Paeoniaceae), Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023Flowering Spurge (Euphorbia corollata), Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023Peony (Paeoniaceae), Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia), Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023Azalea (genus Rhododendron), Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023Forget-me-not (Myosotis), Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023
We also visited The Met Cloisters with the Sierra Photo NYC. The images at the top are for Thursday Doors. 2 of 6 posts.
The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Door at The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023House Sparrow (Passer domesticus), The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023The Met Cloisters 5/4/2023Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023
This year’s trip to Fort Tryon Pak and the Cloisters with Sierra Photo New York City. This post is landscapes of the park. 1 of 6 posts.
Fort Tryon Park by Hudson River 5/4/2023Fort Tryon Park by Hudson River 5/4/2023George Washigton Bridge, Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023Hudson River, Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023Fort Tryon Park 5/4/2023
Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY has hundreds of doors to the mausoleums. Next to the Callery pear tree is a gate to the afterlife. The last image shows the Manhattan skyline at the horizon.
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