Brooklyn

Green-wood Birds and Plants

Sherry Felix3 Comments

A couple of then many birds to be found in Green-wood Cemetery. Plus a couple of plants.

A bird perched on a branch among budding plants in a natural setting.
Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe), Green-wood Cemetery 4/3/2025
Two ducks swimming on a calm, reflective body of water in Green-wood Cemetery.
Green-wood Cemetery 4/3/2025
Close-up of white daffodil flowers with yellow centers, displaying raindrops on the petals, set against a blurred background of more flowers.
Green-wood Cemetery 4/3/2025
A close-up of a young plant with vibrant orange leaves, surrounded by green grass with droplets of water.
Plant, Green-wood Cemetery 4/3/2025
Close-up of pink magnolia flowers with raindrops on the petals.
Magnolias, Green-wood Cemetery 4/3/2025

Green-wood Trees

Sherry Felix2 Comments

The magnolias were out in Green-wood Cemetery. Any time I add something to my photographs I will tell you. In the last image I used a sky replacement.

A blooming tree in a cemetery, surrounded by gravestones and bare trees under a cloudy sky.
Green-wood Cemetery 4/3/2025
A flowering magnolia tree with white petals in a cemetery, surrounded by gravestones and a misty atmosphere.
Green-wood Cemetery 4/3/2025
A peaceful cemetery scene featuring various tombstones, a large flowering tree, and a cloudy sky.
Green-wood Cemetery 4/3/2025
A serene park scene featuring a calm pond reflecting the cloudy sky, surrounded by trees and a small stone structure, with hints of spring foliage.
Green-wood Cemetery 4/3/2025

Green-wood B&W

Sherry Felix4 Comments

Green-Wood Cemetery on a rainy and cloudy spring day. I used sky replacements on the first three for more interesting gray skies. The tree stump in the last two is very sculptural. I would like it for my grave marker.

A black and white photograph of Green-Wood Cemetery on a cloudy spring day, featuring a winding path through gravestones and large trees.
Green-wood Cemetery 4/3/2025
A scenic view of Green-Wood Cemetery on a cloudy and rainy spring day, featuring bare trees, blooming flowers along a winding path, and ornate grave markers in the background.
Green-wood Cemetery 4/3/2025
A dramatic black and white image of a cemetery on a cloudy day, featuring a tall, slender tree and various gravestones under a moody sky.
Green-wood Cemetery 4/3/2025
A serene view of Green-Wood Cemetery on a rainy spring day, featuring lush trees and flowering magnolias amidst gravestones.
Green-wood Cemetery 4/3/2025
A cloudy spring day at Green-Wood Cemetery, featuring a path winding through landscaped grounds with blooming magnolia trees and gravestones visible in the background.
Green-wood Cemetery 4/3/2025
A close-up view of a black and white image featuring a twisted vine or branch structure intertwined with a decorative stone fence post.
Green-wood Cemetery 4/3/2025
A sculptural tree stump in Green-Wood Cemetery, surrounded by gravestones and a flowering bush on a cloudy spring day.
Tree stump, Green-wood Cemetery 4/3/2025
A sculptural tree stump stands prominently in Green-Wood Cemetery, surrounded by gravestones on a cloudy and rainy spring day.
Tree stump. Green-wood Cemetery 4/3/2025

Marine Park Fauna

Sherry Felix12 Comments

Some of the wildlife at Marine Park. The patter of duck feet on the water as they take off makes me smile.

Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), Marine Park 11/11/2023
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), Marine Park 11/11/2023
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), Marine Park 11/11/2023
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), Marine Park 11/11/2023
White Campion (Silene latifolia), Marine Park 11/11/2023
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia), Marine Park 11/11/2023
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) and gulls, Marine Park 11/11/2023
Autumn or Yellow-legged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum), Marine Park 11/11/2023
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) and American Wigeon (Anas americana), Marine Park 11/11/2023

Marine Park LS

Sherry Felix5 Comments

Marine Park : NYC Parks (nycgovparks.org) in Brooklyn, New York has a lovely wetland area.

Marine Park 11/11/2023
Marine Park 11/11/2023
Marine Park 11/11/2023
Reed grass (Phragmites), Marine Park 11/11/2023
Marine Park 11/11/2023
Marine Park 11/11/2023
Sumac, Marine Park 11/11/2023
Marine Park 11/11/2023
Marine Park 11/11/2023

Calvert Vaux Park Flora

Sherry Felix6 Comments

A few plants found in the park.

Evening-Primrose Family (Onagraceae), Calvert Vaux Park 9/19/2023
Sunflower (Helianthus), Calvert Vaux Park 9/19/2023
Field Mushroom (Agaricus campestris), Calvert Vaux Park 9/19/2023
Field Mushroom (Agaricus campestris), Calvert Vaux Park 9/19/2023
Field Mushroom (Agaricus campestris), Calvert Vaux Park 9/19/2023
Purple Vetch (Vicia americana), Calvert Vaux Park 9/19/2023

Calvert Vaux Park Fauna

Sherry Felix15 Comments

Calvert Vaux Park : NYC Parks (nycgovparks.org) is a park consisting mostly of ball fields by Coney Island Creek in Gravesend, Brooklyn. It has seme nice shorefront areas. This is one of 3 posts. Marc found the preying mantis in the wildflower area. The locust borer is a new one for me.

Praying Mantises (Mantidae), Calvert Vaux Park 9/19/2023
Orange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme) and Common Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica virginica) on New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae), Calvert Vaux Park 9/19/2023
Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica virginica) on a Sunflower (Helianthus), Calvert Vaux Park 9/19/2023
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), Calvert Vaux Park 9/19/2023
Calvert Vaux Park 9/19/2023
Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax), Calvert Vaux Park 9/19/2023
Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica virginica) on Bur-cucumber (Sicyos angulatus), Calvert Vaux Park 9/19/2023
Locust Borer (Megacyllene robiniae), Calvert Vaux Park 9/19/2023