Manhattan

Battery Park LS

Sherry Felix6 Comments

A rainy mooning at Battery Park, at the tip of Manhattan in New York City.

SeaGlass Carousel, Battery Park 3/23/2023
SeaGlass Carousel, Battery Park 3/23/2023
East Coast WWII Memorial, Battery Park 3/23/2023
Battery Park 3/23/2023
Battery Park 3/23/2023
One World Trade Center, Battery Park 3/23/2023

Battery Park Flowers

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I planned to meet up with the Sierra Photo NYC group at Battery Park at the tip of Manhattan. I arrived way too early and it was raining. There was no where dry to sit so I decided to leave after taking a few photographs.

Wild Daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus), Battery Park 3/23/2023
Siberian Squill (Scilla siberica), Battery Park 3/23/2023
Forsythia suspensa, Battery Park 3/23/2023
Mouse-ear Chickweed (Cerastium fontanum), Battery Park 3/23/2023

Central Park Birds

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I snuck in one turtle.

Tufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor), Central Park 3/21/2023
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Central Park 3/21/2023
Painted Turtle (Emydidae Chrysemys picta), Central Park 3/21/2023
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Central Park 3/21/2023

Flaco the Eagle-owl

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Flaco the famous Eurasian Eagel-0wl escaped form the Central Park zoo on February 2, 2023. He has managed very well. I finally took a trip to the park to see him for myself on March 21. He was napping in his new favorite tree over a waterfall in the Lock. Perhaps he likes the sound of the waterfall.

Shared with https://anotherglobaleater.wordpress.com/2023/03/28/a-ruddy-shelduck/ for Bird of the Week.

Flaco the Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo), Central Park 3/21/2023
Flaco the Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo), Central Park 3/21/2023
Flaco the Eurasian Eagle-owl (Bubo bubo), Central Park 3/21/2023
Looking towards Falco’s tree in The Lock, Central Park 3/21/2023

New York Times article March 5, 2023: Why We Love Flaco, the Escaped Owl – The New York Times

Bryant Park Woodcock

Sherry Felix17 Comments

Bryant Park is an oasis for migrating American Woodcock or Timberdoodle. Perhaps the wall of buildings causes the low flying birds to drop out of the sky at night. And Bryant Park has greenery to hide in and worms for them to feed on before they move on.

We were lucky this time to see one sitting under a bush with an audience of birders surrounding it. Many times when I’ve gone there during migration I haven’t found any Woodcocks.

I love their oscillating sowing machine walk. Timberdoodles are adorable.

American Woodcock (Scolopax minor), Bryant Park 3/12/2023
American Woodcock (Scolopax minor), Bryant Park 3/12/2023
American Woodcock (Scolopax minor), Bryant Park 3/12/2023

Stuyvesant Polyclinic

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For Thursday Doors hoisted by Dan Antion (his doors today Newton Waltham leftovers).

I have a long history with Stuyvesant Polyclinic. We went there when we couldn’t afford health insurance. In 1993 a young doctor there was the one who finally correctly diagnosed my infection with Lyme disease. It is a lovely building. Some history: Ottendorfer Public Library and Stuyvesant Polyclinic Hospital – Wikipedia

Stuyvesant Polyclinic 3/3/2023
Stuyvesant Polyclinic 3/3/2023
Stuyvesant Polyclinic 3/3/2023
Stuyvesant Polyclinic 3/3/2023
Stuyvesant Polyclinic 3/3/2023
Stuyvesant Polyclinic 3/3/2023

Central Park Birds of Prey

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We say Red-tailed hawks, Cooper’s hawks, and a Great Horned Owl on Sunday. It was a good day for seeing raptors.

Central Park 3/12/2023
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), Central Park 3/12/2023
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), Central Park 3/12/2023
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus), Central Park 3/12/2023

Central Park Wren

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We heard the Carolina wren singing its sweet little “teakettle” song which led us to the bird. The wren might be making a nest in the log. You can see the wren’s shadow on the log in the third photograph.

Central Park 3/12/2023
Central Park 3/12/2023
Central Park 3/12/2023