At the entrance to Little Island is the remains of Pier 54. Here’s a bit of history on it. There is more parkland being built in the river.
New York City
Little Island Plants
The plantings are lovely.
Little Island Landscape
The landscaping that is on the Little Island structure. There are new vistas at every turn.
Little Island Structures
The new manmade park, Little Island, in the Hudson River near where we live is immensely popular. There are benches and now that masks are off in the open we can use them. There are food vendors and live performances. Unfortunately they all sold out at the moment. More to come…
Marine Nature Study Area
The Marine Nature Nature Study Area in Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island by the Long Island Sound. It is a nice little sanctuary with boardwalks out into the marsh. My prize of the day was the clapper rail briefly seen as it ran from one cover to the next. I haven’t seen one for decades. Terns are fun to watch and hard to photograph. I made two composites of one diving. We also enjoyed watching a yellow-crowned Night Heron pulling things out of the mud.
Clapper Rail (Rallus longirostris), Marine Nature Study Area 5/11/2021 
Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri), Marine Nature Study Area 5/11/2021 
Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri), Marine Nature Study Area 5/11/2021 
Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri), Marine Nature Study Area 5/11/2021 
Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), Marine Nature Study Area 5/11/2021 
Willet (Tinga semipalmata), Marine Nature Study Area 5/11/2021 
Willet (Tinga semipalmata), Marine Nature Study Area 5/11/2021 
Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis), Marine Nature Study Area 5/11/2021 
Willet (Tinga semipalmata), Marine Nature Study Area 5/11/2021 
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes), Marine Nature Study Area 5/11/2021 
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea), Marine Nature Study Area 5/11/2021 
Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea), Marine Nature Study Area 5/11/2021 
Eastern Osprey (Pandion cristatus), Marine Nature Study Area 5/11/2021
Central Park
I saw more warblers than I photographed. It was a fair day for migrating birds in Central Park. The last 3 photos of the Catbird tells a story, “My Ant!” Maybe it didn’t taste good.
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla), Central Park 5/9/2021 
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla), Central Park 5/9/2021 
Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla), Central Park 5/9/2021 
Rustic Bridge by the Lake, Central Park 5/9/2021 
Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), Central Park 5/9/2021 
Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), Central Park 5/9/2021 
Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), Central Park 5/9/2021
NYBG Tulips and Roses
The last of 5 posts from the New York Botanical Garden.
Flower Fly (Allograpta obliqua) on Rose, NYBG 5/6/2021 
Rosa rugosa, Rose Family (Rosaceae), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Tulip, NYBG 5/6/2021 
Parrot Tulip ‘Black Parrot’ (Tulipa, Liliaceae), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Parrot Tulip ‘Black Parrot’ (Tulipa, Liliaceae), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Rose, NYBG 5/6/2021
NYBG Flowers
More from our day at the NY Botanical Garden in the Bronx.
Laramie Columbine (Aquilegia laramiensis), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Granny’s Bonnet (Aquilegia vulgaris), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Canadian Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Siberian Squill (Scilla siberica, Hyacinthacea), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Peopny, NYBG 5/6/2021 
Peopny, NYBG 5/6/2021 
Cheddar Pink ‘Feuerhexe’ (Dianthus, Caryophyllaceae), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Yellow Lady’s Slipper or Moccasin Flower (Cypripedium parviflorum), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Dragon Mouth (Horminum pyrenaicum, Lamiaceae), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Geranium family, NYBG 5/6/2021 
Crane’s Bill ‘Tschelda Blue’ (Geranium renardii, Geraniaceae), NYBG 5/6/2021 
Iris buds, NYBG 5/6/2021 
Iris, NYBG 5/6/2021 
Iris buds, NYBG 5/6/2021 
Iris, NYBG 5/6/2021