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Greenbrook

2023-01-232023-01-24Sherry Felix12 Comments

After shopping for food in New Jersey we drove to Greenbrook Sanctuary | Palisades Interstate Park in New Jersey (njpalisades.org), a private nature sanctuary in Tenafly. The feeders behind the office were full of birds. We had a lovely walk to Green Brook Pond and to an overlook of the Hudson River on the Palisades. Photographs labeled Felix are by Marc.

After that we drove a couple of miles north to my favorite restaurant near Greenbrook, Kiku Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi. Kikurestaurantsnj.com, on 9W.

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Greenbrook 1/22/2023

Shawangunk Grasslands

2023-01-16Sherry Felix16 Comments

On Sunday we did a 1.5 hour drive from New York City up to Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (fws.gov) in Wallkill, New York. It was very cold and not very productive bird-wise. The refuge was full of expectant birders. Here’s a list of some of the birds one might see there Shawangunk Grasslands | Audubon Important Bird Areas

Orchid at Home

2023-01-14Sherry Felix6 Comments

Our little orchid just flowered after a year.

Jones Beach in January

2023-01-10Sherry Felix10 Comments

I hoped to see some winter birds but didn’t find many. Plenty of Brant, a Harrier or two and a few others. Here are some blue and brown winter beach landscapes. It was very cold.

Oyster Bay B&W

2023-01-082023-01-07Sherry Felix2 Comments

Conversions of two photographs from Oyster Bay – Sherry Felix – port4u and Hempstead Harbor – Sherry Felix – port4u to black and white.

Hempstead Harbor

2023-01-072023-01-06Sherry Felix16 Comments

During my search for winter ducks in Oyster Bay, Long Island, we stopped at Hampstead Harbor Shoreline Park with its desolate derelict piers. We parked at a little memorial to sandminers on West Shore Road: History of Sandmining in Port Washington: Sandminers Monument Inc.

Sandminers Monument Park, Hempstead Harbor, LI 1/1/2023

Oyster Bay

2023-01-06Sherry Felix8 Comments

A winter drive to Long Island on new years day. I was looking for ducks at Oyster bay. Saw a few, including a Common Loon and some Canvas Backs. I wasn’t able to photograph them as they were too far off. I settled for some winter landscapes.