The plantings are lovely.
Hudson River
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…
Doodletown
We went on a terrific field trip to Doodletown on Saturday. We saw many wonderful birds spotted by a sharp group of birders. Marc found a Five-lined Skink. I spotted the Worm-eating warbler. Everyone contributed sightings. The American Wisteria was blooming allover the place. It was a glorious day.
The full birds report will eventually be posted on the Linnaean NY website Field Trip Reports page.
I didn’t bring really long lens, consequently, the bird images are very grainy.
Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea), Doodletown 5/15/2021 Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea), Doodletown 5/15/2021 Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea), Doodletown 5/15/2021 Hooded Warbler (Setophaga citrina), Doodletown 5/15/2021 Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorum), Doodletown 5/15/2021 Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi), Doodletown 5/15/2021 Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater), Doodletown 5/15/2021 Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius), Doodletown 5/15/2021 Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) male andn female, Doodletown 5/15/2021 Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea), Doodletown 5/15/2021 Japanese Wineberry (Rubus phoenicolasius), Doodletown 5/15/2021 American Wisteria (Wisteria frutescens), Doodletown 5/15/2021 Japanese Angelica Tree (Aralia elata), Doodletown 5/15/2021 Horse-chestnut Tree (Aesculus hippocastanum), Doodletown 5/15/2021 Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), Doodletown 5/15/2021 Doodletown 5/15/2021 Doodletown Brook 5/15/2021 Doodletown Brook 5/15/2021 June Cemetery, Doodletown 5/15/2021 Doodletown Brook 5/15/2021 View towards Hudson River at Doodletown 5/15/2021 Iona Island in the Hudson River5/15/2021 Doodletown Brook 5/15/2021
Cold Spring
After digging out the car we drove to The Riverview Restaurant on Fair Street, off Main Street in Cold Spring, New York, and had a lovely lunch while overlooking the Hudson. Next we drove to have a quick look at Foundry Dock Park. Our final stop was an attempt to find the waterfall at Indian Brook Falls but I could not find the trail head in the snow. I’ll try again in the Spring. (check out the links)
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
Cold Spring 12/19/2020 Cold Spring 12/19/2020 Foundry Park, Cold Spring 12/19/2020 Foundry Park, Cold Spring 12/19/2020 From the car on the way home. Cold Spring 12/19/2020