On Januray 9th we went to Jamaica Bay very briefly. It was very cold and windy and I didn’t see many birds. I was feeling a bit moody and these images reflect that (click to view gallery).
Jamaica Bay
Brighton and Jamaica Bay
For Thanksgiving we took our friend Barbara with us to eat at Tatiana, a Russian restaurant, on the boardwalk at Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, New York for lunch. We all had red borscht, I had duck, and Barbara and I shared a huge Pavlova for desert. That was so good! After that we went to Jamaica Bay, part of Gateway NRA in Broad Channel for the sunset.
Tatiana, Brighton Beach 11/26/2020 
Barbara and Marc, Tatiana, Brighton Beach 11/26/2020 
Duck at Tatiana, Brighton Beach 11/26/2020 
Sherry with the Pavlova, Tatiana, Brighton Beach 11/26/2020 
Strange decor at Tatiana, Brighton Beach 11/26/2020 
Jamaica Bay 11/26/2020 
Jamaica Bay 11/26/2020 
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), Jamaica Bay 11/26/2020 
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), Jamaica Bay 11/26/2020 
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis), Jamaica Bay 11/26/2020 
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), Jamaica Bay 11/26/2020 
Jamaica Bay 11/26/2020 
Jamaica Bay 11/26/2020 
Jamaica Bay 11/26/2020 
Jamaica Bay 11/26/2020 
Waxing gibbous moon at Jamaica Bay 11/26/2020
JB and Brighton
Yesterday Marc, my friend Paula and I went to Brighton Beach and ate lunch at one of the the Russian Restaurants on the boardwalk. I love the OT decorations. The food was good. After that we drove to Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn, part of Gateway NRA. It was late afternoon and very windy and atmospheric. A storm was brewing. No snow geese for me yet. I’ll try another time.
Russian Restaurent, Brighton Beach, NYC 11/15/2020 
Russian Restaurent, Brighton Beach, NYC 11/15/2020 
Jamaica Bay 11/15/2020 
Mute Swan, Jamaica Bay 11/15/2020 
Jamaica Bay 11/15/2020
Jamaica Bay Flora
Late afternoon soon lights the Phragmites, plants and the broadwalk.
Reed grass (Phragmites), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Bittersweet (Celastraceae), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Autumn-Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Red berries, Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020
Jamaica Bay Birds
A few of the birds we saw during a short trip to Jamaica Bay.
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
American Wigeon (Anas americana), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
American Wigeon (Anas americana), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
“Where did you go?” Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020 
Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata), Jamaica Bay 11/4/2020
