Jamaica Bay

Jamaica Bay

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We have a new car, a 2019 VW Jetta. I named it James in honor of my mother (her maiden name). We plan to look for a less expensive place to live in a more rural area, or find a summer place, and need a car to do so.

Meanwhile, we are having fun going to places we have trouble visiting. This trip was to Jamaica Bay in Brooklyn, NY.

  • Jamaica Bay 6/25/2020
  • Jamaica Bay 6/25/2020
  • Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia), Jamaica Bay 6/25/2020
  • Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos), Jamaica Bay 6/25/2020
  • Yucca (Agavoideae Yucca glauca), Jamaica Bay 6/25/2020
  • Ospreys with young (Neognathae Accipitriformes Pandionidae), Jamaica Bay 6/25/2020
  • Eastern Comma (Polygonia comma), Jamaica Bay 6/25/2020

Jamaica Bay NWR

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After visiting Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in the morning of June 21st we drove down to Jamaica Bay in he afternoon and saw an additional 25 species of birds for the day in an hour. The jet speed antics of the Tree Swallows are such fun to watch.

  • Rosa rugosa, Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020
  • White Campion (Silene latifolia), Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020
  • Great Egret (Ardea alba), Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020
  • Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus), Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020
  • Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020
  • Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea), Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020
  • Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea), Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020
  • Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea), Jamacia Bay NWR 5/21/2020

Jamaica Bay

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I went to Jamaica Bay NWR in Brooklyn with two dear friends yesterday. There were quite a few winter ducks. I enjoyed the Brant and Snow Geese. A special one was the Long Tailed Duck at Sheepshead Bay. The best one for me was the Long-tailed Grackle who serenaded us. As part of its song it did a wing slap. I learned something new. It was real treat to get out and bird.

  • Greater Scaup (Aythya marila), Sheepshead Bay 3/9/2020
  • Greater Scaup (Aythya marila), Sheepshead Bay 3/9/2020
  • Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyyemalis), Sheepshead 3/9/2020
  • Mute Swan (Cygnus olor), Sheepshead Bay 3/9/2020
  • Common Merganser (Mergus merganser), Sheepshead Bay 3/9/2020
  • Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), Jamaica Bay 3/9/2020
  • Brant (Branta bernicla), Jamaica Bay 3/9/2020
  • Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens), Jamaica Bay 3/9/2020
  • Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens), Jamaica Bay 3/9/2020
  • Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens), Jamaica Bay 3/9/2020
  • Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens), Jamaica Bay 3/9/2020
  • Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens), Jamaica Bay 3/9/2020
  • Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major), Jamaica Bay 3/9/2020
  • Boat-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus major), Jamaica Bay 3/9/2020

Sunset at Jamaica Bay

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Marc and I went to the Littoral Society’s NE Chapter annual dinner last Sunday. Before the dinner I had time to take a few shots of a fabulous sunset at the Jamaica Bay NWR.

  • Sunset at Jamaica Bay, Brooklyn, NY 12/15/2019
  • Sunset at Jamaica Bay, Brooklyn, NY 12/15/2019
  • Sunset at Jamaica Bay, Brooklyn, NY 12/15/2019
  • Sunset at Jamaica Bay, Brooklyn, NY 12/15/2019
  • Sunset at Jamaica Bay, Brooklyn, NY 12/15/2019
  • Sunset at Jamaica Bay, Brooklyn, NY 12/15/2019
  • Sunset at Jamaica Bay, Brooklyn, NY 12/15/2019
  • Sunset at Jamaica Bay, Brooklyn, NY 12/15/2019

Little Things

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I had fun making these while my big lens was in the shop. My Nikon Mikro 105mm is the other extreme from my 80-400mm zoom.

Solitary Sandpipers, Jamaica Bay 10/9/2014

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Solitary Sandpipers, Jamaica Bay 10/9/2014
Solitary Sandpipers, Jamaica Bay 10/9/2014

I created a foggy atmosphere and did some sketching and painting in Photoshop with my Wacom pen. One bird looked lonely so I added second making it into a composite image. I’ve no idea what the one on the right is holding.

Created in Photoshop. NIKON D610, f-stop 7.1, exposure time 1/800 sec., ISO 1100, focal length 400mm, and max aperture 5.

Black-and-white Warbler, Jamaica Bay 10/9/2014

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Black-and-white Warbler, Jamaica Bay 10/9/2014
Black-and-white Warbler, Jamaica Bay 10/9/2014

This intent little Black-and-white Warbler was taken at Jamaica Bay in the Fall. I wanted to have Fall colors in the background, so I used a muted reddish photo of leaves taken a few days before in Central Park for the background.

Created in Photoshop with 20141002_Central_Pk_05 for background. NIKON D610, f-stop f7.1, exposure time 1/800 sec., ISO 1250, focal length 400mm, and max aperture 5.

I liked the background in the first version as it makes the bird and branch part of the scenery. I deleted the second version.