Nature

Central Park Early October

Sherry Felix24 Comments

Autumn is a season that I love and feel strongly.  At last I was able to go outdoors to make these photographs in these 3 galleries. I was laid low for a few weeks. I’m all better now.

Japanese Maple, Central Park 10/12/2017
Central Park 10/12/2017
Turtlehead (Chelone obliqua), Central Park 10/12/2017
Central Park 10/12/2017
Horse at Central Park 10/12/2017
Bull Frog, Central Park 10/12/2017
Central Park 10/12/2017

Processed 2 Ways

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Two examples of before and after processing in Lightroom. The first in each row is straight out of the camera and unprocessed; the second black and white, with attention paid to color and detail; and the third is my version of the color image. The last two in each row were originally posted on 9/21/2017.

I create images that I see and not what the camera sees.

Unprocessed
Black and white
Black-and-White Warbler, Central Park 9/21/2017
Unprocessed
Black and white
Japanese Maple, Central Park 9/21/2017

 

 

3 Birds and a Spicebush

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I saw a good number of migrants at Strawberry Fields on September 9, 2017. Not many elsewhere. It was a gorgeous day with a hint of Fall in the air.

 

 

Birds Butterflies Flowers NYC

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I’ve been taking it easy and not posting frequently. Photographs from some recent trips to Jamaica Bay NWR and Central Park, New York City.

Balloonplant (Gomphocarpus physocarpus), Central Park 8/31/2017
Juvenal’s Duskywing (Erynnis juvenalis), Jamaica Bay 8/27/2017
Buckeye, Jamaicaq Bay 8/26/2017
Buckeye, Jamaicaq Bay 8/26/2017
Veery (Catharus fuscescens), Central Park 8/31/2017
American redstart and Burr Oak, Central Park 9/2/2017
American redstart and Burr Oak, Central Park 9/2/2017
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia), Central Park 9/2/2017
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia), Central Park 9/2/2017
Black-and-White Warbler (Mniotilta varia), Central Park 9/2/2017
Black-and-White Warbler (Mniotilta varia), Central Park 9/2/2017
Black-and-White Warbler. Jamaica Bay 8/26/2017
Black-and-White Warbler. Jamaica Bay 8/26/2017

Insects CP July

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Went to Central Park yesterday. It was hot so I moved slowly. I dusted the small bee-like fly (only 5 mm) with stars, the rest are as photographed.

May Birds 2

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Last one of a set of 4 posts. The Grey Catbirds arrived in what seemed like one day. The little female Scarlet Tanager looks exhausted by the journey. It is getting very hot, time for baths. On May 16th, there was a huge termite hatch out in New York after the rains. This coincided with a record number of warblers (did they know this?). A feast was had by all. This starling kept coming for beakfulls at a time for its family. The bullfrog may have been hoping for a careless warbler to fly by.

Grey Catbird, Central Park 5/9/2017
Grey Catbird, Central Park 5/9/2017
Northern Cardinal, Central Park 5/10/2017
Northern Cardinal, Central Park 5/10/2017
Scarlet Tanager, Central Park 5/16/2017
Drywood Termites, Central Park 5/16/2017
European Starling and Termites, Central Park 5/16/2017
Grey Catbird, Central Park 5/16/2017
Grey Catbird, Central Park 5/16/2017
Grey Catbird, Central Park 5/16/2017
Bull Frog, Central Park 5/17/2017

May Birds 1

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These are some of the larger migrants. Some will stay. Blue Jays are in Central Park year-round. I managed to capture a liquid drop at the end of the Oriole’s bill while it was feeding on the Tulip Tree blossoms. Nighthawks are rarely seen. Word got out, and we flocked to see it in a tree overlooking Azalea Pond.

Baltimore Oriole, Central Park 5/9/2019
Baltimore Oriole, Central Park 5/9/2019
Baltimore Oriole, Central Park 5/9/2019
Red-bellied Woodpecker, Central Park 5/9/2017
Blue Jay, Central Park 5/12/2017
Common Nighthawk, Central Park 5/9/2017
Olive-sided Flycatcher, Central Park 5/17/2017
Olive-sided Flycatcher, Central Park 5/17/2017
Grey-cheeked Thrush, Central Park 5/17/2017
Grey-cheeked Thrush, Central Park 5/16/2017
Red-eyed Vireo, Central Park 5/9/2017
Red-eyed Vireo, Central Park 5/17/2017

 

May Warblers 2

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Here is the second set. I need to get out there and photograph some more before Spring migration is over.

Northern Parula, Central Park 5/10/2017
Worm-eating Warbler, Central Park 5/10/2017
Worm-eating Warbler, Central Park 5/10/2017
American Redstart, Central Park 5/10/2017
Redstart, Central Park 5/16/2017
Redstart, Central Park 5/16/2017
American Redstart, Central Park 5/10/2017
Yellow Warbler, Central Park 5/10/2017
Black-throated Green Warbler, Central Park 5/9/2017
Black-throated Green Warbler, Central Park 5/16/2017
Common Yellowthroat, Central Park 5/10/2017
Magnolia Warbler, Central Park 5/16/2017
Magnolia Warbler, Central Park 5/16/2017

May Warblers 1

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Tuseday this week was the best day for Spring warblers in Central Park. I will post my May photographs over the next few days. Hope you enjoy them.

Northern Waterthrush, Central Park 5/9/2017
Yellow-rumped Warbler, Central Park 5/9/2017
Prarie Warbler, Central Park 5/9/2017
Prarie Warbler, Central Park 5/9/2017
Black-and-White Warbler, Central Park 5/10/2017
Ovenbird, Central Park 5/10/2017
Ovenbird, Central Park 5/10/2017
Blackpoll, Central Park 5/16/2017
Chestnut-sided Warbler, Central Park 5/16/2017
Blackpoll, Central Park 5/16/2017
Wilson’s Warbler, Central Park 5/16/2017
Chestnut-sided Warbler, Central Park 5/16/2017
Black-and-White Warbler, Central Park 5/16/2017