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NYBG Scenes

Sherry Felix4 Comments

Landscapes and trees in the New York Botanical Gardens in November.

A scenic view of a garden landscape in autumn, featuring vibrant foliage in shades of red, orange, and green under a partly cloudy blue sky.
Rose Garden, NYBG 11/6/2025
A vibrant autumn scene featuring a variety of trees displaying colorful fall foliage, including red, orange, and green leaves against a clear blue sky.
Maple, NYBG 11/6/2025
A vibrant tree with red, orange, and yellow leaves in a park setting, with green grass and blue sky in the background.
NYBG 11/6/2025
Vibrant autumn foliage with shades of red, orange, and yellow leaves on trees.
Maple, NYBG 11/6/2025
A vibrant garden scene featuring tall, reddish-purple foliage and clusters of bright purple flowers amid lush greenery and trees in the background.
purple Mexican bush sage (Salvia leucantha), NYBG 11/6/2025

Toad Lilly and Begonia

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At the Shakespeare Garden, Central Park.

Close-up of vibrant pink and green leaves with delicate purple flowers featuring intricate patterns.
Toad Lily (Tricyrtis formosana) and begonia, Central Park 10/15/2025
Vibrant foliage with orange and red leaves, featuring clusters of yellow and red flowers against a green background.
Begonia, Central Park 10/15/2025
A close-up of vibrant purple flowers with intricate patterns, surrounded by green leaves.
Toad Lily (Tricyrtis formosana), Central Park 10/15/2025

Balloon Plant

Sherry Felix4 Comments

Balloon Plants are related to milkweed. There are some in the Shakespeare Garden in Central Park.

Close-up of Balloon Plants showcasing green, spiky seed pods attached to slender leaves.
Balloonplant (Gomphocarpus physocarpus), Central Park 10/15/2025
Close-up of Balloon Plant with a contrasting furry stem and green seed pod in a natural setting.
Balloonplant (Gomphocarpus physocarpus), Central Park 10/15/2025
Close-up view of Balloon Plants with green, spiky seed pods and broad green leaves, surrounded by various other plants.
Central Park 10/15/2025

Leaves

Sherry Felix6 Comments

Every Fall I look forward to making portraits and landscapes of autumn leaves.

A yellow leaf floating on dark, rippling water with a small ripple effect visible nearby.
Floating leaf, NYBG 10/11/2025
Close-up of vibrant red leaves with droplets of water, surrounded by green leaves and dry grass in a natural setting.
NYBG 10/11/2025
A green acorn and its spiky outer casing resting on a surface, accompanied by several oak leaves.
Turkey Oak (Quercus cerris), NYBG 10/11/2025
View of tree branches and leaves with vibrant yellow and green hues against a clear sky.
Central Park 10/15/2025
A close-up view of a green leaf on a bed of fallen yellow and brown leaves and pine needles.
Central Park 10/15/2025
A tree with heart-shaped yellow leaves set against a green background.
Yellow leaves, Central Park 10/15/2025

Brooklyn Bridge Park

Sherry Felix6 Comments

A mixture of wildlife that I found in the park. There is a little wetland area with a pond by the Bridge View Lawn.

Close-up of grass-like plants with yellow and green seed heads against a blurred green background.
Inland Sea Oats (Chasmanthium latifolium), Brooklyn Bridge Park 9/19/2025
Close-up of a green seed pod on a branch surrounded by green leaves.
Swamp Rose-mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos), Brooklyn Bridge Park 9/24/2025
A turtle resting on large green lily pads in a calm body of water.
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans), Brooklyn Bridge Park 9/24/2025
A frog sitting on a large green lily pad in a tranquil pond, with water droplets on the pad and surrounding foliage.
Bull Frog (Lithobates catesbeianus), Brooklyn Bridge Park 9/24/2025

Greenbrook Wildlife

Sherry Felix7 Comments

A visit to the private little nature Sanctuary in Tenafly, New Jersey. The beetles and spider are new species for me.

A close-up of a small mammal resembling a chipmunk sitting on a piece of wood, surrounded by a blurred background of greenery.
Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus), Greenbrook 9/22/2025
Close-up of white and purple wildflowers with yellow centers in a natural setting.
Panicled Aster (Symphyotrichum lanceolatum), Greenbrook 9/22/2025
Close-up of a shiny brown beetle on dark, earthy soil.
Horned Passalus or Patent-leather Beetle (Odontotaenius disjunctus), Greenbrook 9/22/2025
Close-up of a black beetle on soil with wood debris in a natural setting.
Horned Passalus or Patent-leather Beetle (Odontotaenius disjunctus), Greenbrook 9/22/2025
A spider perched on a leaf floating in water, surrounded by green grass and rippling water.
Six-spotted Fishing Spider (Dolomedes triton), Greenbrook 9/22/2025

Mt Loretto Plants

Sherry Felix8 Comments

There was a lot of goldenrod but I didn’t try to ID it all. Here are a few plants that I did ID using iNaturalist, my books, and the internet.

Close-up of a tall grass with reddish-brown flower heads against a blue background.
Phragmites australis, Mt Loretto 9/12/2025
Close-up of green leaves with round, brown seed clusters against a blurred blue background.
Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), Mt Loretto 9/12/2025
A close-up view of vibrant purple flowers intermingled with green leaves, set against a blurred background of greenery.
Tall Ironweed (Veronia gigantea), Mt Loretto 9/12/2025
A close-up of green compound leaves with clusters of purple berries, set against a blurred green background.
Winged Sumac (Rhus copallinum), Mt Loretto 9/12/2025
A cluster of pink flowering plants surrounded by green foliage.
Saltmarsh False Foxglove (Agalinis maritime), Mt Loretto 9/12/2025
Close-up of a plant with greenish-yellow clusters of blooms and purple stems, surrounded by lush greenery in the background.
Scaldweed (Cuscuta gronovii), Mt Loretto 9/12/2025