The mansion has some lovely doors. Posted for Thursday Doors.
Lyndhurst Doors
Westchester
Lyndhurst Mansion
Next to the conservatory at Lyndhurst Mansion is a small rose garden.
Lyndhurst Mansion
Lyndhurst Mansion Ground are not very extensive. Nice views though. The mansion is just below Tarrytown in Westchester County, New York.
Ward Pound Ridge
Second post for June 4 trip covering other flora and fauna.
Ward Pound Ridge Butterflies
On June 4, 2022 we went with members of Linnaean Society of NY and the NYC Butterfly club led by Rick Cech to observe butterflies at Ward Pound Ridge, Westchester, NY. I got some help identifying these by some of the experts in the group but it is more than likely that I misidentified a few. Skippers are such a challenge!
The rest will be in the post after next.
Ward Pound Ridge and Keeler Tavern
On this cold a windy Easter Sunday we went for a drive to Ward Pound Ridge Reservation in Westchester, New York. It was so cold we ate our picnic in the car. On the way back I chose a scenic route through Connecticut. we stopped at the Keeler Tavern in Ridgefield, CT. The entry fees to the museum where too much. I had a brief look at their lovely grounds.
Insects and more at WPR
We drove two friends to Ward Pond Ridge, Westchester County, New York yesterday. It was too hot to walk much. We enjoyed a picnic by Cross River. There were butterflies, dragonflies, other insects, and one snake up a tree. It was resting after having just shed its skin.
Ebony Jewelwing (caloteryx muculata), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 
Common Baskettail (Epitheca cynosura), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 
Common Whitetail (Libellula lydia), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 
Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 
Eastern Tailed-Blue (Cupido comyntas), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 (excuse focus) 
Spicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 
Little Wood Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermes), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 
Appalachian Brown (Satyrodes appalachia), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 
Dun Skipper (Euphyes vestris), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 
Crossline Skipper (Polites origenes), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 
Small Bee-like Fly (Toxomerus marginatus), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 
Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 
Black Rat Snake (Pantherophis obsoletus)?, Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
Common Mullein (Verbascum thapsus), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 
Meadow at Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 
Meadow at Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 
Berries at Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica), Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 
Cross River, Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 
Cross River, Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 
Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 
Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 
Covered bridge, Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020 
Covered bridge, Ward Pond Ridge 7/9/2020
Ward Pound Ridge Res
The highlight of the day was the Pileated Woodpecker deep in the woods on the FH trail by Fox Hill. It was very far away. I was lucky to get a blurry couple of photos at 600mm. We saw about 26 species of birds, but not many butterflies. Tiger Swalllowtails, Cabage Whites, Silver-spotted Skipper, and a Mourning Cloak.
The second gallery is landscapes and plants. I would like to know the names of all the insects. I sent some of the pictures to bugguide.net.
Tomorrow I’ll show part two of the trip – Jamaica Bay.
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), Ward Pound Ridge 5/21/2020 
Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), Ward Pound Ridge 5/21/2020 
Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), Ward Pound Ridge 5/21/2020 
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), Ward Pound Ridge 5/21/2020 
Pearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos), Ward Pound Ridge 5/21/2020 
Tiny grasshopper on Buttercup(Ranuncula), Ward Pound Ridge 5/21/2020 
Spider, Ward Pound Ridge 5/21/2020 
Tiny fly, Ward Pound Ridge 5/21/2020 
Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus), Ward Pound Ridge 5/21/2020
Sherry Felix - port4u 