Nestlings at the second nest I’ve been monitoring this season, June 15th. June 17th. Also June 17th, nearly 4 hours later. June 18th. June 19th. Still somebody in there, glimpsed in lower opening….

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Hanging out with two fledgling American Kestrels.

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All things falcon continues. On June 10th, I found oodles of American Kestrels at the corner of Green-Wood nearest their nest. This is the third year in a row for this nest. There were at least three males and one female fledgling, but I could not get a good photo of the female(s). Here’s the…

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June 13th, 8:46 am: my first photos of the fledgling! (And it looks like there is only one.) After a 40 minute or so… nap? The bird picked up again, this time vocalizing loudly as the two parents perched nearby on the same building.

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June 7th: first glimpse of a nestling in the scrape. Actually, I didn’t notice this until later because we were chatting with another Peregrine Papparazzo as I absently aimed up there. June 9th. June 11th. June 12th, 6:56 am. June 12th, 7:15 am To be continued…

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The parents, on the Municipal Building and at the scrape.

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American Kestrel and Common Grackle harrying a red-tailed Hawk, with a Chimney Swift in between here and there. Location suggest this was one of the Nest 2 Kestrels. American Osprey over Valley Water in a light rain. Borough Hall Peregrine.

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Leaf-cutter bee at entrance to her nest in a stone wall. She is holding a piece of leaf here, but we cant see it because of the angle. Also, that leaf segment wasn’t as large as this piece, brought in 3.5 minutes earlier. Megachile bees line their nests with half circle pieces of leaf that…

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