Viola canadensis, a native violet.
It was cool, so this Robin (Turdus migratorius) was hunkered down on those blue blue eggs.
A Red Velvet Mite of the family Trombidiidae. Predators of the leaf-litter zone, as large as a blood-gorged tick and, being mite-y, rather looking like one.
So many vocal White-Throated Sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollis) in the Ramble!
And a recent sunset.
Naturalist Notes
Published April 21, 2017 Fieldnotes 2 CommentsTags: birding, birds, Bronx, Brooklyn, Central Park, flowers, insects, invertebrates, plants, Sunset Park
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I know I’m weird, but nice mite shot! I don’t know many (save myself) who would stop and take a picture of such a creature.
You are not weird! It’s those who don’t stop and notice who have something wrong with them.