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Crabs
Atlantic Blue. Atlantic Rock. Lady. Lady in situ. Portly Spider (with barnacles, which are also crustaceans). Atlantic Sand. Note that little spur above the back paddle. All seen at Jones Beach recently. The invasive Asian Shore Crab, spotted at Dead Horse Bay.
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Brantlings
I was crouching down at Brant-height when the whole company of them were spooked by something. Their runway was in my direction. They took off not far above my head. One of the last to pass above dropped a very compact and intensely green turd, which bounced off my hat and landed in the grass.…
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Creature Comforts
Common Raven with grassy clump. Doubtlessly to line a nest with. On Twitter, I saw some photos from the Bronx, I think, that showed a Raven with a similar bill-full. Remember, the week before, these Brooklyn birds were carrying sticks.
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Sullivan Street
South of Washington Square Park in Manhattan, a newish building sports these delightful fossils in its sidewalk-level facade. Smile at the security cameras, or salute them with a single digit, and enjoy! *** Trump’s klownish klepto-kakistocracy tackles COVID-19: fundamentalist bigot/anti-science idiot Mike Pence, who as Governor of Indiana caused an epidemic by his ignorance and…
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Breaking: Willow Wednesday
This old weeping Salix isn’t waiting for spring, it is spring. While overhead, him Kingfisher keeps a chattery eye on the Dell Water.
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Twins
MACRO: A Planet To Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal “It is clear the political establishment is collapsing in the United States and beyond. Clinging to it makes it possible for reactionaries like Trump to gain more ground the world over and brings climate catastrophe closer. The fundamental issue is this: As the…
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Oaks to Caterpillars to Birds
The National Wildlife Foundation has a county-level guide, the Native Plant Finder, to native plants that support caterpillars. Why caterpillars? Because they are esentially the foundation of the food chain for song birds. Even the seedeaters that come to your feeders for seeds and suet in winter feed their young caterpillars. Caterpillars are relatively soft…
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