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Join, Or Die
Some of the Water Snakes (Nerodia sipedon) seen recently soaking up the sun at Great Swamp NWR. Relax, it’s harmless — it’s just yawning.My title is a reference is to Ben Franklin’s 1754 cartoon of the colonies in the shape of a dismembered snake, for today is primary day here in New York. Normally, the…
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Malus Aforethought
The ornamental crab apples are luxurious right now. These were all found on the byways of Green-Wood.
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Moon and Pear Blossoms
At least we thought they were pear blossoms, a trio of trees perhaps leftover from some old farm.
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Sunset Park Elm: Backdrop
For a student film. But I would argue that this is not the tree’s best side.
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Two Nests
Why any House Sparrow would want to build a nest in a tree instead of the innumerable cross-bars of stop lights, I don’t know. But there you go. Passer domesticus nests are big affairs, considering the size of the birds, but they are usually inside a human-made structure, so we don’t see the weaver-y details.…
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Cardinal Haiku
What is there to eat Early spring, before the seeds? Flowers, just flowers.
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Backyard and Beyond 