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Foggy Old Town
Nothing quite says “harbor” like a foghorn. This freakishly warm December has been producing intense fogs in the archipelago of New York City. Up here on the Harbor Hill Moraine, visibility has often been reduced to less than an avenue block away. It’s just about an avenue now as I write; a large antenna on the…
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Raptor Notes
Saint Michael’s curious tower continues to be a lively raptor center. On a recent morning, I noticed a black bird diving up and down around a corner of the tower’s base. The glasses revealed a crow dive-bombing a perched Red-tailed Hawk. The big buteo looked cumbersome in comparison to the sleek corvid. It’s worth nothing…
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Book Gifts To Keep On Giving
Have you reached the anti-gift stage yet? Most of the crap that will be given with the best of intentions this holiday season will be thrown out soon, adding yet more to the garbage we so heedlessly produce and litter the entire world with. And this after the production of that needless junk has caused…
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Branching
A leafless tree meanders towards the sky and a perching Kestrel flares in the afternoon sun.
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Peregrine’s Perch and Other Raptors
On the afternoon of December 5th, I noticed a Peregrine atop St. Michael’s. The bird was eating; you can just barely see the prey; it also looks like something is on the far cross arm as well. (Note that these shots are at the limits of my optics, from two long avenue blocks and one…
Backyard and Beyond 