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Clash of the Titans
Common Snapping Turtle with what’s been identified for me on iNaturalist as a Largemouth Bass. Blub blub blub… Then a second enormous Snapper caused a stir.
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Nest Watch
Three baby Ravens! (May 8) Hmm, is that a Robin’s egg? Curious American Kestrel nestling. (Just wait till she spots that UFO!) Mourning Dove. Under a different pine, what I think is another Mourning Dove’s egg. Two of at least three Mourning Doves. Another crow’s nest. I haven’t determined if this is American or Fish,…
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Raptor Wednesday
When I exit Green-Wood at 4th Avenue and 35th Street, I turn left to head home. As I do so, I eyeball the Sacre-Coeur-stupa of St. Michael’s on 4th and 42nd St. From that distance, I’m looking for more of a disturbances of the Force than anything definite. Raptor, gull, corvid? As I move closer,…
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Damsel
My first sighting of an Odonata species this year was on April 28. The recently emerged adult was a Fragile Forktail. Posing here on cherry blossoms piled up on the opposite side of the pond from the trees. Nearby was an inch-long nymph or naiad stage damselfly. This could very well be another Fragile, one…
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Papa Kestrel
The male of the local nest was hanging out atop the Old Chapel when This Red-tailed Hawk entered the space. Giving a shout or two, the little falcon went after the big Buteo. I’ve been seeing this a fair amount lately. It’s nesting season, and small birds will go to great lengths to protect their…
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Bees
Andrena mining bee on Serviceberry. Complex Lasioglossum pilosum on Beach Plum. Common Eastern Bumble on Redbud. Brown Belted Bumble on Redbud. Eastern Carpenter Bee on Redbud. Very popular, Redbud. Eastern Carpenter on Garlic Mustard. The bee’s so big she pulls down the flower heads with her weight. Eastern Carpenter on Dandelion. Eastern Carpenter on Norway…
Backyard and Beyond 