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On am unusually warm December day, I ran into an Eastern Red Bat in the sun. They will rouse themselves and fly on such warm winter days. Notably, there were a good number of flies out, and ladybugs.

December 18: nearly 60F! A patch of Asian Ladybeetles/Harmonia axyridis.

Owls are famous for the pellets of undigestible bones and fur they regurgitate up, both other birds do it as well. Gulls, kingfishers, and raptors, to name a few. I suspect a Cooper’s Hawk here. This has Northern Flicker feathers attached, embedded.

Or, I’ve got some nutmeat and I think I’ll stash it.

The alarms of the nuthatches, the sirens of the Blue Jays. There’s something in that Yew.

Most of the leaves have fallen, but winter’s storms are yet to come. So now’s the time to see the remains of the paper nests built up by Bald-faced Hornets/Dolichovespula maculata this year. I’m always surprised by how many of them are in my very urban neighborhood, around Sunset Park, Green-Wood Cemetery, and even the…

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.