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Jumpy
You really have to sneak up on the American Bull Frogs in the Dell Water. You could, after all, be a heron. They usually plop into the water before you even see them. In neighboring Crescent Water. Where, also, this conglomeration looked like a heroic bronze statue.
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Raptor Wednesday
First Merlin sighting of the season: October 8th. Luckily, Falco columbarius is known for perching for long periods. And favoring the bare branches. Second sighting, October 13th. The bird took off when… …a Red-tailed Hawk passed overhead. But then came back. Merlin atop tree on far left. Atop the historical Chapel is: our old friend,…
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Late Bloomer
A Bottlebrush Buckeye/Aesculus parviflora was in full bloom on October 5th, while the one next to it: was already well gone to fruit. A couple of skippers were after the nectar. But let’s get back to that bee:
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Monarch Monday
The journey is not without hazards. The erratic flight that makes them hard to photograph on the wing also makes them hard to catch in the bill. I haven’t seen any more of these butterflies since last Monday, but iNat had 5 observations in NYC this past Friday, with two on Saturday.
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O, Wasp, Where Is Your Sting?
I spend a fair amount of time around wasps and bees. Sometimes they get in my face, but in all these years I’ve only been stung three times: 1) on the hand by a Honey Bee in a Lower East Side community garden because we were coming for her honey; 2) on the ear lobe…
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Chipper
Must be away from Green-Wood, right? Not so far away: Prospect Park has them in good numbers. The cemetery, perhaps because it is much less wooded, rarely sees them.
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