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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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