Through fence and scrub, across the tracks of the D train cut, a glimpse of nestling crows. This is one of three local crows nest I’ve spotted this season, but the only one I can see now that the trees are crowded with leaves. I saw this parent bird prepping food on a neighboring building…

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Some bees, like this Brown-backed Bumble and this European Woolcarder, go right into the flowers. Others, like this Great Northern Bumblebee queen, are too big, but her tongue suffices. This Eastern Carpenter is too large and too short-tongued, so she straddles the flower and sticks her tongue into the nectary from outside. This is one…

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On June 8th, I walked by the American Kestrel nest where I had seen three nestlings the previous Thursday. There was no sign of activity. Within the cemetery, I soon found this female fledgling. This is the same oak I found the fledglings in last year, on June 7, 2024. It is one of the…

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Calling loudly. Young’uns like this are often mistakenly presumed to be in need of rescue, but as long as there aren’t any cats around, these fluff balls are likely fine; their parents will take care of them. I found this nest by looking up. Right over the sidewalk, these two were quite quiet. But this…

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