Very Large Snapper: Green-Wood has a few of them.
In general, they stay in the murk of three of the four ponds. The forth has lately been drained to just a few inches of water.
This one must be a female, ashore to lay eggs. Where the devil is she doing that?
Once I passed out of sight, she got back to moving, towards the water. They are very lumbering when on the move.
Here’s another of the big ones, up-periscope in late June.
Leech-heaven.
PSA:
New York City residents can now request absentee ballots for the November election.
In NY, the “temporary illness” category now includes the pandemic thread: “If you are affected by COVID-19 and/or the potential of contracting the virus, please check the box for “Temporary Illness” on the application. The definition has been temporarily expanded to include “a risk of contracting or spreading a disease” such as COVID-19.”
More on voting in NY this November.
Folks in other states, now is the time to figure out your options.