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Barn swallow, with its characteristic forked tail, and its young fledgling
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, New York
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Rose Of Sharon
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Avenue U
Brooklyn, New York
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Coat of Many Colors
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Common Grackle with its iridescent head
Prospect Park,
Brooklyn, New York
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Singing The Blues
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Pretty sure that’s a blue-headed vireo there. That’s a lifer for me.
Calvert Vaux Park
Brooklyn, New York
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Leaves Of Grass
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Marine Park Salt Marsh
Brooklyn, New York
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Roses Of Yesterday
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Roses of Yesterday by Harriet Whitney Frishmuth
Brooklyn Botanic Gardens
Brooklyn, New York
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Green Heron
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn, New York
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Plover Lover
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This semipalmiated plover was one of many skittering around yesterday. They’re small—between the size of a sparrow and a robin—and camouflaged in a muddy rocky area. But they can be seen as they run around, which is often, and when they fly they have distinctive striped markings on their wings. The one complete band around their neck distinguishes them from some other similar-looking birds.
Marine Park Salt Marsh
Brooklyn, New York
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Applause
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Prospect Park Zoo
Brooklyn, New York
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Jasper, Our New Parrot Overlord
Katie Fleming’s pet eclectus parrot, Jasper, demonstrates that he is more intelligent than three-quarters of Congress and seven-eighths of the executive branch. We bow down to Jasper, our new parrot overlord.
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What Is It?
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If you’re stumped, there’s a spoiler in the comments.
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, New York
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White Sheep
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Marine Park Salt Marsh
Brooklyn, New York
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Cloud Wave
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Marine Park Salt Marsh
Brooklyn, New York
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Tough Nut To Crack
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Burnett Street
Brooklyn, New York
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Robin At Her Nest
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Prospect Park,
Brooklyn, New York
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Sun Day
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Prospect Park Lake
Brooklyn, New York
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On The Prowl
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Yellow-crowned night heron
Marine Park Salt Marsh
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Old Coot
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American Coot, the large hind legs doing all the work, out of sight.
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, New York
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What A Wonderful Squirrel It Could Be
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I don’t usually see black squirrels in Brooklyn, though they’re common in the northern part of the city, so I thought I’d take a photo of this guy.
Marine Park
Brooklyn, New York
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No Stone UnTerned
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Common Tern
Marine Park Salt Marsh
Brooklyn, New York
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On The Wing
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Red-winged Blackbird
Marine Park Salt Marsh
Brooklyn, New York
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Sacre Bleu!
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Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Marine Park Salt Marsh
Brooklyn, New York
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Cardinal Number
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Avenue U
Brooklyn, New York
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Good Breeding
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Baby osprey, recently hatched (Six adult ospreys, with their large wingspans, were circling high up above.)
Marine Park Salt Marsh
Brooklyn, New York
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> Or < ?
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Yellowlegs ( a new one for me)
Greater Yellowlegs or Lesser Yellowlegs? I don’t know.
“At first glance, the two species of yellowlegs look identical except for size, as if they were put on earth only to confuse birdwatchers.” Audubon Guide to North American Birds
Marine Park Salt Marsh
Brooklyn, New York
