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Actually, I have no idea what sex either Osprey is, but I did see the larger one bring a nice fish back to the nest.
Marine Park Salt Marsh
Brooklyn, New York
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Nearly Gnarly
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Prospect Park,
Brooklyn, New York
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Daffodil Hill
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Brooklyn Botanic Gardens
Brooklyn, New York
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Magnolia Fireworks
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Brooklyn Botanic Gardens
Brooklyn, New York
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Who’s That Knocking?
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A Red-bellied Woodpecker
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, New York
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An Uninvited Guest
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This handsome guy is a Great Kiskadee which is the national bird of Costa Rica. You can’t miss it, because even if you can’t see it, you’ll hear it’s call, “KISS-KA-DEE.” It caused some havoc, though, one afternoon, when he flew into our hotel room via the terrace sliding glass door, and started flapping around our room! It got really worrisome when he saw himself in the wardrobe mirror and started attacking the mirror. Fortunately, we finally managed to get him to fly back out, and he seemed okay.
Manuel Antonio,
Costa Rica
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This Bud’s For You
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Prospect Park
Brooklyn, New York
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The Chase Is On
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The Wood Duck is trying to make a quick getaway with its piece of bread before the aggressive gull can snatch it away.
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, New York
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Day Of The Iguana
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Manuel Antonio,
Costa Rica
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Monkey Business
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A monkey stole an apple from a table in the hotel pool area and tried to get away with it by running from the other monkeys, including a mother with a baby on its back
Manuel Antonio,
Costa Rica
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Scarlet Macaw
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An unexpected visitor to our hotel. Both the males and the females have this same extraordinary plumage, and they live 40-50 years in the wild. They must like the way they look because they are monogamous!
Manuel Antonio,
Costa Rica
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A Bit of Paradise
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Manuel Antonio,
Costa Rica
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Bird Yoga
This White-breasted Nuthatch was easy to spot as it hung upside down digging for insects in the tree bark. But you have to be quick with the camera to catch a photo of them!
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, New York
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Grass Dance
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Prospect Park
Brooklyn, New York
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See You Later, Alli … Oh, Never Mind
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Yes, this is the same lake in Prospect Park in Brooklyn where I’ve taken many photos including the most recent one of a bald eagle. This four foot alligator was spotted by an early morning photographer Sunday who alerted park authorities. And, no, if you’re not familiar with New York City geography, alligators are not native to New York City. The alligator, who was described as “lethargic,” was taken to the Bronx Zoo. Some New Yorkers thought the new visitor might be part of the mayor’s new anti-rat initiative…
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“Whoops–Is This Perch Taken?”
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A Tufted Titmouse, en route to a delicious feeder, is stopped mid-air by the sight of a Black-Capped Chickadee looking to reclaim his space.
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, New York
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He’s Back!
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We saw the bald eagle high up behind the Well House at the park, and then walked on. A half hour later, we walked part way around the lake, and sat down on a bench facing the lake. Then all of a sudden, we saw and heard a huge flock of gulls squawking and circling around over the lake. And a moment later, the eagle came by and landed on a tree right over the lake near our bench. And I was very happy I had my camera with me.
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, New York
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All Things Bald and Beautiful
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This Bald Eagle, a surprise guest to these parts, has declared this area of Prospect Park his hunting grounds for the last four days.
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, New York
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Boy In The Hood
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Male Hooded Merganser, with the hood on display
Marine Park Salt Marsh
Brooklyn, New York
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Evil Eye
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A Red-tailed Hawk (I think!) giving the eye to the chickadees and tufted titmouses by the feeder down right, below the camera frame
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, New York
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Grounded
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Prospect Park
Brooklyn, New York
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Red-Bellied Woodpecker
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If you look very closely, you can see a faint patch of reddish-orange towards the very bottom of the belly, and that’s how the bird gets its name. This one is a female; the male has the bright red patch extend all the way from the nape to the rest of the crown forward. This is the first time I’ve gotten a photo of this kind of bird.
Prospect Park
Brooklyn, New York
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Head First
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A White-Breasted Nuthatch, grabbing some grub, traveling down the tree head first, one of the few birds to regularly do so.
Marine Park Salt Marsh
Brooklyn, New York
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The Hornets’ Nest Remains
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Ocean Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
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Condition Red
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Prospect Park
Brooklyn, New York
