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Urban Wildlife Guide: Summer Azure
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Sunday, July 12, 2015. The summer azure butterfly, Celestrina neglecta. Click to enlarge. Note the handsome black and white striped antennae. Summer azures are in the butterfly family Lycaenidae, famously studied by Vladimir Nabokov and commonly called "blues." Although I stood for an hour with my shutter poised, these little ones were too busy to linger with their wings open so I did not get a single shot of the blue surface. Here is a poem I like that has a blue butterfly in it. That made us laugh.
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Urban Wildlife Guide: May 2015
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Sunday, May 31, 2015. I took this picture of my local American robin on the first day of spring this year. Click to enlarge. We had come through a very cold winter. Like some robins in these parts, this one stayed north. I fed him raisins. There were days when it was so cold that he'd take a raisin and hop away into a place sheltered from the wind to eat it. He kept his feathers puffed up for insulation and often hunkered down so his legs were covered by his belly feathers. And he is not alone! Yesterday...
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The New York Squirrel: The babies are down!
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The New York Squirrel. Saturday, June 6, 2015. The babies are down! ET's babies have started coming down from the tree! In the last few days they've been venturing out of their safety zone, going father afield and sampling some of the bounties of the new world. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Stop the Squirrel Slam! End Animal Killing Contests Like the "Squirrel Slam" in Holley, NY - See more at: Friends of Animals. I found a Baby Squirrel. Now what? The New York Squirrel. Promote Your Page Too.
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Urban Wildlife Guide: January 2015
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Sunday, January 25, 2015. I wrote about bird droppings a few years ago. You can read that blog by clicking here. Since then, and entirely by accident, I photographed two more birds to add to that group of photos. Above is an immature peregrine falcon, Falco perigrinus. And below - -. An American Robin, Turdus migratorius. Sunday, January 18, 2015. John Steinbeck wrote: " What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness. Sunday, January 11, 2015. Picking up a snack. I hav...
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The New York Squirrel: If it doesn't look like a duck
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The New York Squirrel. Friday, October 10, 2014. If it doesn't look like a duck. If it doesn't look like a duck. Doesn't swim like a duck. And doesn't quack like a duck. Then it's probably not a duck. If it looks like a rat. And acts like a rat. Then it's probably a rat. Mr Rat comes to tea. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Stop the Squirrel Slam! End Animal Killing Contests Like the "Squirrel Slam" in Holley, NY - See more at: Friends of Animals. I found a Baby Squirrel. Now what? I Love Pier 6.
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The New York Squirrel: November 2014
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The New York Squirrel. Wednesday, November 26, 2014. Links to this post. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Stop the Squirrel Slam! End Animal Killing Contests Like the "Squirrel Slam" in Holley, NY - See more at: Friends of Animals. I found a Baby Squirrel. Now what? Http:/ www.squirrel-rescue.com/found-a-squirrel.htm. The New York Squirrel. Promote Your Page Too. New York City, New York. View my complete profile. Nature in New York City. I Love Pier 6. Happy New Year….Matilda. I returned&#...
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The New York Squirrel: January 2015
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The New York Squirrel. Wednesday, January 21, 2015. National Squirrel Appreciation Day. Happy National Squirrel Appreciation Day! These nutty facts might just make you embrace the bandit, the acrobat, the gardener and the trickster within each squirrel today: http:/ bit.ly/1CaTF8y. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Stop the Squirrel Slam! End Animal Killing Contests Like the "Squirrel Slam" in Holley, NY - See more at: Friends of Animals. I found a Baby Squirrel. Now what? I Love Pier 6.
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Urban Wildlife Guide: March 2015
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Sunday, March 29, 2015. Despite the cold (32 F and windy in New York City) I saw these flowers today where last week there was snow. Some day soon this year's interesting insects and baby birds will come. Click to enlarge. Sunday, March 22, 2015. I took this photo on Saturday, yesterday, the first full day of spring. That's three inches of fresh snow. Click to enlarge. In anticipation, here is a quote from the Song of Solomon, 2:11-12. Sunday, March 15, 2015. The ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensus. Is one cu...
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Urban Wildlife Guide: April 2015
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Sunday, April 26, 2015. I just spent a week in the pine lands of southern New Jersey. Chipping sparrows there started singing at dawn and kept on until the sun set. I saw dozens of them. This one was gathering material for a nest. The chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina. Is easily identified by its red cap, gray face, black stripe through the eye, and white eyebrow and throat. Click on the photos to enlarge. Spring is slowly waking in the woods. Click here to hear the chipping sparrow sing. Barnes and N...
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The New York Squirrel: Hiding Nuts is Hard Work
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The New York Squirrel. Tuesday, June 2, 2015. Hiding Nuts is Hard Work. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Stop the Squirrel Slam! End Animal Killing Contests Like the "Squirrel Slam" in Holley, NY - See more at: Friends of Animals. I found a Baby Squirrel. Now what? Http:/ www.squirrel-rescue.com/found-a-squirrel.htm. The New York Squirrel. Promote Your Page Too. New York City, New York. View my complete profile. Nature in New York City. I Love Pier 6. Happy New Year….Matilda. BT: A Star is Born. I ret...