Serengeti Sunset by the Bay
Category: Wildlife
Who was it said, “No egrets?”
Sparrows
Bluejay Way
I have heard that with the strange dislocations of Covid-19 more varied birds have been returning to the city. Several weeks ago I caught a bright red cardinal on a walk in Riverside Park and then last week this bluejay.
Pigeon Portrait
Poolside
This beautiful area is usually so crowded with people it’s impossible to get a picture without people in it. Not last weekend.
Together and Apart
Delicate Dance
Dawn Flight
Zen Flight
Early Riser
15 Minutes
No biggie to the locals, it was a change for us NYers to see these scurrying across the sidewalks and slinking through the grass and the undergrowth everywhere we walked in the neighborhood. Better than the roaches and the rats back home, I guess.
Infestation
Pelican, Dusk
Anhinga Sunning its Wings
I have been reliably informed that the Anhinga stands with its wings open to dry in the sunlight as they lack the natural oils in their feathers that other aquatic birds do. This one stood in this single pose much longer than my patience for it to move. I got about 10 of the same shot before giving up…
Ibis
Walking on Water?
I think this is the same Great Blue Heron as in a few posts ago, or the same mistaken identification.
(These pictures were shot a couple of weeks ago – everything’s shut now and we’re complying with attempts to halt the spread of Covid-19 by not going out except for necessities).
Pointed
From Google image search I’m identifying this as a great blue heron. Either that or I’ve made a great big mistake.
(These pictures were shot a couple of weeks ago – everything’s shut now and we’re complying with attempts to halt the spread of Covid-19 by not going out except for necessities).
Storks Seeking Situations?
Actually ibises, I think, but hard to resist characterizing the juxtaposition…
Three Ducks on their Way to a Dance
With apologies to August Sander and Richard Powers