We have a new Pez Mascot, Sour Green Apple … sweet …
We have a new Pez Mascot, Sour Green Apple … sweet, errr .. sour … 😉 It’s the 15th Mascot from Pez, and joins his cousins in the Leone Pez Museum. Which one do they have planned next ?
Took a nice stroll along Bayside Marina with my honey …
Took a nice stroll along Bayside Marina with my honey on Monday. The weather was great. And we had some fisherman out there taking their chances …
Spotted the American Painted Lady at PCP …
Spotted the American Painted Lady butterfly at PCP …
The acrobats …
The acrobats. They are fucking insane. They chew through the bungee cord, and are slowly gnawing away at the handle for the seed storage bin …
The female Red-winged Blackbird …
The female Red-winged Blackbird …
We have a Mute Swan nest in Malba …
Whilst walking through PCP the other day, I spotted a Mute Swan sitting on a nest, across the cove, on the Malba side. Took a long walk over, and was able to get a few good snaps. I saw at least one egg, so not sure how many […]
The Catbird has been here a few times …
The Catbird has been here a few times …
The male Eastern Towhee has showed up …
The male Eastern Towhee has showed up. Hoping for better shots, and perhaps they’ll be together …
Pink snow and beach sand, at the sanctuary …
Where else can you find pink snow, and beach sand, but at Nana & PopPop’s. We had a great time, having a pink snowball fight, with HjL. And she even climbed her first tree. Then it was lakeside, where she moved on to playing with the sand. And […]
The female Red-bellied Woodpecker made an appearance …
The female Red-bellied Woodpecker made an appearance. Her head has a patch of grey between the red,unlike the male with a full red head …
The Carolina Praying Mantis emerged …
The Carolina Praying Mantis emerged yesterday. These are native to North America, and are much smaller than the Chinese interlopers These egg cases are also much harder to spot, and gather as well …
Happy 420 everyone. Don’t worry … be Happy 😉
Happy 420 everyone, enjoy this special reggae tune for today. Turn up the volume … Don’t worry, it’s legal now in NYC, so … be Happy …😉 Puff Puff Pass
285+ new pics added to My Favorite Prints 📷 …
It’s been a while since I updated these. I added 285+ new pics to My Favorite Prints 📷 … I hope you enjoy them – follow the link to Jack Leone Photography 📷
Look who arrived. The Eastern Towhee female …
Look who arrived. The Eastern Towhee female. Haven’t spotted the male yet, but he can’t be too far behind …
A new home for a new family …
A new home for a new family. Our Johnny FjL and his bride have new tenants under their porch roof. Seems a house finch couple decided it was a great place for a new nest. And momma dropped 4 eggs to start the season off. This should be […]
NSFC – Not a good morning for a possum, but a treat for a Raven …
NSFC GRAPHIC Warning – It was not a good morning for a possum yesterday. Seems it didn’t get home before dawn, and got clipped by a Raven, as it passed through Malba. And yes, that’s the possum’s arm it is carrying away …
Were those Buffleheads I spotted ???
Were those Buffleheads I spotted ??? Yes it was. I only saw the female, he was no where to be found. But, as I say, if there’s one, there’s 30 …
The Mergansers are back in town …
The Mergansers are back in town. Spotted them feeding in the Malba cove …
I spotted this Nuthatch with a bad leg …
I spotted this Nuthatch with a bad leg. This poor little guy was hopping around when he isn’t feeding, and a closeup indicates some sort of swelling on his foot. He’s seems to have adapted …
A cool series of bees in flight …
A cool series of bees in flight …
The titmouse likes the new feeder from Barbados …
The titmouse likes the new feeder from Barbados …
Had a nice time at the mini-golf joint …
Had a nice time at the mini-golf joint, with HjL. She shot mostly 2 under par, for every hole, and also was the scorekeeper. So, who knows who really won. Either way, it ended well, with an ice cream, and a front seat view to an oopsie …
Oopsie…
Oopsie… – this poor bastard drove up on the bike path barrier on Northern Blvd … He was fine, the car, not so much …
Our tree is in full bloom, and so are the tulips and daffodils … all at once…
Our tree is in full bloom, and so are the tulips and daffodils … all at once…
One of the American Goldfinches seems to have an issue, or not …
One of the American Goldfinches seems to have an issue, or not … This little guy looks like it’s got some sort of eye issue. It didn’t stop it from feeding, or bathing, but something is going on. Either that, or it’s a fledgling. What the fork do […]
We have a new M2 Machines Pez 1960 VW Bus Delivery Van for the collection …
We have a new M2 Machines Pez 1960 VW Bus Delivery Van for the collection. It joins all the other M2 Machines Pez cars and rigs, and fits right in at the Museum …
Funko dropped a Freddy Masked Pop! Pez dispenser …
Funko dropped a Freddy Masked Pop! Pez. Not sure if there’s more Pop! Pez headed our way, but Freddy’s cool, with his blue mask. He is a Limited Edition, straight from the 2023 Wondrous Convention. We’ll see if there’s more Pop! Pez in the works. Meanwhile, Freddy joins […]
A few good snaps of our backyard critters …
A few good snaps of our backyard critters. I know that 72 isn’t exactly ‘a few’, but for me, it really is. We had some rain, so there’s a few cool wet bird pics. And yes, that’s a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker that checked in for a few minutes. Me […]
45 flies in and out of NYC …
A couple of pics of the Trump plane arriving in NY, and then leaving the next day. Not a good day for the guy. Caught the landing from Chisolm’s Park. And a nice pic with the Freedom Tower in the background. The departure takeoff I captured from our […]
You’re not famous until your head is on a PEZ dispenser …
According to Pez – “We have a favorite saying here: ‘You’re not famous until your head is on a PEZ dispenser,’” says Shawn Peterson, manager of the PEZ Visitor Center in Orange. Well, guess what, our HjL is now famous. Special Limited Edition production of the HjL Pez […]
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