The cute face of a baby Starling
If you look real close, you’ll see the cute face of a baby Starling inside a tree down by the Malba Jetty, with mom & dad, nearby, bringing in food …
Canadian Geese with their new goslings …
We have a few locations where there are Canadian Geese with their new ryan goslings. One family had about 20 youngsters with it, down by the Armory. The other pair were by CVS in Whitestone. As a side note, that house by the Armory with the geese and […]
We still have a few American Goldfinches that stop by every day …
We still have a few American Goldfinches that stop by every day … One of them even gave us a treat with a pretty song …
How krazy are these squirrels ???
How krazy are these squirrels ??? Well, besides being acrobats, they are also obsessed with gnawing through the seed hangers. This knucklehead is trying to gnaw through steel cabling. And I truly believe, over time, it will do it …
Our birds love our bird baths …
Our birds love our bird baths, this male Robin uses it all day long, and even lets out a hearty laugh as he enjoys himself …
The Mute Swan pair have eggs …
That Mute Swan pair I spotted in PCP by Malba are sitting on at least 2 eggs. I spotted them rotating the eggs, and have a few pics, of at least 2 eggs. We should have baby cygnets soon …
The Scarlet Tanager …
A great treat at PCP. Got off a lot of good snaps of the Scarlet Tanager. I had spotted it a few years ago, but the other day, there he was, hopping from tree top to tree top, and gave me a few great poses …
The Yellow-rumped Warbler …
Spotted the Yellow-rumped Warbler at PCP. And if you look close, there’s a spoted of gold on it’s crown …
Great Blue Heron flyover …
Sometimes, you just gotta look up. In the yard, look up, and there’s flight GBH420, out of LGA flying overhead. This Great Blue Heron was headed to PCP, where I spotted it cruising the water for brunch …
Lost Budgie in the yard …
This Budgie escaped from it’s home, and came to where the good black oil sunflower seeds are. Stayed a day, and got along nicely with everyone. It hasn’t been back. I did set out a cage, just in case. We have someone who we know wants this cutie. […]
There’s still a few Goldinches around …
We still have a few American Goldfinches that stop by about 1 or 2 times a day now. And the males, are extremely bright …
The Rose-breasted Grosbeak has made an appearance …
The last few days have been wild around here. Between the yard, and PCP, it’s been a cornucopia of sightings. Some are even lifers, I should add. You’ll see … We’ll start with the Rose-breasted Grosbeak, as it showed up yesterday to make an appearance. It had a […]
Our grasshopper reports 5 inches of rain …
Our grasshopper reports 5 inches of rain, the last few days. Some of it visited the basement …
The Eastern Phoebe showed up …
The Eastern Phoebe showed up . It was a long shot, and cloudy, but there it is …
The American Goldfinches are back …
The American Goldfinches are back. We’ve had a few couples stop by to savor me seedz. They also get along quite well with the House finches …
Meet Suzy Sheep and Ghost Spider Pez dispensers …
We have some new Pez. Suzy Sheep and Ghost Spider … both make good additions to the Pez collection, and join the rest of the gang in the Pez Museum … Suzy Sheep is from the Peppa Pig collection, whilst Ghost Spider is from Marvel. .
We’ve had a Cowbird and a Catbird visit …
We’ve had a Cowbird and a Catbird both visit on the same day as well …
Nature’s wet t-shirt contest …
It’s been raining, so we have a nice collection of wet aminals. Think of these as Nature’s wet t-shirt contest …
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
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