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Lunch with a view. |
In my first year of teaching, I am beyond overjoyed that it is spring break. It is much needed, in the sense that I can do work and get ahead so I can successfully make it to June. I suppose I also get some time to myself to do things I find enjoyable.
The temperature today was in the upper 60's so being outdoors was mandatory! My husband and I went to Marine Park, down on Avenue U in Marine Park, Brooklyn. We saw some good wildlife, had sandwiches overlooking the water, and took the baseball gloves out across the street in the park for catch. Among the un-photographed were a belted kingfisher, shy fiddler crabs, lots of bufflehead and ruddy ducks, nesting osprey, and more. It was a great day to be out and it finally feels like winter has gone away for good - but who knows, maybe it will snow again next week because that's how insane it has been.
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A mockingbird working hard to protect its turf outside the nature center. |
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We were kindly pointed over to this area by a ranger who told us there was a red tail around. He was very well hidden, and my camera had a hard time focusing. |
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Then he was on a mission. |
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He gave this great egret a really hard time, chasing it down. Was it trying to capture this bird? |
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Well, maybe he was, he seems to still have much to learn. See his long tail? That tells us he is a young bird, maybe still getting the hang of hunting. |
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He looks beaten up, but really he is molting. Those tail feathers are banded, telling us he/she is young. Mature adults have those brick red tails. Maybe his is just coming in. |
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Mute swan test shot. |
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A double crested cormorant and a pair of bufflehead ducks. |
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A greater yellowlegs. |
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As opposed to the lesser yellowlegs that has a shorter bill. The greater's bill in appearance can seem slightly upturned. |
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A common grackle voices his opinion to the nearby waterfowl. |
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A common grackle attempts a photobomb on some foraging crows. |
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There is always that reminder that amongst it all, you're still in New York City. The Freedom Towers peeks over the tree line and nature center. |
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