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Urban Dinosaurs<p>Well, I didn't expect to be in Central Park today, but my medical appointment ended early. Given the weather forecast (which was wrong—it was *not* rainy), when I expected to leave, and what I (correctly) expected my hand to feel like, I didn't bring my camera. But I had time to walk home through the park, there was a very nice black-crowned night heron there, and I did have my phone…<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>A better view of the three peregrine falcon chicks, and a very pretty pigeon with unusual coloring and markings.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>Two lifer warblers, a bay-breasted warbler and a blackpoll warbler (which I'd have taken for a black-and-white warbler were not an expert there at the time), both in the Loch; two double-crested cormorants in the Harlem Meer, and a magnolia warbler at the Pool. 2/2<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>A wonderfully birdy afternoon at Central Park in NYC. First: an adult and a juvenile black-crowned night heron (in the Loch and at the Pool). Then: a green heron that was hard to see (also at the Pool), and a great egret flying across the Harlem Meer. 1/2<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>Three peregrine falcon chicks on Riverside Church in NYC. The first is a closeup of one chick. In the second, one chick is to the left of the left perch, one is on the right perch, and one is just peeking over the head of the gargoyle. (Amusingly enough, when I took this picture I only saw the leftmost one.) Yes, the latter two are a bit hard to see, but it's quite certain that they're there.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>After Battery Park, I went to Central Park. The highlights were a female scarlet tanager at a spot known as the "Bathing Rock", and a great egret that had just scored a small fish.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>For many months, a wild turkey has been living in Manhattan, first on Roosevelt Island (plus occasional excursions to Midtown), and now Battery Park at the southern tip. I tried and failed on multiple occasions to see the bird (nicknamed "Astoria" for the neighborhood in Queens it was in before flying over the East RIver. Today, I finally spotted it in Battery Park.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>Only two chicks in the nest tonight—I suspect that the third has fledged. The two remaining ones seem to be very intent on playing with the material in the nest—young ravens are known to be very curious and to play with anything in reach.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>Common nighthawk in Central Park. The only other time I've seen them was high overhead at night in Costa Rica, and nothing I could do with my camera let me photograph any…<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>I can't stop checking out the raven nest at St. John the Divine in NYC…<br>The first picture shows three birds. All three chicks? Look at the thin red line going down from the rightmost raven's beak. I believe that it's from some meat at the bottom of the nest.<br>In the second picture, the middle bird seems to be nipping the tail of the rightmost one. Exploring? Saying "Momma, I'm hungry"? Dunno.<br>The third shows all three with their beaks open.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>Too wet to take my camera out today, so here are yesterday's raven chick pictures from St. John the Divine. One of the chicks is starting to flap its wings—not ready to fledge yet, but it wants to. Also, and unlike past feedings that I've seen, there was a lot of vocalization when the parent arrived. (I also saw and heard the other parent flying north during the feeding—"it's your turn with the kids!")<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>The St. John the Divine raven chicks are getting big! And I can now see that there are three of them.<br>The adult seemed to be limping a bit walking on the ground, but since it's flying properly I suspect that there's no cause for concern.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>The construction of the new pool/ice skating rink near the Harlem Meer in NYC's Central Park is finished; that let me get close to the rock where the double-crested cormorants hang out. In the Pool, I got a lovely shot of a pigeon that had just bathed and a swamp sparrow; in the Loch, I saw my first snapping turtle.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>The ravens' nest on the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York. There's at least one chick, visible in the first photo and highlighted in the zoomed-in version. The third photo appears to show feeding behavior, after which the parent perched briefly on a post before flying off, first to a tree and then south, I assume to find more food.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>I woke up too early this morning, so of course I went to Central Park before breakfast… I was rewarded by a brown-headed cowbird (I haven't seen one in quite a while), a FOS black-crowned night heron, a northern flicker (“does this leaf on my beak make me look funny?”), and a FOS Louisiana waterthrush.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>More Central Park birds: a pair of wood ducks (another birder said that they had mated a few minutes before I got there), an eastern phoebe, a ruby-crowned kinglet, and a white-breasted nuthatch.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>A very lovely walk in the neighborhood and in Central Park today: a common raven nest in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, a red-tailed hawk on the ground (I think it missed a squirrel and was staring at it), a great egret (first of season if I don't count Costa Rica), and a male green-winged teal.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>Back to the middle of Central Park today!<br>An eastern phoebe, a white-breasted nuthatch, two American goldfinches at a feeder, and three red-eared slider turtles on a rock.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>Those of you who have followed me for a while might have wondered about the number of pictures I posted from the Berkshires. We had had a vacation house there, but that phase of our lives is now—we've moved out—so I'll confirm it. But I’ll post my first and last good bird pictures: a bedraggled red-tailed hawk after a downpour, in 2017 (shortly after I started birding), and a common raven this month.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>More Costa Rica birds: a double-striped thick-knee, a little blue heron, a snowy egret, and a bare-throated tiger heron.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
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