Urban Dinosaurs<p>Thanks to the alert from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://chaos.social/@jspath55" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jspath55</span></a></span>, I visited the Patuxent Research National Wildlife Refuge today. I had a lovely time. Many lovely photos; the prize is three ospreys (presumably two parents and a chick) in a nest. Also: a deer that thinks it's an aquatic mammal, and two dragonflies that were nice enough to pose, a common whitetail and a blue dasher.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsforbecsnan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdsforbecsnan</span></a></p>
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Urban Dinosaurs<p>Just moved to the DC area, and still getting to know the local birding hotspots. Today was a good day at Wheaton Regional Park (Montgomery County): a green heron; two red-winged blackbirds, male and female; and an eastern phoebe.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsforbecsnan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdsforbecsnan</span></a></p>
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" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>I'm not sure when I'll get back to Central Park, but it's likely to be quite a while. But I had a nice walk there today, with many lovely pictures. These are my two favorites: a red-winged blackbird and an American goldfinch.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>More Central Park pictures from Sunday…<br>At the Harlem Meer, a barn swallow and two double-crested cormorants. In the Loch, a common grackle showing the lovely blueish iridescence on its head (and it's eating something), and a grey catbird.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>I had a lot of free time yesterday afternoon (I'd just gotten a paper out the door), and it was a gorgeous day, so I spent many hours in Central Park and took many pictures. To avoid overload, I'll post them over three days…<br>First: an unusual red-winged blackbird: its chevron is mostly white. (Well, the Supreme Court no longer likes Chevron deference…) Then a Cape May warbler (a lifer!), a northern parula, and a bluejay eating *something*.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>I went to Riverside Church in NYC to see if there were any peregrine falcon chicks—I've seen them there in other years, but a bit later in May. No chicks today, but I did see an adult fly to and then away from the nest area. (It's hard to see, but the bird is banded.) I thought I saw it circling back, but it was a great egret crashing the party. A bit later, though, another adult came out from the nest area and perched for a while.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
Urban Dinosaurs<p>An American crow near (what I’m told) is its nest in Riverside Park in NYC.<br>And it's now certain that there are at least two chicks in the nest! But the two parents took a break on a rooftop across the street before both headed towards Morningside Park.<br><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" 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" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/wildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdCPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdCPP</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/birdsForBecsNan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdsForBecsNan</span></a></p>
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