Category: Miscellaneous Wildlife
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Birds in Summer
The osprey are fledging. The ducklings are swimming. The black-crowned night heron parent is preening. The gulls are watching.
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May Days
Great blue heron rookery is captivating all of us here. I never knew the birds raised their young in a colony. Twenty active nests are supporting probably close to 80 young. It wouldn’t be spring without goslings and a swan. And our local osprey has again chosen the communication tower at the train station. I…
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Migration Time
I usually take a reprieve from bird watching in late March and April before peregrine season gets into full swing. But I couldn’t resist getting a picture of a towhee, palm warbler, gorgeous goldfinch and displaying cowbird.
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Signs of Spring
The eagles and peregrines are on eggs or feeding young chicks. The spring residents are arriving. The luscious leaves are popping out on bare branches.
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March Is Going Out Like A Lion
It is ready to snow once again. There were a few sunny days recently and the young eagles are still around. Since I have birds at home, I spent some time making some parrot portraits.
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March Madness
The female red winged blackbirds and female cowbirds are back. The guys are happy about that. There is just the faintest tinge of green on the trees and the snow may finally be gone. Our young eagles remain in the area and that eagle look-a-like is always around, no matter the season.
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Hudson River Ice
Yes, there is ice on the Hudson. We have waited for over a year. The eagles are everywhere. I only made a few stops today. There were 3 eagles in Croton Point Park, 3 at Furnace Dock, 5 in Verplanck, 5 on the ice off the pier at Fleishmann’s. And ’tis the month of love…
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Eagles Everywhere
Plus, we have a few other visitors in the area. The goldeneyes seem to be here in abundance. We also have a loon. A crow decided to harass a young merlin. The merlin won.
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Eagles Everywhere
They have arrived! There are many, many eagle sightings along the Hudson River between Croton and Peekskill. The eagles are now ice fishing. Today we counted 15 eagles on the ice between Fleischmann’s Pier (China Pier) and Peekskill’s Riverfront Park. Five eagles were perched and flying over the Croton Point Nature Center. Two young…
Bonnie Coe 