Weakening of the Endangered Species Act

Posted on August 16, 2019 by Bonnie Coe

On August 12, 2019 I was awed by the number of birds and their variety of colors that I was able to photograph. Later that same day I learned that the Endangered Species Act had been seriously weakened in preparation for its total elimination. I am reminded of my grandfather who raised fancy pigeons from the early 1900s until the mid century. He immigrated from Pennsylvania to California where he must have witnessed the masses of passenger pigeons flying through the skies. What will my great grandchildren be seeing in the mid twenty first century?

Humpbacked whale removed from the Endangered Species List.

Bird Chirping Weather

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Bonnie Coe

Spring eventually does get here.

**At least one eye of spring is upon us**

**Hooded mergansers know where the girls are**

New Year Delights

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Bonnie Coe

This 2019 year has started off on the right birds for me. Featured image is an American Tree Sparrow in the freezing cold.

This lovely lady landed in front of me as I was driving to breakfast on New Years Day.

An hour later, my red-tailed hawk was hunting on the landfill.

Not to be left out, one of my totem birds, a great blue heron, was engaged on a local pond.

Of course, the mute swans were around, too.

A very few days later, my local traveling companion joined me at my park.

The red-shouldered hawk was not to be left out of the photos, even in the pouring rain.

My local resident female eagle and I communed for fifteen minutes. I left. She stayed.

And in a severe ice attack, our wintering eagles arrived. I am blessed today.

Bonnie’s Best of 2018

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Bonnie Coe

Most have seen these photos. I chose six that I consider to be superior.

Eagle pair – he brought a gift and she accepted – *they are not fighting

Red-shouldered hawk at the train station

Great blue heron juvenile with its golden catch of the day

Peregrine falcon coming in to displace its father

Heron Heaven

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Bonnie Coe

Can’t seem to shake my totem bird.

Snow Business

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Bonnie Coe

The “Bomb Blizzard” hit hard this year. The birds coped.

Blue jay foraging successfully for peanuts

White throated sparrow

Red-tailed hawk pair – male below, female above

Song sparrow

Mourning doves

Northern cardinal – female

Common house sparrow – male

American tree sparrow

Eagle, first year

Great blue herons

Three’s Company

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Bonnie Coe

It’s all about the herons around here. The great blue heron fledglings have flown the coop and are now finding their way along the Hudson River or points east. These little green herons must have figured out that there is safety in numbers. The Canadian geese are thriving.

Let’s Hear It for the Herons

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Bonnie Coe

The Bedford Rookery is humming, squawking, squirming with excitement. It is almost time for the young to fledge. I’m not sure if the adults take care of young that are not theirs.

May Days

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Bonnie Coe

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 think he has a mate and she is in the nest. Is that a big stick or a tail feather?

While I almost always post pictures of birds, my new Rhodesian Ridgeback Rescue has taken up my time. Mars is a Rhodesian/Red Bone Coon Hound mix. He is a feral dog rescued in North Carolina and transported to New York for a new home. Four of his seven littermates were adopted in NC and two came up north. One was adopted and Mars and his brother have been in wonderful foster care for four months. His brother, Neptune is available for adoption still.

Signs of Spring

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Bonnie Coe

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.