Blue Jay on a Redbud Tree

Positive photo day 2226: Bluejay + Redbuds = Spring in Van Cortlandt Park. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #naturephotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Red-wing Blackbird singing

Positive photo day 2225: Sing it loud, sing it proud. One of the many Red-wing Black Birds in Van Cortlandt Park is making his presence known for one and all. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Red-breasted Merganser in the water

Positive photo day 2224: A Red-breasted Merganser is definitely not one of the usual suspects swimming in the pond at Van Cortlandt Park. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #birdphotography #wildlifephotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social (Not the best photo due to distance and mist).

I saw it right after I saw you!

Green Heron

Positive photo day 2223: I braved the tree pollen and was rewarded with the first Green Heron photo of the season in Van Cortlandt Park. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Two House Sparrows in a compromising position on top of a fire alarm

Positive photo day 2222: "Birds do it, bees do it; Even educated fleas do it." (As seen outside the Van Cortlandt Park Lake House this morning -- I didn't mean to be a voyeur, but the House Sparrows were out in public....) #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Bullfrog on a rock

Positive photo day 2221: Jeremiah is back in his usual spot in Van Cortlandt Park. No #birds 🪶today. Just #frogs 🐸 #naturephotography #wildlifephotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

American Robin with a worm in its beak

Positive photo day 2220: I guess the early bird does sometimes get the worm, at least for this American Robin in Van Cortlandt Park. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Red-tailed Hawk

Positive photo day 2219: Just as I was leaving Van Cortlandt Park this morning I spotted a regal looking Red-tailed Hawk surveying its territory. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Cherry blossoms

Positive photo day 2218: I love Cherry Blossom season. No #birds 🪶today. #flowers Seen in #NewJersey yesterday. #naturephotography

Two White-tailed Deer in the woods

Positive photo day 2217: I ran into some #deer 🦌this morning on my morning walk in New Providence. Here are two of them (there were more). They were nice enough to stop and stare. No #birds 🪶today. #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #NewJersey

Mockingbird singing on a tree branch

Positive photo day 2216: This #Mockingbird is definitely singing, so no diamond ring for me this time (with apologies to Carly Simon and James Taylor). #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #naturephotography

House sparrow with pink blossoms

Positive photo day 2215: Even an ordinary House Sparrow can look special with a blooming tree in the background. At least I think so... #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #spring #naturephotography

Common Grackle on a branch

Positive photo day 2214: According to Audubon, Grackles are scrappy, adaptable, and cosmopolitan -- a survivor worth celebrating. www.audubon.org/magazine/10-... #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Mural of a bird with a man walking by

Positive photo day 2213: Sometimes when I take a photo, someone photobombs me. In this case, I realized that this is a pretty funny photo and I apologize to the unknown photobomber. #birds 🪶#PublicArt #midtown #NYC #murals #photobomb

Cottontail rabbit and yellow forsythia flowers

Positive photo day 2212: The forsythias and the cottontails have returned along with the promise of spring. I took this photo at my parents' house in New Jersey. #naturephotography #suburbia #NewJersey #wildlifephotography No #birds 🪶today. Just a #rabbit🐰and #flowers

A pair of Canada Geese in a pond

Positive photo day 2211: Synchronized swimming, Canada Goose style, in what was the ice skating pond in Oakwood Park in New Providence, NJ. I guess they replaced the skaters. #birds🪶 of #NewJersey #birdphotography #geese

White-throated Sparrow on a log

Positive photo day 2210: I wonder what this White-throated Sparrow was thinking. (If you haven't figured it out I tend to anthropomorphize animals.) #birds 🪶of #NYC #birdphotography #naturephotography

pink cherry blossoms

Positive photo day 2209: The cherry blossoms are popping out all over. I saw this one yesterday in the morning mist. No #birds today. Just #flowers #springflowers in #NYC #naturephotography

Brown Creeper on a tree

Positive photo 2208: Sometimes Brown Creepers camouflage almost too well. I saw this one in Central Park as the National Model UN conference came to a close. #birds 🪶of #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

Yes, and there will be another group next week. We had about 2800 people here this week.

Red-tailed Hawk

Positive photo day 2207: It was a cold, cloudy morning in Central Park on the last day of the National Model UN conference. But I saw a Red-tailed Hawk in the Ramble! I hope that bodes well for the rest of the day. #birds 🪶of #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

Daffodils

Positive photo day 2206: I needed some #daffodils today. It's a new month and spring brings with it new life. Happy Passover, Happy Easter, Happy #April (no fools), Happy #Spring. No #birds 🪶today. Just #flowers in #NYC #naturephotography

Male Wood Duck

Positive photo day 2205: Back to regularly scheduled programming -- I saw a Wood Duck (actually several) in the Lake in Central Park. Once upon a time this would be a rarity but not anymore thanks to conservation measures. #birds 🪶of #NYC #birdphotography #ducks #naturephotography

Students in suits and ties in front of Gapstow Bridge in Central Park

Positive photo day 2204: It's National Model UN week! Today my Manhattan University students, who are representing Pakistan, had a briefing at the Pakistani Mission to the UN. We walked through #CentralPark, where we were photobombed by some #pigeons. (yes, there are #birds 🪶in this photo.) #NYC

The #IPCC was unable to avoid the contentious debates that have characterized this cycle—especially on the timeline for the production of the Seventh Assessment Report

Friction bled into consideration of other topics

#IPCC64 summary ➡️ enb.iisd.org/intergovernm...

#climate

Dark-eyed Junco

Positive photo day 2203: Spring is in the air, but there are still some Dark-eyed Juncos in Van Cortlandt Park. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #naturephotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Thank you for the #HitParadePod -- I always get excited when it appears in my feed. Loved hearing the origin story and the Casey Kasem backstory. Looking forward for what's next! PS I actually do use song titles and lyrics in my academic papers, but haven't cited you quite yet.

Red-bellied Woodpecker

Positive photo day 2202: I saw a very busy Red-bellied Woodpecker and managed to get a photo between woodpecks in Van Cortlandt Park. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Great Blue Heron in the reeds alongside the pond.

Positive photo day 2201: There are days when the perfect photo is illusive and you have to settle for a Great Blue Heron in the reeds along the pond in Van Cortlandt Park. But since I haven't photographed a Great Blue Heron in months, I'm happy. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC @vcpalliance.bsky.social