Male eastern bluebird looks back over its shoulder, perched on a twig
Eastern bluebird - Albany County, New York, April 2026
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Male eastern bluebird looks back over its shoulder, perched on a twig
Eastern bluebird - Albany County, New York, April 2026
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A female plumage red-breasted nuthatch perches on the side of a wooden post bearing a yellow trail marker
That #AlbanyPineBush money shot, you love to see it. Red-breasted nuthatch - Albany County, New York, March 2026
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A male house finch sits on an oak branch with green leaves
House finch - Albany County, New York, October 2025
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A juvenile turkey vulture perched atop a broken tree trunk with a green deciduous backdrop
Turkey vulture - Albany County, New York, September 2025
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A viceroy butterfly with open wings sitting on a small green plant over sandy terrain
Viceroy - not a monarch! A case of convergent evolution. Albany County, New York, September 2025
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Male eastern towhee sitting in a sumac bush, with red flowers in the background and leaves turning from green to red
Eastern towhee - Albany County, New York, September 2025
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Staring right into the nostrils of a common snapping turtle
Common snapping turtle - Albany County, New York, August 2025
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An American copper, or little copper butterfly rests on criss-crossed blades of grass with its wings open
American copper - common at the #AlbanyPineBush, though I hadn't yet had one open up its wings for me. Albany County, New York, August 2025
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A buck white-tailed deer showing 3 points on each antler, though arranged differently.
I wonder how common it is to have asymmetrical antlers like that ๐ค. White-tailed deer - Albany County, New York, August 2025
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Scruffy prairie warbler with head turned in profile seen through the leaves of a bush
Prairie warbler - Albany County, New York, August 2025
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Juvenile plumage American robin perched with head held high on a dead, dry horizontal branch
Young American robin, splorin' the world. Albany County, New York, July 2025
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A Karner Blue butterfly feeds on a thistle flower
One detail I never noticed before on Karner Blue are those shining iridescent scales nested in the orange crescents. What a magnificent creature. Albany County, New York, July 2025
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A prairie warbler with a band on its leg perches at the end of a twig in front of a pine trunk
Prairie warbler - Albany County, New York, July 2025
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An American copper butterfly stands on a flower bud with its wings closed
American copper - Albany County, New York, July 2025
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Gray catbird on a young oak branch screaming towards the camera
Gray catbird trying his darndest to shout over every single other bird in the forest. Albany County, New York, July 2025
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A light blue-gray butterfly with black speckles on its wings stands upon a deciduous leaf - probably a scrub-oak
Summer azure - Albany County, New York, July 2025
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A magnolia warbler in proper breeding plumage stands on some slanted, deteriorating wood among a mishmash of ferns and twigs
Magnolia warbler - Albany County, New York, May 2025
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Male Karner blue butterfly with its wings open
Karner blue butterfly showing it's underwing pattern
A day may come when I get jaded to the Karner Blue at the #AlbanyPineBush, but it is not this day! Albany County, New York, July 2025
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Appalachian brown butterfly on a leaf
Appalachian brown - Albany County, New York, July 2025
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Male rose-breasted grosbeak perches on a young oak
Rose-breasted grosbeak - Albany County, New York, July 2025
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Next up in the 2025 Science Lecture Series at the Albany Pine Bush Preserve is a talk on the origin and activity of the Albany Pine Bush dune field. This event is taking place on Thursday, July 17, 2025. Get full details and registration information at buff.ly/4bAGGe6 #Science #AlbanyPineBush
Male Eastern towhee perched in a bare bush looking back over his shoulder
Eastern towhee - Albany County, New York, May 2025
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Oh hey, here's mine from the other day. Albany County, New York, May 2025
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Male Karner blue butterfly sits on a broad leaf with its wings opened
Side view of a Karner blue butterfly sitting on a blade of grass, it's wings closed
All hail Karner Blue! The gem of the Capital Region of New York. As of yesterday, they were out in force among the lupine flowers. Absolutely incredible! Albany County, New York, May 2025
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Male pileated woodpecker clinging to a pine trunk. His bill is open and appears to show somewhat of a grin
Pileated woodpecker lookin' happy to be alive. Albany County, New York, May 2025
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#PEENT Season is in full swing! Pro tip for finding woodcocks in #AlbanyNY - the #AlbanyPineBush is chuck full of them! I recommend checking for them from the Rapp Barrens just after sunset.
A male cardinal looks down from above, perched on a needleless pine branch with several pine cones
Northern cardinal looking down, taking a break from singing his song upon his pinecone throne. Albany, New York, February 2025
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Open snowy landscape with some distant pines, a post with a like green trail blaze is in the foreground.
Had a sneak peak today of the King's Highway Barrens at the #AlbanyPineBush, an area that was recently restored to it's original pine barrens habitat. Hyped to come back in the spring! #AlbanyNY
Black-capped chickadee perches off to the side of a vertical twig
๐ต Goin' to the Pine Bush, gonna see a lotta birdies ๐ถ
Black-capped chickadee - Albany, New York, February 2025
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