Central Park: Magnolia warbler on branch with leafy background. BHWP: a clump of Yellow ladyslippers in bloom. Central Park: a cape may warbler on branch viewed from underneath, blue sky in background.

Song sparrow singing in shrub; northern cardinal male, in charge and sure of himself, common yellowthroat and masked bandit perched in a shrub while looking unapprovingly at nosy photographer; Magnolia warbler among leaves.

A cherished canine friend standing impatiently on a porch; brightly lit flame azelea in bloom with a dark foresty background; field sparrow clutching a stem with greenery in the background

More from May '23. 5/5
#PoleFarm #CentralJersey #Birds #WIldflowers #Ephemerals #BWHP

Central Park scenes: Ovenbird, Northern Parula perched on a branch eating seeds from a dangling bloom, Northern parula on a shrub, fern fronds unfurling

BHWP: A pair of blooming wild geraniums in front of a blurry green background. Central Park: Northern Parula giving me a stern glare while perched on branch. BHWP: A pair of Dutchman's pipevine flowers in front of a blurred green background

Central Park: Veery (veery well-illuminated) on a downed limb in front of a darker leafy background; Immature baltimore oriole glaring at the photgrapher while exploring a leafy limb for food; a pair of common grackles on the ground amid old oak leaves, beaks pointed skyward , displaying electric blue and purple highlights

More from May '23. 4/5
#Birds #WIldflowers #BWHP #CentralPark #SpringMigration
#Ephemerals #BWHP #CentralPark #SpringMigration

Central Park NYC: Male Northern cardinal in a stream, male red-winged blackbird displaying his epaulets, blue-flag iris in bloom.

Pearl crescent butterfly on stem, Oxeye daisies in bloom, close-up view of blue-eyed grass bloom.

young robin with spotted yellow orange breast, male eastern towhee fluffing his throat , philadelphia fleabane blooms, sun-kissed cedar waxwing on branch with blue sky background

More from May '23. 2/5
#PoleFarm #CentralJersey #Birds #WIldflowers #Ephemerals #BWHP #CentralPark #SpringMigration #inverts

Field sparrow eating dandelion seeds, Yellow-throat perched on a shrub, young buck in a meadow showing off his nubs, fiery pink bloom

Wild foamflower blossom, young turtles in pond, Dutchman's pipe profile

Central park: magnolia warbler in leaves, oven bird on branch, twin-crested cormorant on rock

From May '23. Wildflower season is still happening but the bird migration shifts 2 overdrive. Central Park is amazing! #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #Birds #WIldflowers #Ephemerals #BWHP #CentralPark #SpringMigration #Herps

April 2023, part 4. I got a kick out of the red-tailed hawk next to the lightning rod. Contemplating his inner shrike, perhaps? #NewJersey #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #Birds #WIldflowers #Ephemerals #BowmansHillWildflowerPreserve #BWHP #Inverts #BaldPateTedStilesPreserve

April 2023, part 3. #NewJersey #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #Birds #WIldflowers #Ephemerals #BowmansHillWildflowerPreserve #BWHP #Inverts

April 2023, part 2. I love the shot of the bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) in that first 4some-they are strikingly photogenic plants! Also-the coot: ebird didn't believe me. #NewJersey #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #Birds #WIldflowers #Ephemerals #BowmansHillWildflowerPreserve #BWHP #Inverts

Some pics from April 2023. Wildflower season is what started my photography odyssey-I didn't start to get serious about photog. birds 'til I purchased a decent telephoto lens in 2019. #NewJersey #PoleFarm #CentralJersey #Birds #WIldflowers #Ephemerals #BowmansHillWildflowerPreserve #BWHP #Inverts