Posted February 5, 20196 yr I thought it might be good to start up a thread for nature photos. i hope others can add their own pics to it. to start -- these are from a recent wintery hike upstate ny in harriman state park above tuxedo junction.
March 4, 20196 yr Author well since mother nature is not letting us forget its still winter, i found something warm to post. from a late summer walk in the bronx botanic garden -- thain forest section. a frog chipmunk and a reminder its a park ha! Edited March 6, 20196 yr by mrnyc
April 6, 20223 yr Author a bunch 'o pics from a hike through clay pit pond state park yesterday -- enjoy! it has bridal trails and hiking paths around forest, swamps and ponds it's located on the bottom of staten island: Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve is a 265-acre nature preserve near the southwest shore of Staten Island. It contains a variety of unique habitats, such as wetlands, ponds, sand barrens, spring-fed streams and woodlands. The preserve is managed to retain its unique ecology and to provide educational and recreational opportunities for people of all ages. Evidences of the Leni Lenape Indians, European settlers and the Free Blacks of Sandy Ground provide a rich cultural history. more: https://parks.ny.gov/parks/claypitponds/details.aspx old clay pit pond road last is a terrible insta tilt shift of a staten island turkey i saw -- he was too fast! Entertainment ‘You chase them away, and they just come back’: Staten Island’s wild turkeys | Then and Now Updated: Nov. 05, 2021, 1:38 p.m. | Published: Nov. 05, 2021, 7:00 a.m. By Jan Somma-Hammel | [email protected] STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It seems the turkeys have been here forever, first being noticed as a problem around 1996. The Staten Island Advance has a photo of some local turkeys in 1996, and many more as they continued to populate. Before that, they could be found only at the Staten Island Zoo. more: https://www.silive.com/entertainment/2021/11/you-chase-them-away-and-they-just-come-back-staten-islands-wild-turkeys-then-and-now.html Edited April 6, 20223 yr by mrnyc
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