Today Jack and I went on a medium-length birding walk in Central Park, starting at the upper lobe, where we saw a juvenile black-crowned night heron pretending to be a duck. Until it started hunting, when it started to look distinctly like a heron.
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| Black-crowned Night Heron |
I'm sure every adult heron has a story like this one........ the one that got away.
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| Fish escaping juvenile Black-crowned Night Heron |
There were a couple of warblers nearby, but only this black-and-white allowed a photo.
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| Black-and-white Warbler |
A mystery thrush caught my eye, I think it's a veery, but I'm not very sure. Hahahaha, see what I did there?
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| Mystery Thrush |
This American redstart posed for a while by the water, making sure I got her good side. She loves to fan her tail!
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| American Redstart |
This common yellowthroat teased me, clearly enjoying my frustration.
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| Common Yellowthroat |
Hummingbird! It was such a joy to see this little lady. We sat on the rocks at the oven for a while, and she came around every once in a while.
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| Ruby-throated Hummingbird |
This bird confused me until I remembered my rule - if a bird confuses you, check to see if it might be a female red-winged blackbird. I have found this to be an excellent rule.
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| Red-winged Blackbird (Female) |
A female common yellowthroat was around also, although usually it was quite difficult to tell.
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| Common Yelowthroat (Female) |
As we were leaving we saw this monarch butterfly with each wing torn right in half. So sad! But also so beautiful.
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| Monarch Butterfly |
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