Sunday, October 16, 2011
JK
October Monarch
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Category Archives: Four Harbors Audubon Society
Chickadee At Avalon
Tuesday, October 11, 2011,
I like Chickadees. I just do. They’re so sociable and charming that they don’t need to be draped in colorful garb. I hesitate to use the term “cute” but let’s face it, these little buggers are indeed cute. This guy was was feeding amongst the seed heads in the furthest of the farm fields at Avalon Preserve. My good friend and the head of the Four Harbors Audubon Society, Sue, is very fond of telling us to save the seed heads, don’t cut your flowers, and she’s right. There’s a good deal of food and nutrition to be had in those “dead flowers”and birds need that stuff. Other animals as well. Those cute (Oh! There’s that word again.) chipmunks that we all enjoy seeing are big seed eaters too. The pretty petals may be gone but those flowers still attract plenty of wildlife, so keep the seed heads and enjoy the view. JK
JK
Screech Owl At Tree Day
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Isn’t this a beautiful bird?
JK
Tree Party
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Tree party! No, this is not an Entmoot. (Anyone get that?) It’s an Arbor Day celebration for the whole family. Four Harbor’s Audubon Society, of which I am a proud member, along with the Three Village Community Trust and Frank Melville Memorial Park will be hosting a Tree Party at the Bates House at the park Saturday, April 30th. It looks to be a pretty cool event. There will be activities for the younger ones as well guided tours through the park for everyone. This is an excellent park with varied habitats including two ponds, a saltwater marsh, wooded ares, and open fields. There will be plenty of info about the trees and the animals that depend on them. Think birds, but it doesn’t stop there. Sweetbriar Nature Center will have a presentation of several animals. If you’ve never seen a Sweetbriar presentation, you’re missing out. It’s a wonderful chance to see the critters that live in our own back yards but that we very rarely get to see, and certainly not up close. Also, lest I forget, there will be free trees for all to take home. These trees were especially chosen to grow well here on Long Island. Come get yours. JK.
Fish Crow
Wednesday, September 8, 2010,
This is a Fish crow. I want to thank my friend Michele from the Four Harbors Audubon Society for insisting that I take these shots. Without her gentle persuasion (read: nagging) I would not have gotten my first verifiable pics of a Fish Crow. I am always psyched to capture a new species so getting this handsome brute under my belt is a real pleasure.
JK