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Positive photo day 2133: To wrap up #Owl Week, here is a mediocre photo of Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl who escaped from the #CentralPark Zoo in Feb 2023. I caught up with him in October 2023 in his favorite tree in Central Park. He also has a Wikipedia page. #birds 🪶of #NYC #birdphotography

Positive photo day 2132: Barry the Barred Owl lived in Central Park for about ten months before her untimely death in April 2021. I got to see her in November 2020. #Owl Week continues... #birds of #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography PS She has a Wikipedia page.

When foreign affairs and domestic news get to be too much, there's always the Duke Farms Eagle Cam. The #BaldEagle laid one egg on 12 January and one today, 15 January. Last year there were 3 so we will see what happens. #birds of #NewJersey www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA6v...

Positive photo day 2131: For today's #Owl Week photo, I present a Great Horned Owl that was flying around Vault Hill in Van Cortlandt Park in December 2022. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Positive photo day 2130: The Eastern Screech Owl gets an A+ for camouflage. I saw this one in Inwood Hill Park in April 2021. #Owl Week continues. #birds 🪶of #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

Positive photo day 2129: The Northern Saw Whet Owl is one of the smallest owls in North America. If its eyes were open they would be bright yellow. I saw this one in the Shakespeare Garden in #CentralPark in December 2018. #birds 🪶of #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #Owl Week continues.

Positive photo day 2128: Owl Week continues with this Great Horned Owl I saw in #CentralPark in December 2018 -- proof that I started taking wildlife photos before the pandemic and this photo series began. #birds of #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

Positive photo day 2127: This week is #Owl Week on my feed. I will start with a Barred Owl that I saw in January 2023 after it had taken a bath in Van Cortlandt Park. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Positive photo day 2126: On the final day of Hungry Birds Week I am remembering the day in September 2024 when I learned that Great Blue Herons also eat voles. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Positive photo day 2125: Hungry Bird Week continues with a Green Heron and its catch in Van Cortlandt Park in May 2025. I marvel at how they can swallow such big fish. #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Positive photo day 2124: Today's entry for Hungry Birds Week is a Gray Catbird who caught a dragonfly. Catbirds eat both insects and berries. I saw this one in Van Cortlandt Park in August 2020. #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

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Positive photo day 2123: Today's entry for Hungry Birds Week is a Great Egret that just caught a fish by the Harlem Meer in #CentralPark in October 2023. #birds 🪶of #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

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Positive photo day 2122: Sometimes photos of birds eating can be a bit gruesome, but such is life. Hungry Birds Week continues with this Red-tailed Hawk in #CentralPark in March 2024. #birds 🪶of #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

Positive photo day 2121: For the second day of Hungry Birds Week, here is a Green Heron and its froggy breakfast from Van Cortlandt Park in September 2022. (It's not the sharpest photo because I kept my distance.) #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Positive photo day 2120: This week is "Hungry Birds" week. I will start with a Black-crowned Night-heron and its catch of the day in Van Cortlandt Park from August 2022. #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Positive photo day 2119: For the last day of #Raptor Week, here is my first (and only) Merlin photo, taken in Inwood Hill Park in March 2021. #birds of #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography @nycparks.bsky.social

Positive photo day 2118: Today's #Raptor Week entry: In September 2021 I saw an #Osprey on the "Osprey tree" in Inwood Hill Park. I didn't even notice the fish until I looked at the photo. #birds 🪶of #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography @nycparks.bsky.social

Positive photo day 2117: 2026 opened with a dusting of fresh #snow and it reminded me of a day in February 2021 when I found a Red-tailed Hawk in Van Cortlandt Park with a dusting of snow on its feathers. #HappyNewYear! #Raptor Week continues... #birds of the #Bronx #NYC @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Positive photo day 2116: As we fly into #2026, the #raptor of the day is a Northern Harrier at the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge in January 2023. I wish I was starting out this year in the #California desert. Best wishes for a positive and happy #NewYear! #birds 🪶#birdphotography

Positive photo day 2115: Today's #Raptor Week entry is a Cooper's Hawk and its breakfast from Van Cortlandt Park in February 2024. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #naturephotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Positive photo day 2114: Today's #raptor for my self-declared Raptor Week is a Peregrine Falcon that I saw in #CentralPark near the reservoir in December 2019. #birds 🪶of #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

Positive photo day 2113: I have unilaterally declared this week to be #Raptor Week. I will start with an American Kestrel, the smallest falcon in North America, that I saw in Riverdale in January 2023. #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

Positive photo day 2112: While we have another 4" of new #snow on the ground in NP this morning, I'm finishing up Yellow Bird Week with a Northern Parula from Central Park that makes me think of #spring. #birds 🪶of #NYC #birdphotography

Positive photo day 2111: While you can't see the yellow rump, this is really a Yellow-rumped Warbler from Van Cortlandt Park, as Yellow Bird Week continues. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Positive photo day 2110: Merry Christmas to all who celebrate. I thought a Goldfinch was appropriate today since it spiritually symbolizes joy, happiness, and new beginnings, and is often seen as a messenger of good fortune and positive energy. Yellow #Bird 🪶Week #birdphotography #NYC

Positive photo day 2109: Today's entry for Yellow Bird Week is a Palm Warbler from October 2019 in Van Cortlandt Park (a pre-pandemic photo!!!) #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Positive photo day 2108: Yellow Bird Week definitely brings a bit of color to my day, including this Common Yellowthroat, which I saw in September 2024. #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Positive photo day 2107: This Yellow-bellied Sapsucker from Inwood Hill Park demanded to be part of Yellow Bird Week, noting his belly may not be as bright as a Yellow Warbler, but it is still yellow. #birds 🪶of #NYC #birdphotography

Positive photo day 2106: In honor of the #WinterSolstice in the Northern Hemisphere, I hereby delare this week to be Yellow Bird Week to bring some light and brightness into our lives. Today's #bird 🪶 is a Yellow Warbler I saw in #CentralPark last spring. #birdphotography #naturephotography #NYC

Positive photo day 2105: For the last day of Blue Bird Week, here are a pair of Eastern Bluebirds that I saw in #Vermont during my visit in August 2023. #birds 🪶 #birdphotography #travelphotography #wildlifephotography

Positive photo day 2104: Today's Blue Bird Week photo is one of the many Tree Swallows that come to Van Cortlandt Park to nest each spring. #birds 🪶 of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Positive photo day 2103: Blue Bird Week continues with a California Scrub Jay that I saw in Big Morango Canyon Preserve in January 2023. #birds 🪶 of #California #birdphotography #naturephotography #travelphotography

Positive photo day 2102: Blue Bird Week continues with a Blue-footed Boobie I saw on San Cristóbal Island in the #Galápagos in 2018. #birds 🪶 #birdphotography #travelphotography #wildlifephotography

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Positive photo day 2101: Blue Bird Week continues. Today's bird is a Western Bluebird from Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in #LosAngeles in January 2023. #birds 🪶of #California #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

Positive photo day 2100: Blue Bird Week continues with one of my favorite Great Blue Heron photos of 2025. This one was from March in Van Cortlandt Park. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #herons @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Positive photo day 2099: The sadness of two mass shootings, and the promise of #Hanukkah and fresh #snow ❄️make it a morning of mixed emotions. Amidst everything, I hearby declare this week Blue Bird Week, starting with a Blue Jay in the snow. #birds 🪶 #birdphotography #naturephotography

Positive photo day 2098: As Red Bird Week concludes, here is a Red-shouldered Hawk from Van Cortlandt Park. Stay tuned for next week's theme. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #hawks @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Positive photo day 2097: It's Friday and by the end of the day, hopefully, all my grades will be submitted & the Fall 2025 semester will be over. As Red Bird Week continues, here is a Redheadseen in Van Cortlandt Park in 2023. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #ducks @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Positive photo day 2096: Red Bird Week continues with a Red-breasted Nuthatch eating suet in Van Cortlandt Park last January. It may not be as "red" as the other birds this week but it counts. :) #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

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Positive photo day 2095: So this week has become "red" week as all the photos I have shared from Van Cortlandt Park have had some red feathers. Today's bird is the Downy Woodpecker -- just a tiny bit of red, but it counts. #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Positive photo day 2094: While I took this photo of a House Finch in January 2024 in Van Cortlandt Park, it well below freezing this morning so another puffy bird seemed appropriate. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Positive photo day 2093: A Northern Cardinal wearing its puffy coat on a cold morning in Van Cortlandt Park. #birds 🪶 of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #winter @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Positive photo day 2092: Red-bellied Woodpeckers are all over Van Cortlandt Park in the #winter. Here is one from January 2024 as I continue digging through the archives until I can go back to the park again. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Positive photo day 2091: I'm never sure if they are posing for the camera or, more likely, begging for food. I always have the former in Van Cortlandt Park but rarely the latter. No #birds 🪶today. Just #squirrels #wildlifephotography #Bronx #NYC @vcpalliance.bsky.social

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