A young bird is a proof of new life asserting itself. This is no small lesson at a time of a global pandemic. Almost every day for the past few months, a juvenile Great Blue Heron has been frequenting and standing on the shallow edges of the pond, pool, and wetland area of the SUNY […]
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The Gifts of the Heron
October 12th, 2021 · 4 Comments · Columns and Features
Tags: birds·meditations·nature
Pecks and the City: My Sparrow Friends
November 2nd, 2008 · 2 Comments · Explore New York
Birders glory in having spotted a Tennessee warbler in Central Park, and I would, too, if I was fortunate and plucky enough to see one. But day-to-day, this New Yorker exults in the sparrows of Hell’s Kitchen. They chirp and call locally outside our apartment window every morning. Happily, it seems. Sparrows are to 6 […]
Tags: birds·Central Park·manhattan·nature·new york
