A raven, vocalizing, near St. John the Divine, and three views of a peregrine falcon on Riverside Church in Manhattan. (Aside: falcons used to nest there, but last year there was scaffolding in the way and I haven't seen sign of nesting this year. In fact, this is the first time I've seen a falcon there since February.) #birds#wildlifePhotography#birdCPP
Two shots of a red-bellied woodpecker. The bird was so close that I had to zoom way out to get it all in frame. The second picture is at full zoom (800 mm, since I was using a teleconverter). Also: a male red-winged blackbird. The last picture, taken with my phone at the Harlem Meer, is titled “Reflections on things I cannot see”.
Central Park (again) today: can't a bird take a bath without paparazzi? A grey catbird, a female northern cardinal, and a male scarlet tanager. #birds#wildlifePhotography#birdCPP
An unhappy raven chick, wanting more food. But—in this clip, it looks like it’s eating something left in the nest. Deposited, per the previous post? Leftovers? Random pecking? I can't tell. (Aside: I was using a back-up tripod (because reasons). It reminded me of why I spent a fair amount of money on a good one…) #birds#wildlifePhotography#birdCPP#wildlifeVideo
I spent a while this afternoon with my camera on a tripod pointed at the raven's nest on the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in NYC. (Aside: I had thought there were two chicks, but I only saw one. Either I was wrong, the other has fledged, or it met with some mishap.) Here are two parental visits where I did not see the chick being fed—but see the video in the next post. Also note the chick playing with some dried grass. #birds#wildlifePhotography#birdCPP