nature

Oct
21

Photos: Resident Gets Close-Up Look At Red Tailed Hawk Hanging On His Balcony

Update (6:16 p.m.): Reader Christina “Know-it-all” K. wrote in to correct me: it’s a red tailed hawk.
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Aug
16
Join W.I.L.D. Tomorrow For A Lakeside Cleanup At Prospect Park

Join W.I.L.D. Tomorrow For A Lakeside Cleanup At Prospect Park

Want to get the weekend off to a W.I.L.D. start? Join W.I.L.D. for Prospect
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May
07
Marlborough Leaves

Marlborough Leaves

Under a canopy walking down Marlborough. Photo via ditmasparkcorner [http://instagram.com/p/ZBXEHco59w/]. Share your Ditmas Park photos by
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Mar
22

Coley The Osprey Is Back In Jamaica Bay!

Source: NASA via Wikimedia CommonsWe’ve been passing along updates [/coley-the-ospreys-habitat-in-winter/] from the National Parks of New York Harbor Conservancy
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Nov
13

The City’s Plans To Replace Our Fallen Trees

Source: David Shankbone via Wikipedia CommonsTo the dismay of nature lovers, many of our neighborhood’s oldest trees were uprooted
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Sep
24
The Naturalist Sage of Brooklyn

The Naturalist Sage of Brooklyn

Prospect Park today is no stranger to naturalists [/blog/animals/the-fall-migration-in-prospect-park]. In fact, the park has been a haven for
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Apr
19

Sunday: Littoral Society’s Earth Day Marsh Restoration

Sep
22

Jamaica Bay Sunset Tour Is For The Birds… And The People Who Love Them

An American White Pelican lives the good life at Jamaica Bay. Source: 10000birds.comLiving here in Sheepshead Bay, one is
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May
25

Let's Go Camping… In Marine Park!

Source: Kibbles/FlickrIf you’re the kind that likes to roll around in a grass field covered in goose droppings,
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Mar
17

Midweek Photo: Sunrise, Tuesday

Reader nolastname was wandering about yesterday morning, and watched as the beautiful weather kicked off with an awesome sunrise. She