Blue Jay in Snow
To hear the song of the Blue Jay, click on the arrow below.
Snowy Owl
The picture of this pretty Snowy Owl was taken at Jones Beach State Park on Long Island, New York. The picture of this Snowy Owl was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender
To hear the sounds of the Snowy Owl, click on the arrow below.
White-breasted Nuthatch
The picture of this White-breasted Nuthatch was taken at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York. The picture of this White-breasted Nuthatch was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.
To hear the song of the White-breasted Nuthatch, click on the arrow below.
Red-bellied Woodpecker
The picture of this Red-bellied Woodpecker was taken at the New York Botanical Garden. The picture of this Red-bellied Woodpecker was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.
To hear the song of the Red-bellied Woodpecker, click on the arrow below.
The portrait of this juvenile Yellow-crowned Night-heron was taken at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge at Big John’s Pond. This picture of this Yellow-crowned Night-heron was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.
The picture of this male House Finch was taken at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge near the visitor’s center in Queens, New York. This House Finch was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.
The picture of this female American Goldfinch with yellow flowers was taken at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge near the vistor’s Center in Queens, New York on a hot summer day. This American Goldfinch was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.
The picture of this immature Song Sparrow was taken at the Green-wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York. This juvenile Song Sparrow was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with the 2X extender.
The picture of this pretty Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui) which is a typical brushfoot was taken at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx, New York. The picture of this Painted Lady Butterfly was photographed with the Canon 5D Mark III with the Canon 100mm Macro lens.
On the Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus), the wings are brown-black; hindwing is lobed. Forewing has transparent gold spots; underside of hindwing has a metallic silver band.
The Silver-spotted Skipper has a wing span of 1 3/4 – 2 5/8 inches (4.5 – 6.7 cm). The photograph of this Silver-spotted Skipper was taken at the Stuyvesant Cove Park on the East River in lower Manhattan with the Canon 5D Mark III with the Canon 100mm Macro lens.