Category Archives: New York Botanical Gardens

Ruby-throated Hummingbird in flight

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Ruby-throated Hummingbird

The picture of this Ruby-throated Humminbird was taken at the New York Botanical Gardens. The picture of this Ruby-throated Hummingbird in flight was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.
It Is always a special time when the Ruby-throated Hummingbirds migrate through the New York Botanical Gardens. The combination of the Garden’s exquisite flowers and these magical birds make for a wonderful image.

Northern Flicker

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Northern Flicker Yellow-Shafted

The picture of this Northern Flicker Yellow-shafted was taken at the New York Botanical Gardens. The picture of this Northern Flicker was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

I glimpsed this beautiful Northern Flicker while walking in the forest in the New York Botanical Gardens basking in the sun on an exposed limb. He kindly remained there while I was able to get this shot.

House Sparrow Closeup

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House Sparrow

The picture of this House Sparrow was taken at the New York Botanical Gardens. The picture of this House Sparrow was taken with the CANON EOS 7D and the CANON 100-400 lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

If you have ever wondered as I have about the small feathers around the eye of a bird, here is an explanation that I gleaned from a really good description of bird feathers from Wikipedia – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feather
Bristles are stiff, tapering feathers with a large rachis (main shaft of a feather) but few barbs (branches from main shaft). Rictal bristles are bristles found around the eyes and bill. They may serve a similar purpose to eyelashes in mammals. It has been suggested that they may aid insectivorous birds in prey capture or that it may have sensory functions.

Silver-spotted Skipper

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Silver-spotted Skipper

The picture of this Silver-spotted Skipper was taken at the New York Botanical Garden. The picture of this was Silver-spotted Skipper taken with the CANON EOS20D and the CANON 100 macro lens and the CANON 580EXII flash.

Skippers (family Hesperidae) make up roughly one third of all the butterfly species in North America. Sometimes regarded as distinct from true butterflies, they differ in having the club of the antenna bent, with a narrow extension (apiculus) in most species and in details of the wing veins. Most skippers have stout bodies, wide heads, and relatively small wings, and many of them are very fast flyers.