Tag Archives: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Yellow-crowned Night-heron Juvenile

Yellow-crowned Night-heron Juvenile
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.

American Goldfinch Female

American Goldfinch
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.

Great Crested Flycatcher

Great Crested Flycatcher

Great Crested Flycatcher on Branch

I photographed this pretty Great Crested Flycatcher yesterday near the visitor’s center at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge using my Canon 5D Mark III Canon 300mm f2.8 IS II with a 2X extender.
To hear the song of the, click on the arrow below.

Tree Swallows

Tree Swallows on Box

Tree Swallows on Nest Box

It is wonderful to have the Tree Swallows back inhabiting the air space and nest boxes at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. And as you can see, they are being their same chatty selves. Tree Swallows winter farther north than any other American swallows and return to their nesting grounds long before other swallows come back.