urban wildlife
grrlscientist | January 6, 2009tags: Central Park, NYC, tufted titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor, image of the day
Central Park Tufted Titmouse, Baeolophus bicolor.
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George [larger view].
The photographer writes;
A few days after capturing the image of a Tufted Titmouse in midair that appeared on this blog on December 30, 2008 I returned to get more shots of these birds. I had not been delighted with the quality of most of my photos partly because the lighting conditions had been poor and mostly because these tiny creatures don't stay still long enough to keep them in the viewfinder for more…
grrlscientist | January 2, 2009tags: Central Park, NYC, house finch, Carpodacus mexicanus, image of the day
Central Park House Finch, Carpodacus mexicanus
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George [larger view].
The photographer writes:
I am humbled to be able to present to you exclusive and incontrovertible photographic proof that Central Park House Finches have become involved in the manufacture of Sangria this Holiday Season. These entrepreneurial finches recognized the profit potential in a niche business to which they are, surprising as it may seem to this observer, supremely adept. In this image we find a no…
grrlscientist | December 20, 2008tags: Central Park, NYC, house finch, image of the day
Central Park House Finch
Image: Bob Levy, author of Club George [larger view].
The photographer writes:
I found this male House Finch and a female (maybe it was a juvenile?) gobbling up Hawthorn berries in Central Park. The fall colors of the tree compete with this bird but I think it's a draw. How about you?