Chef's kiss shot with the trail marker 👩‍🍳. Red-breasted nuthatch - Albany County, New York, March 2026
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Chipping sparrow - Albany County, New York, October 2025
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A very birdy morning today at the #AlbanyPineBush. House finch - Albany County, New York, October 2025
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How common is it to have asymmetrical antlers like that? White-tailed deer - Albany County, New York, August 2025
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Prairie warbler - Albany County, New York, August 2025
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Summer azure (probably? A confusing genus) - Albany County, New York, July 2025
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Still no shortage of Karner blue at the Albany Pine Bush, so joyous to see them! Albany County, New York, July 2025
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All hail Karner Blue! The gem of the Capital Region of New York. This tiny endangered butterfly was discovered right in the Albany Pine Bush. As of yesterday, they were out in force among the lupine flowers. Absolutely incredible! Albany County, New York, May 2025
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Eastern towhee - Albany County, New York, May 2025
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Welp, it's still really friggin' icy around Albany, but I just couldn't put off a visit to the Pine Bush one day longer. American robin - February 2025
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