did you all know that you can find one of new york state’s rarest trees just standing around central park?
https://ryanmandelbirder.substack.com/p/the-rare-trees-hiding-in-plain-sight
the rare trees hiding in plain sight in central park
i guess you could call this post an example of pumpkin picking
i don’t really care that much about hover flies but one time two years ago one of my friends was ambling around the park and when i asked him what he was doing he said “i’m photographing hover flies. i’ve seen a lot of them today” and now i just photograph hover flies when i see them because maybe i’ll see a lot of them too
WARNING!!! These are FLIES!! Not BEES! Do NOT believe their DIRTY FLY LIES!!! They will scare you away and steal the nectar RIGHT OUT FROM UNDER YOU!!!!
new newsletter post! is the ailanthus webworm moth natuve or invasive?? who knows!
https://ryanmandelbirder.substack.com/p/the-native-moth-named-after-an-invasive
the native moth named after an invasive plant
it's, like, all connected, or something
a few signs of spring in brooklyn. groundhog, flower fly, spring beauty, mourning cloak
who’s this seagull named after? wrong answers only
trumpeter swans sound like someone is jumping up and down on a pile of rubber chickens
i don’t really care about the u.s. capitol or about christmas but i’m excited that this year, the tree in front of the capitol is one of my favorites, the red spruce! red spruces are only found in the northeastern united states and southeastern canada, and their tall, scruffy appearance lends a distinctive look to some of my favorite boreal-looking bird habitats, like the adirondack mountains. also, it’s the favorite food of the red crossbills that inhabit the northeast.
