September 5, 2026
A Young Peregrine on the Ascent
Yesterday in the Mohonk Preserve near New Paltz, N.Y., Chris Nadareski of the NYC DEP released four young rehabbed peregrines,…
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April 17, 2020
On This Date, April 17, at the CF
John Pastore writes:
From those bygone April 17ths, from 2011, Wood Ducks, would be captioned "I told you we shouldn't have bought in a flood plain."
From 2013, an osprey, that I'd caption with "You lookin' at me?"
(Thanks, John!)
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One of the rare shots of the bird looking me right in the eye, or should I say, right in the telephoto?
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That is a neat look from the Osprey!
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John Pastore
One of the rare shots of the bird looking me right in the eye, or should I say, right in the telephoto?
Barbara
That is a neat look from the Osprey!