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,…
Nothing like yesterday’s beautiful sunrise to kick courting season into high gear.
Besides the screech owl intrigue, I can see all sorts of courting and house-warming activities going on.
The images below are of:
* a pair of swans who culd be looking for a place to nest.
* a pair of house sparrows who have been setting up shop in a little nesting box in my backyard.
* a pair of mallards who have been hanging out in the backyard. Mallards typically lay eggs somewhere along the stream in the backyard.
* a pair of mourning of mourning doves acting, well, lovey-dovey.