Last night I rode my bike out to Cutler Marsh, west of town (a 17-18 mile round trip). The ride out there only took about half as long as I had anticipated, so I sat at the little picnic shelter there and watched and listened to all the birds flying about and singing. A few got pretty close and I had to take a couple photographs:
A couple (now correct me if I’m wrong Darren) of Barn Swallows have a nest in the roof of the shelter and got within eight feet or so.
Then this bird landed on the fence (can you tell what kind it is Darren? It’s not the best angle)
After I was done with the birds, I got a bit serious and started looking for photographs. I didn’t come back with a whole lot of anything useful, except it being a good research trip.
On my way back home, I decided to swing by Central Park again just for fun, and I’m glad I did.
I guess the damage to this tree was so great they have to take the whole tree out, or maybe if a limb from the back of the tree goes it could cause serious damage to the power plant behind it. I’m going to go check it out again today and see how much more of the tree they remove.
Yes, Barn Swallows, it’s sort of hard to tell, but I think the other is a Western Wood Peewee. I like the before and after tree pictures