Autumn Pond
by Jessica Jenney
Title
Autumn Pond
Artist
Jessica Jenney
Medium
Photograph - Photography-digital Art
Description
A lovely pond and bridge surrounded by autumn foliage taken at twin lake at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx.
Twin Lakes is perhaps the best area for birding at the Garden because it borders a woodland area, the forest, and a marsh. Egrets, herons, and a good variety of ducks, including resident wood ducks, can be easily spotted. If you take the forest trail off of the Bronx River into the woods you may be lucky enough to spot our resident great horned owls. The Garden is a haven for migrating owls and in winter provides a birding bonanza of owls. Barn, barred, northern saw-whet and long-earred owls have been spotted in the Rock Garden. Down by the Swale or marshland area the birding population is quite visible and with each season of the year you can spot different birds. Autumn brings ruby-throated hummingbirds enjoying the nectar of the jewel weed; winter visitors include the chickadee and tufted titmouse; spring harbingers include, the eastern phoebe and red-winged blackbirds who nest in the area; and in the summer you can spot green herons and even glossy ibis .
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November 21st, 2013
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