July 2, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Hellebores are starting to appear! #NatureNYC
March 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Hellebores are starting to appear! #NatureNYC
One of my favorite wild flowers at this time of the year is Blue Forget-me-not (Myosotis stricta). #WildflowerWednesday #NatureNYC
April 24, 2025 at 12:34 AM
One of my favorite wild flowers at this time of the year is Blue Forget-me-not (Myosotis stricta). #WildflowerWednesday #NatureNYC
Crown Vetch in peak condition now. #WildflowerWednesday #NatureNYC
June 5, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Crown Vetch in peak condition now. #WildflowerWednesday #NatureNYC
White Campion. Marine Park, Brooklyn. #WildflowerWednesday #NatureNYC
May 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM
White Campion. Marine Park, Brooklyn. #WildflowerWednesday #NatureNYC
Spring migrants are starting to show up. How exciting! #NatureNYC
March 28, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Spring migrants are starting to show up. How exciting! #NatureNYC
On my walk this morning I thought, what does the presence of moss or lichens on tree bark mean? Lichens seem so much brighter in the wet weather we had today & mosses seem to be in a growth pattern right now. #naturenyc
April 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
On my walk this morning I thought, what does the presence of moss or lichens on tree bark mean? Lichens seem so much brighter in the wet weather we had today & mosses seem to be in a growth pattern right now. #naturenyc
Final post for #WildflowerWednesday: Lesser Chickweed (Stellaria apetala). #NatureNYC
April 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Final post for #WildflowerWednesday: Lesser Chickweed (Stellaria apetala). #NatureNYC
Black Medic. Marine Park, Brooklyn. #WildflowerWednesday #NatureNYC
May 8, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Black Medic. Marine Park, Brooklyn. #WildflowerWednesday #NatureNYC
June 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Common Storksbill. #WildflowerWednesday #NatureNYC
April 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Common Storksbill. #WildflowerWednesday #NatureNYC
Positive photo day 1837: It looked like spring this morning in #CentralPark but it didn't feel like spring -- cold and windy. But it was colorful to see birds & new buds, flowers & leaves: Northern Cardinal, Black-capped Chickadee, molting American Goldfinch. #birds of #NYC @birdcpk.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Narrow-leaf Plantain. Long Island City, Queens. #WildflowerWednesday #NatureNYC
May 8, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Narrow-leaf Plantain. Long Island City, Queens. #WildflowerWednesday #NatureNYC
Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab. Marine Park Salt Marsh, Brooklyn. #NatureNYC
May 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab. Marine Park Salt Marsh, Brooklyn. #NatureNYC
First lightning bug of the season for me. Common Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis) in the backyard. #NatureNYC
June 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
First lightning bug of the season for me. Common Eastern Firefly (Photinus pyralis) in the backyard. #NatureNYC
Canada Thistle or Creeping Thistle. #WildflowerWednesday #NatureNYC
June 5, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Canada Thistle or Creeping Thistle. #WildflowerWednesday #NatureNYC
If you’re a #naturalist in #NYC, & want to discover the cool #insects 🐝🐞🪲🐜🦗🦋 we have in the Big Apple 🍎🗽, you should check out Matthew Wills’s “Bugging Out” insect tours at Green-Wood Cemetery in #Brooklyn, on May 17 & 18. See Matthew’s blog for more information:
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Upcoming Bug Tours
I will be leading a couple of my famous insect tours in Green-Wood Cemetery on May 17th and 18th. The 18th is a walk specifically for kids. Green-Wood charges for these tours (and pays me). My Bugg…
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March 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
It's WildFlower Wednesday! Spring plants have been slow to emerge near me but I am seeing some Siberian Squills. @georgiasilvera.bsky.social & @elaphrornis.bsky.social what spring flowers or trees are you seeing? #NatureNYC
April 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
It's WildFlower Wednesday! Spring plants have been slow to emerge near me but I am seeing some Siberian Squills. @georgiasilvera.bsky.social & @elaphrornis.bsky.social what spring flowers or trees are you seeing? #NatureNYC
Who doesn't love sweet violets in spring? My fave is the Confederate Violet. Another plant that enlivens even the lowliest, uncared for, plot of city landscaping. #WildFlowerWednesday #NatureNYC
April 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Who doesn't love sweet violets in spring? My fave is the Confederate Violet. Another plant that enlivens even the lowliest, uncared for, plot of city landscaping. #WildFlowerWednesday #NatureNYC
A hummingbird visited Mrs W's Impatiens flowers in our backyard today. #NatureNYC
September 28, 2025 at 2:32 AM
A hummingbird visited Mrs W's Impatiens flowers in our backyard today. #NatureNYC
Henbit or Henbit Deadnettle. Marine Park, Brooklyn. #WildflowerWednesday #NatureNYC
May 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Henbit or Henbit Deadnettle. Marine Park, Brooklyn. #WildflowerWednesday #NatureNYC
Wild Four O’Clock. Long Island City, Queens. #WildflowerWednesday #NatureNYC
May 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Wild Four O’Clock. Long Island City, Queens. #WildflowerWednesday #NatureNYC
It turns out this pretty little moth which I thought was a Linden Bark Borer is not a Linden Bark Borer at all. The moth experts on @inaturalist.bsky.social have identified it as Neoheliodines nyctaginella. Only 4 observations from within #NYC. #NatureNYC
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
May 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
It turns out this pretty little moth which I thought was a Linden Bark Borer is not a Linden Bark Borer at all. The moth experts on @inaturalist.bsky.social have identified it as Neoheliodines nyctaginella. Only 4 observations from within #NYC. #NatureNYC
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
www.inaturalist.org/observations...