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Save the Ridgewood Reservoir Save the Ridgewood Reservoir
Posted by: citybirder

Video duration: 432 seconds

Ridgewood Reservoir is a 50 acres nature oasis located on the Brooklyn/Queens border. The city wants to turn it into ball fields. The video speaks for itself.

Related: city, conservation, environment, nature, new, wildlife, york

Bluebird in Brooklyn Bluebird in Brooklyn
Posted by: citybirder

Video duration: 38 seconds

This Eastern Bluebird made an unexpected visitor to Brooklyn's Prospect Park.

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Western Grebes courting Western Grebes courting
Posted by: citybirder

Video duration: 24 seconds

Unusual courtship rituals of the Western Grebe

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Red-tailed Hawk eating bunny Red-tailed Hawk eating bunny
Posted by: citybirder

Video duration: 69 seconds

Ralph of Prospect Park just caught a young cottontail.

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Hawk hop flap Hawk hop flap
Posted by: citybirder

Video duration: 14 seconds

Brooklyn Red-tailed Hawk eyas strengthening his wing muscles.

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A Look Back A Look Back
Posted by: citybirder

Video duration: 306 seconds

During 2006, Sean Sime, Shane Blodgett and decided to do a big NYS Birding Year. We trekked from as far east as Montauk Point and up to Niagara Falls, trying to observe as many species of birds as possible. It was, at times, exhausting, but we had a lot of fun in the process. Check out my blog entries from 2006 for more details:
http://citybirder .blogspot.com

Related: birding, friends, nature, new, york

Sharpie Battle Sharpie Battle
Posted by: citybirder

Video duration: 51 seconds

Sharp-shinned Hawks fighting over Prospect Park, Brooklyn.

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Western Reef Heron Western Reef Heron
Posted by: citybirder

Video duration: 32 seconds

Western Reef Heron found at Coney Island Creek by Alex Wilson.

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Save Ridgewood Reservoir (revised intro) Save Ridgewood Reservoir (revised intro)
Posted by: citybirder

Video duration: 432 seconds

Ridgewood Reservoir is a 50 acres nature oasis located on the Brooklyn/Queens border. The city wants to turn it into ball fields. The video speaks for itself.

Related: environment, nature

Red-tailed Hawk nestling trio Red-tailed Hawk nestling trio
Posted by: citybirder

Video duration: 21 seconds

Big Mama & Junior's 2008 brood in Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn.

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Humpback flipper slap Humpback flipper slap
Posted by: citybirder

Video duration: 24 seconds

Humpback Whale slapping her flipper against the water to call her calf.

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Little one\ Little one's maiden voyage
Posted by: citybirder

Video duration: 51 seconds

The younger hawk from the Green-Wood Cemetery nest takes his first flight. I can't believe I was there to see it.

Related: birds, birdwatching, hawk, raptors, red-tailed

Trying to Fly Trying to Fly
Posted by: citybirder

Video duration: 14 seconds

A pair of young Red-tailed Hawk in a Brooklyn nest. Some pre-fledge training. Just two of the 19 Red-tailed Hawk offspring around New York City that are well know. There are several on Staten Island and another in Queens, yet to be explored

Related: birdwatching, hawk, hawks, red-tailed