Having had a lazy Sunday morning at home I was itching to get out of the apartment and to see some birds, particularly given a little too much vino was had over dinner with the 'Mrs' the previous evening. The afternoon was pleasant but grey so photography was going to be tricky.
As always with an afternoon trip to Central Park the place is teaming with people, with this in mind I headed directly to 'The Ramble'. En route 'The Lake' had a spattering of water birds Mallard, American Coot, Canada Geese and around 50 Shoveler, a number of Ring-billed Gulls were also present.
Upon arriving in 'The Ramble' I meandered my way through to the bird-feeders. Upon arrival the usual suspects at this time of year were present Dark-eyed Junco, House Finch, White-throated Sparrow, House Sparrow and Tufted Titmouse. 2 x Common Grackle were also present.
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| House Finch |
Having spent some time around the feeders I took the small circuitous route around the feeder area where I stumbled upon a lone Fox Sparrow, I managed to get one partially clear shot having attempted many due to the amount of movement of the bird and the positioning between the low branches.
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| Fox Sparrow |
Next stop 'Belvedere Castle' to have a look at the lake. My luck was in 4 male Bufflehead and 2 female, heading down to the lakeside managed to get some great close up pics (one below). En route 2 x Red-bellied Woodpecker but was unable to get a good pic, more small flocks of White-throated and House Sparrow with some great views of Northern Cardinal 3 x male and 2 x female, and another lone Fox Sparrow.
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| Northern Cardinal |
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| Bufflehead |
Having had an enjoyable couple of hours birding and with the light starting to fade I headed back to the apartment for a well deserved Sunday dinner.
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