Red Crossbill, an uncommon winter visitor to the New York area. Last year, there was a flock of them at Jones Beach:
Their bills are adapted specifically for extracting seeds from pine cones:
American Avocet:
Baby Northern Cardinal:
Song Sparrow:
Snowy Egret:
Canada Goose:
Swamp Sparrow:
Marsh Wren on its nest:
After going for many years without seeing a snapping turtle, I got to see 4 or 5 of them in 2020. This one was at the Meadowlands:
This guy or gal was in Sterling Forest State Park in New York. I first saw it walking on the forest floor, but it quickly went into a puddle when it saw me:
More from Meadowlands:
And I don't recall where these two snapping turtles were from:
Endangered Bog Turtle from the Great Swamp, NJ:
Eastern Painted Turtle:
Northern Diamondback Terrapin (gotta love those lips!):
Another Eastern Painted Turtle:
Eastern Ribbon Snake:
Eastern Garter Snake:
Great Egret:
Piping Plover - endangered in NJ:
Osprey:
Marsh Wren:
Scarlet Tanager:
American Goldfinch:
Black Skimmer, doing its thing:
Least Terns:
Common Terns:
Carolina Wren:
Marbled Godwit:
