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Michelle

@aveclesplumes.bsky.social

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Follow me for Birding content. North end of Central Park in New York City is my patch. Living as kindly as possible.

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Michelle @aveclesplumes.bsky.social · 16d

Here's a closer look.

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Michelle @aveclesplumes.bsky.social · 16d

Stumbled across a large number of Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crabs on the move at Stone Harbor Beach.

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Michelle @aveclesplumes.bsky.social · 16d

You betcha! Here's a few from Cape May, NJ.

Michelle @aveclesplumes.bsky.social · 22d

Gray tree frog. Cape May Meadows. I'm in Cape May all week & I'm having a blast. Hopefully I've got some good bird pics that I can share when I get back.

A gray tree frog rests on a metal trail rail that is covered with morning dew.

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Michelle @aveclesplumes.bsky.social · Aug 25

Whoa! No idea what species of mushroom this is but it's huge and amazing looking. Check out the guttation or sweating. #naturenyc

Huge mushroom on a living oak tree trunk.

Closeup of a huge mushroom on a living oak tree trunk.

Closeup of a huge mushroom on a living oak tree trunk showing guttation

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Michelle @aveclesplumes.bsky.social · Aug 24

At first I thought a snapping turtle was killing someone but, as I got closer, I realized it was two snapping turtles in love. 🖤 So prehistoric looking. Claws were going everywhere! Today at the Central Park Pool.

Two snapping turtles, covered in duckweed, in a pond

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Michelle @aveclesplumes.bsky.social · Aug 23

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly with a piece of wing missing. Seen at the Central Park Butterfly Garden today. #naturenyc

Michelle @aveclesplumes.bsky.social · Aug 22

Good number of migrants showing in Riverside Park this morning. 103-116. Lots of redstarts, couple of black & whites, waterthrush & ovenbird. Get out today there if you can. Seems birdy.

Michelle @aveclesplumes.bsky.social · Aug 8

A petunia (?) growing in the cracks of the sidewalk. #NatureNYC

A pink flower, perhaps a petunia, growing in the cracks of a sidewalk

Michelle @aveclesplumes.bsky.social · Jul 2

Hello July! #RiversideParkNYC
#NatureNYC

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The napping birder @thenappingbirder.bsky.social · Jun 29

A White Admiral

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Michelle @aveclesplumes.bsky.social · Jun 24

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Michelle @aveclesplumes.bsky.social · Jun 20

Was not familiar with More Than Weeds but love that! Thx for mentioning.

Michelle @aveclesplumes.bsky.social · Jun 20

That's excellent!

Michelle @aveclesplumes.bsky.social · Jun 19

Ohmigosh! 🧡

Michelle @aveclesplumes.bsky.social · Jun 19

I love the expression, bloom where you are planted. Also love the composition you made with the type on that pretty pic.

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Georgia @gee-or-gia.bsky.social · Jun 19

Happy #NationalPollinatorWeek this #WildFlowerWednesday!

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Michelle @aveclesplumes.bsky.social · Jun 19

Looking forward to all the butterflies that will visit this pretty Japanese Spirea plant. Every year the blooms are so vibrant & cheerful. So needed these days. #WildflowerWednesday

Closeup on a bright pink bloom of Japanese Spirea

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Bluebird350 @bluebird350.bsky.social · Jun 18

Daisy Fleabane
Aster
#WildflowerWednesday
#TinyFlower
#BloomScrolling
🌱

Three tiny white daisy like flowers

Erigeron annuus

Flower heads
Conservation status

Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species: E. annuus
Binomial name
Erigeron annuus
(L.) Pers.
Subspecies[2]
E. annuus subsp. lilacinus Sennikov & Kurtto
Synonyms[2]
Basionym

Aster annuus L.
Alphabetical list
Erigeron annuus (formerly Aster annuus),

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Michelle @aveclesplumes.bsky.social · Jun 17

Ohmigosh! What a nice find!

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Michelle @aveclesplumes.bsky.social · Jun 17

Recommending this short doc, Seaweed Stories. Loved this!

youtu.be/zpHzvE_HLGY?...

Seaweed Stories

YouTube video by Leonardo DiCaprio

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Michelle @aveclesplumes.bsky.social · Jun 12

A delicate herbaceous plant, Honewort, with a spray of pretty white flowers and a terrible name. So many "worts" which makes remembering them a challenge. #WildflowerWednesday

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Priyantha Wijesinghe @elaphrornis.bsky.social · Jun 12

The first plant for #WildflowerWednesday is Japanese Mazus (Mazus pumilus) which is often seen growing in soil that has collected in sidewalk fissures. #NatureNYC

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Michelle @aveclesplumes.bsky.social · Jun 12

Looks like the kind of flower that hummingbirds might like.

Michelle @aveclesplumes.bsky.social · Jun 12

With so much rain recently, I've been looking closely for mushrooms & to my delight, I spotted a giant puffball! Never fails to impress me. You might mistake them for actual balls. If you see a large white blob, do take a closer look. Love these! #WildflowerWednesday

A giant puffball mushroom, growing out of the leaf litter, surrounded by plants

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