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Positive photo day 2391: I came across a #chipmunk 🐿️quietly sitting and contemplating life on the edge of a pedestrian bridge this morning. I was surprised how close I got (i-Phone camera) before it scampered off. No #birds 🪶today. #seenonmywalk #NewJersey

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme, #Black&Red, here is a Pileated Woodpecker I saw on a morning walk in #Massachusetts in April 2024. #birds 🪶

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Positive photo day 2389: Ready, set, jump! I managed to capture this pair of mallards just before they jumped into the pond, along with the first autumn leaves in Van Cortlandt Park. #birds 🪶#ducks🦆of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #fallfoliage @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Two mallards about to jump off a log into the water with autumn leaves above

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Positive photo day 2388: Rabbit, rabbit. How is it October already? #rabbits of Van Cortlandt Park in the #Bronx #NYC #naturephotography No #birds today. @vcpalliance.bsky.social

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Positive photo day 2387: Those little Wood Ducks in Van Cortlandt Park can be so sneaky sometimes. Happy Wood Duck #Wednesday. #birds #ducks of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Positive photo day 2386: While my morning walk was disappointing on the #wildlife and #bird 🪶 front, I did capture raindrops on some of the last remaining jewel weed in Van Cortlandt Park. #naturephotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Positive photo day 2385: There are some mornings when I go for my walk and I sense I am being watched. #suburban #cats 🐱 #SeenOnMyWalk in #NewJersey No #birds 🪶today.

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Today's #BirdoftheDay theme is #Seabirds, any bird found by the sea or coast. That's where I photographed this Great Egret in Arcata Bay, California, in 2024. #birds 🪶#wildlife

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Positive photo day 2383: As the Nor'easter bears down upon us, yesterday's stark, slightly out-of-focus photo of an Eastern Phoebe in Van Cortlandt Park seemed strangely appropriate. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #naturephotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Eastern Phoebe on a branch over the water

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Positive photo day 2382: As I walked through Van Cortlandt Park looking for something new, I found a Brown Thrasher. Happy Friday everyone! #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Positive photo day 2381: The male Wood Ducks are in full plumage these days in Van Cortlandt Park. #birds and #ducks of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Positive photo day 2379: Another day, another season, another Ruby-throated Hummingbird in the jewel weed in Van Cortlandt Park. #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Positive photo day 2378: Halfway through a day of Yom Kippur fasting, reflection and ushering (Shamashiming for those in the know), I went for a walk around Lincoln Center where I spent the day. See Alt Text for explanations. #publicart #Fordham #Julliard #LincolnCenter

Bjørn Okholm Skaarup’s iconic Hippo Ballerina at Fordham University's Lincoln Center Campus

Martin Luther King Memorial (66th and Amsterdam) - to decode see https://www.westsiderag.com/2024/01/15/decoding-the-upper-west-sides-martin-luther-king-jr-memorial-sculpture

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Positive photo day 2377: I saw a tiny (less than 1") gray hairstreak butterfly feeding on a cluster of light purple blue mistflower in Fort Tryon Park. #butterflies of #NYC #naturephotography

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Positive photo day 2376: I set off on a safari this morning in New Providence to find the elusive Lion's Park lion. Success! #suburbia #NewJersey #wildlifephotography (broadly stated). #cats #naturephotography

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Positive photo day 2375: "...we're all beautiful golden sunflowers inside..." Allen Ginsberg, Sunflower Sutra (1955) #flowers🌻 #Bronx #NYC #naturephotography No #birds 🪶today.

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Positive photo day 2374: I had to go to Van Cortlandt Park really early this morning in the hope of seeing more #hummingbirds (it's that time of year). I was successful, but only got a silhouette. But I liked it just the same. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Silhouette of a Ruby-throated hummingbird

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Positive photo day 2373: As Green Heron season in New York is coming to an end, I thought I would post this juvenile that I saw in Van Cortlandt Park. #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Positive photo day 2372: Not my best hummingbird photo, not my worst, but it still is a hummingbird in Van Cortlandt Park. And that makes it a good day. #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Positive photo day 2371: I checked out the new #mural in Riverdale this morning, “Pollinators Spread Love,” at Vinmont Veteran Park. They will be adding a pollinator garden as well. Great addition to the neighborhood! #publicart #pollinators #nature #Bronx #NYC

Butterflies, turtle, hummingbird, ladybug in a mural about pollinators

Tile of pollinators saying "You can rise like the sun."

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Positive photo 2370: A pensive-looking young Goldfinch sat quietly on a branch in Van Cortlandt Park on Friday. Too rainy to go out today. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Positive photo day 2369: A Clouded Sulphur Butterfly seemed to be the way for me to bring in the first day of the Jewish New Year 5787. Shana tova to those who celebrate. #butterflies 🦋of #NYC #naturephotography

Clouded sulfur (yellow) butterfly with pink flowers

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Positive photo day 2368: The Northern Parula symbolizes spiritual growth, personal transformation, and the natural cycles of life. It was auspicious I saw this one in Van Cortlandt Park this morning before welcoming a new year tonight. #birds 🪶 of the #Bronx #NYC @vcpalliance.bsky.social

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Positive photo day 2367: It was low tide at Inwood Hill Park and the Great Egret was taking a break to preen and look regal. #birds 🪶of #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Positive photo day 2366: The Monarch Butterflies were not the only ones I saw yesterday. I also saw this Black Swallowtail in the Heather Garden in Fort Tryon Park. #butterflies 🦋of #NYC #wildlifephotography No #birds 🪶today.

Black Swallowtail butterfly and purple flowers.

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Positive photo day 2365: I finally got down to the Heather Garden in Fort Tryon Park today. I didn't see any hummingbirds, but I did get to do a photoshoot with a Monarch butterfly. #butterflies 🦋 of #NYC No #birds 🪶today.

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Positive photo day 2364: On my second and last day in 3Providence we went to Roger Williams Park and the Botanical Garden. #RhodeIsland #travelphotography: Vincent Van Goat, yellow roses, clouds, lady bug rocks.

Vincent Van Goat -- a goat that is used to eat invasive species

Rain threatened but didn't happen -- clouds over the botanical gardens

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Positive photo day 2363: Greeting from #Providence, Rhode Island. I took a quick weekend trip here to visit my son and see a little bit of the city. #travelphotography #birdphotography 🪶 #RhodeIsland

On this site in 1897 Nothing Happened (seen on a street filled with historic markers)

The State House in Providence Rhode Island

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Positive photo day 2362: I saw a Silver-spotted Skipper. I was looking through some of my July photos and realized I had never posted this one from #CentralPark #butterflies 🦋 of #NYC

Silver-spotted Skipper Butterfly and purple flowers

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Positive photo day 2361: Good Friday morning everyone! It was a Green Heron morning for me in Van Cortlandt Park. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Positive photo day 2360: We have had so many days of #rain that even the #roses🌹 are crying. (Yes, I know rain is good and important, but I would like one dry day.) #naturephotography #Bronx #NYC

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Positive photo day 2359: I haven't had a Wood Duck Wednesday in a while, so here is the female Wood Duck of the day from Van Cortlandt Park. #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #ducks #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

Female Wood Duck on a tree over the pond

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Positive photo day 2358: Rabbit rabbit! September already? Where did the summer go? #wildlife in the #Bronx #NYC No #birds 🪶 today. #naturephotography

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Positive photo day 2357: I'm not a mushroom expert by any means, but these mushrooms almost seemed like Mother Nature's art project. #naturephotography #NewJersey No #birds 🪶 today. Just 🍄

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Positive photo day 2356: "The sun does arise, And make happy the skies." -- William Blake, The Echoing Green #morning #seenonmywalk in #NewJersey No #birds 🪶today.

Sun rising with interesting cloud formations over the trees

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Positive photo day 2355: I think I like the reflections of the trees on the pond in Van Cortlandt Park more than the Mallards all lined up. Impressionism anyone? #birds 🪶 #ducks 🦆 of the #Bronx #NYC #wildlifephotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

five mallard ducks swimming on a pond that looks green due to tree reflections

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Positive photo 2354: I didn't even make it the park this morning before this Mockingbird flew by to check out the bird bath. Happy Friday everyone. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography

Northern Mockingird standing on the edge of a bird bath

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Positive photo day 2353: The Catbirds are still all over Van Cortlandt Park -- they haven't migrated yet so I guess it is still summer, even though the fall semester is nearly a week old. #birds 🪶 of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Positive photo day 2352: The Great Blue Heron was intently watching everything this morning in Van Cortlandt Park. #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Positive photo day 2351: I guess it's back to my Green Heron obsession. My morning walks in Van Cortlandt Park are a bit of a respite from my to-do list but now the time has come. #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Positive photo day 2350: To celebrate (haha) the first day of classes and jetlag, I walked in Van Cortlandt Park for the first time this month. And I saw the cutest Pied-billed Grebe. Those eyes!!! #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Positive photo day 2349: While I'm back in NY, I still have photos from #Mongolia to share. This is the last batch... promise. Mongolian artwork was all over the venue. Here are some examples I haven't yet shared. #publicart #Ulaanbaatar #UNCCD COP17Mongolia @unccd.bsky.social

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Positive photo day 2348: I'm home! While I was gone, #sunflowers 🌻took over the sidewalk in front of Key Foods. #naturephotography #Bronx #NYC

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Positive photo day 2347: My last day in #Mongolia was dramatic. Sunny skies ☀️gave way to a downpour🌧️ and resultant flooding before the sun returned. There is still one more week of #UNCCDCOP17, but unfortunately I have to start teaching on Monday. @unccd.bsky.social #travelphotography

At 1:15 the sun was out and the mountains/hills were dramatic around the venue.

After the rain there was flooding. Clouds reflected in the giant puddles

Delegates skirted the buildings as they tried to avoid the giant puddles (reflection of the Main Committee building in the puddles)

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Earth Negotiations Bulletin @enb.iisd.org · 20/08/2026

Support for pastoralists and rangelands at #UNCCDCOP17 was described as "heartening," but the question remains if Parties will provide the funding needed to implement the Rangelands Flagship Initiative and related COP decision. #UNCCD #Rangelands @unccd.bsky.social ➡️ enb.iisd.org/convention-c...

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Positive photo day 2346: I actually forgot to take photos today (and it was sunny). Here are some photos from around the UNCCD COP 17 venue from yesterday. And, if you check out our webpage, you will find me in two photos if you look carefully enb.iisd.org/convention-c...

Two people in Indigenous clothing walking

A woman in Mongolian traditional dress checks her phone

A stainless steel sculpture of a Mongolian animal

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Positive photo day 2345: After a day of rain, a #rainbow 🌈appeared over #UNCCDCOP17 venue in Ulaanbaatar, #Mongolia. Hopefully, it is a sign of better weather tomorrow, both inside and outside the negotiating rooms. @unccd.bsky.social

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Pam Chasek @paminnyc.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Positive photo day 2344: The second day of COP 17 is in the books, complete with a #thunderstorm 🌩️ that led delegates to run for shelter. Here are some scenes from today (details in Alt text) #travelphotography #Mongolia @unccd.bsky.social @enb.iisd.org

Inside a traditional gur (yurt) at the venue

A traditional gur (yurt) from the outside.

I love it when they use the French acronym for the World Food Programme (Programme alimentaire mondial, commonly abbreviated as PAM) because I have a seat at the table.

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Earth Negotiations Bulletin @enb.iisd.org · 18/08/2026

At #UNCCDCOP17 where discussions on #drought have been quite heated, a thunderstorm did little to mitigate the intensity of the negotiations, although delegates did need to dodge the raindrops as they headed to the afternoon sessions. #RestoringLandRestoringHope #UNited4Land

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