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– photo by Mitch Waxman
Whenever I try to say what kind of a bird a bird is, I get it wrong, so I just make up names for them. Thereby, that’s an Old Republic Throat Chewer in the shot above.
As described yesterday, I spent a bit of time at Newtown Creek’s Dutch Kills tributary on Saturday the 30th of July right about sunset.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
The vertical tide of Dutch Kills was rising while I was shooting these. The design of the canal, coupled with its distance from the East River and lack of water flowing in from its banks, negates horizontal flow of the water. The water here goes up and down, rather than exhibiting a laminar pattern like a natural waterway.
The material spilling into the water from the collapsing bulkhead seems to forming spirals, which is fascinating.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
There’s some of the timber structure I described to you yesterday, which forms the underpin framework of what we perceive as being the land of Queens.
The light began to decline as the burning thermonuclear eye of god itself descended behind New Jersey. I packed up the kit and moved on.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
One stopped at his various “stations of the cross” at Dutch Kills.
My favorite tree is doing pretty well this year, have to say.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
There were a bunch of big white birds, which I’d call “Non Striped Juvenile Uncle chasers” but which were likely Snowy Egrets, in position over the water waiting for some slimy dinner to appear in the water under them.
The water was teeming with tiny fishies called “Mumichaugs” which are colloquially referred to as “Killie Fish.” There’s also predator fishies in there, Bunkers and the like.
– photo by Mitch Waxman
The tripod section of my evening’s excursion was at an end after capturing this shot along the Borden Avenue Bridge. A quick walk would take me to the Jackson Avenue stop on the 7 line in Hunters Point, which would in turn carry me to Queens Plaza and an assignation with an Astoria bound N train.
Something somewhat different tomorrow.
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Looks like a black-crowned night heron to me
Joe
August 25, 2022 at 6:21 am
Bunker don’t eat killies, only algae.
Joe
August 25, 2022 at 6:24 am
Thanks for making me look up “Mumichaug”. You make the operator’s hut on the Borden Ave bridge look occupied and desirable.
dbarms8878
August 25, 2022 at 9:18 pm