Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Wildlife on March 9 2016, by Patricia Gonzalez
Patricia Gonzalez is an NYBG Visitor Services Attendant and avid wildlife photographer.
A shy chipmunk is caught unawares on the pre-spring Garden grounds.
Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) along the Mitsubishi Wild Wetland Trail – Photo by Patricia Gonzalez
Posted in Photography on December 8 2015, by Patricia Gonzalez
Patricia Gonzalez is an NYBG Visitor Services Attendant and avid wildlife photographer.
The raptors of the Garden provide a who’s who of talented hunters, all of them beautiful additions to NYBG’s wildlife.
Photos by Patricia Gonzalez
Posted in Wildlife on November 24 2015, by Patricia Gonzalez
Patricia Gonzalez is an NYBG Visitor Services Attendant and avid wildlife photographer.
This is Hooter, the Great-horned Owl, one of several non-releasable birds of prey that reside at the Quogue Wildlife Refuge, which is a non-profit nature reserve in Quogue, NY. Hooter had a lot to say last Sunday at the Garden’s Live Birds of Prey event. So much, in fact, that he was given his own microphone! See him in action here.
Hooter the Great-horned Owl during a demonstration at NYBG – Photo by Patricia Gonzalez
Posted in Wildlife on November 11 2015, by Patricia Gonzalez
Patricia Gonzalez is an NYBG Visitor Services Attendant and avid wildlife photographer.
Not only does The New York Botanical Garden serve as a home for lots of wildlife, but this past Sunday, I got to get up close and personal with live birds of prey (as part of the Garden’s Fall Forest Weekend Programming) from the Volunteers for Wildlife Hospital and Education Center. They are non-profit wildlife hospital and education center based in Locust Valley. I got to meet a Screech Owl, Kestrel, Great-horned Owl, and Red-tailed Hawk.
See a slideshow of photos and a brief video from the event below, and don’t miss our second Fall Forest Weekend—complete with live birds of prey in attendance—this Saturday and Sunday, November 14 and 15!
Posted in Photography on October 28 2015, by Patricia Gonzalez
Patricia Gonzalez is an NYBG Visitor Services Attendant and avid wildlife photographer.
In Twin Lakes, a stark white egret goes for a wade, contrasting beautifully with the faded leaves along the banks.
An Egret in Twin Lakes – Photo by Patricia Gonzalez
Posted in Photography on October 6 2015, by Patricia Gonzalez
Patricia Gonzalez is an NYBG Visitor Services Attendant and avid wildlife photographer.
Farewell, summer. We’ll miss you! Here, a giant swallowtail snapped in August takes a break.
A Giant Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio cresphontes) in the Home Gardening Center – Photo by Patricia Gonzalez
Posted in Photography, Wildlife on September 23 2015, by Patricia Gonzalez
Patricia Gonzalez is an NYBG Visitor Services Attendant and avid wildlife photographer.
Black swallowtail butterfly (Papilio polyxenes) in the Home Gardening Center – Photo by Patricia Gonzalez
Posted in Photography on September 8 2015, by Patricia Gonzalez
Patricia Gonzalez is an NYBG Visitor Services Attendant and avid wildlife photographer.
Male twelve-spotted skimmer (Libellula pulchella) in the Native Plant Garden – Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Wildlife on September 2 2015, by Patricia Gonzalez
Patricia Gonzalez is an NYBG Visitor Services Attendant and avid wildlife photographer.
A male American Goldfinch looks like he got caught red-handed while snacking in the Perennial Garden.
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) in the Perennial Garden – Photo by Patricia Gonzalez
Posted in Wildlife on August 18 2015, by Patricia Gonzalez
Patricia Gonzalez is an NYBG Visitor Services Attendant and avid wildlife photographer.
Of all the insects that I’ve photographed at the Garden, the hummingbird clearwing moth is easily the most challenging to capture. At first glance it resembles a shrimp with translucent wings—each one bordered in red—making it a real stand-out among the wildlife that calls NYBG home. The Home Gardening Center is one of the best spots to see these insects, which are often mistaken for hummingbirds.
A hummingbird clearwing moth (Hemaris thysbe) in the Home Gardening Center – Photo by Patricia Gonzalez