Inside The New York Botanical Garden
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 8 2013, by Matt Newman
No worries! The Holiday Train Show is still chugging merrily along in the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, and it will continue to do so through this coming Sunday–January 13. But after that, we’re moving on to other things. Make time while you still can!
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 7 2013, by Matt Newman
2013 is a clean slate for everyone. But don’t be fooled–this pristine petal is doubtless surrounded by a kaleidoscope of the old and the new in the Nolen Greenhouses for Living Collections.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography, Wildlife on January 6 2013, by Patricia Gonzalez
It was a lovely Tuesday morning with cloudless blue skies. I had about an hour and a half before my shift at the NYBG began, so I decided to try my luck spotting a young Red-tailed Hawk that I’d been photographing for weeks. I believe that this is one of the three hawks born earlier this year at the Fordham University nest. His mom is Rose, who I’ve been photographing since 2008. After walking the forest for about an hour, I exited near the Wetlands Trail, where I soon saw my friend. He tried his darnedest to take on a squirrel inside the twisted snag, which resulted in a hilarious game of hawk and mouse with the squirrel living to eat peanuts another day.
I also had an opportunity to shoot a little video of the pair in action, which you can see here.
Photo by Patricia Gonzalez
Posted in Around the Garden, Birding Bite, Learning Experiences on January 2 2013, by Matt Newman
Figuratively speaking, of course.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on January 1 2013, by Matt Newman
Seeing the snowdrops pull themselves up by their bootstraps over the last month was a strange sight, if only because they’re not scheduled to arrive until the first moments of spring. But while their seasonal confusion was a little disconcerting, to see these coy troopers toughing out the worsening cold still proved a pleasant inspiration.
We wish you each an unequivocally successful year in 2013, and may you find your own bootstraps in the face of whatever 2012 had to throw at you.
Photo by Amy Weiss
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on December 31 2012, by Matt Newman
The windows are brief, but when winter’s clouds aren’t looking, warmth cuts a path.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on December 30 2012, by Matt Newman
“I see you, but do you see me?”
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on December 28 2012, by Matt Newman
With New Year’s Eve on the horizon, we’ve got more than enough fireworks to make it memorable.
Calliandra haematocephala — Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on December 27 2012, by Matt Newman
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
Posted in Around the Garden, Photography on December 25 2012, by Matt Newman
Merry Christmas from the NYBG! Whatever you’re up to today, we wish you health and happiness.
Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen