Herring Run...June '22

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Believe it or not this park is a 5 minute walk from my house.....in the heart of the city

[sasha]

Love the river view! We need these places to escape into. Birch Hill is just 10-15 min down the road from me, Pearly Lake (where I got lost recently) 10-15 min in the opposite direction. Pisgah State Park is maybe a half hour to my west, Mt Monadnock same distance to my NE. An embarrassment of riches!

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and of course, the mighty Gunpowder River
is within a modest drive

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the Chesapeake Bay is nearby as well
about a 25 minute drive

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maryland is full of parks within a short drive as well

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I feel lucky to be here
I bought my house in 1975
50 years ago

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my neighborhood is called Mayfield
" a hamlet in the heart of the city "

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[sasha]

really like that one of the bird among the rushes. I'm usually bedeviled by my Third Law of Photography: By the time it's framed, composed, & in focus, it either picks its nose, scratches its balls, or flies away.

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I know what you mean
in the city there are a few birds that have become less afraid of man
the red-breasted robin and the redwing blackbird

another shot of a redwing blackbird

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[sasha]

I've got a phoebe nesting in the rafters of my back porch; and I've induced chickadees to take food from my hand, though it takes a frigid day & blocked access to a feeder. In the spring, they've dive-bombed me - males possibly, defending territory?

Many yrs ago when my daughter was scouting out colleges, I took her to visit a couple of schools in NYC. At one point We got off at the wrong bus stop, & while looking for another to board, we literally had to watch our feet to avoid stepping on pigeons. Must be something about the species (or genus?) because the mourning doves hereabouts will wait until the very last second to take flight before getting run down by car.