User: `Rhododendrites`

Active on English Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons; occasional user of other Wikimedia projects (Wikidata, Meta, etc.). Leave a message or feel free to email.

Wikipedian for quite a while now. Mainly as a researcher for the first few years. Then I started teaching with Wikipedia and finally jumped into [very] active editing in 2013. I tend to edit in a wide variety of topic areas. In fact, as I think about it, it's hard to point to topic area concentrations.

In addition to the s linked at the top of the page, here are some fun ones

guerilla gardening group who threw "seed grenades" into empty lots on the Lower East Side

site of a chocolate flood

site of a wine flood

first human cannonball

fictional order or mammals with diversely functional noses

largest ship graveyard in Rhode Island

mandarin duck who became a minor celebrity in Central Park

"the bug lady" of the American Museum of Natural History, also known for origami

the most trafficked animal in the world

first woman engineer at NASA

variant of chess where the pieces "explode"

myth of foreign ships being invisible to natives

little drawings of flies or bees in urinals

NYC's only wildlife hospital

art video game about marriage

when crime and corruption caused a third of the population or Rhode Island to lose access to their bank accounts

event space that almost burned down due to an eel in a fire hose, and later made "all your dreams come true" before it was demolished

one of the most successful jingle music groups in mid-20th century Chicago

devices used by people living in areas of conflict or under oppressive regimes to create pirate radio stations

social movement archive

compilation of psychedelic Cambodian rock music from just before the Khmer Rouge

former squat called the Batcave

cybernetic meadows...

landfill that a lot of people in Rhode Island think is the tallest point in the state (it's not though)

oldest nut company in the US, makers of ubiquitous displays of blue-packaged nuts/fruit

someone who led bird walks in Central Park for 40 years

how listening to music via headphones gives you a greater sense of control over your environment

one of the earliest sorta-kinda encyclopedias

beloved public bathroom

online black market

destroying ivory as an elephant conservation approach

journalistic technique for handling misinformation

dog memorialized in Green-Wood Cemetery

I tend to edit in waves, focusing on adding content for a while, then going into maintenance mode for a while. If you don't see me around here, there's a good chance I'm active over on Commons, or out in the world trying to take pictures for Commons.

I'm involved with WikiNYC and engage in a variety of Wikipedia-related activities both online and offline. Leave me a message if you want to talk about Wikipedia research, Wikipedia in education, or New York-area events/partnerships.

Rhododendrites

rhododendrites AT gmail DOT com

Commons categories: (FP-VI-QI)

Featured Pictures - the birds

Image 1American coot in Prospect Park

Image 1American coot in Prospect Park
Image 2Cape May warbler in Prospect Park

Image 2Cape May warbler in Prospect Park
Image 3Snowy egret

Image 3Snowy egret
Image 4Piping plover chick in Queens, New York

Image 4Piping plover chick in Queens, New York
Image 5Great blue heron on a frozen pond in Green-Wood Cemetery

Image 5Great blue heron on a frozen pond in Green-Wood Cemetery
Image 6Gray catbird in Prospect Park

Image 6Gray catbird in Prospect Park
Image 7Immature cooper's hawk in Prospect Park

Image 7Immature cooper's hawk in Prospect Park
Image 8Cedar waxwing in Green-Wood Cemetery

Image 8Cedar waxwing in Green-Wood Cemetery
Image 9Rehabilitated eastern screech owl

Image 9Rehabilitated eastern screech owl
Image 10Male house sparrow in Prospect Park

Image 10Male house sparrow in Prospect Park
Image 11Juvenile yellow-crowned night heron at Plumb Beach

Image 11Juvenile yellow-crowned night heron at Plumb Beach
Image 12Close-up of a white-throated sparrow in Central Park

Image 12Close-up of a white-throated sparrow in Central Park
Image 13Black-and-white warbler in Prospect Park

Image 13Black-and-white warbler in Prospect Park
Image 14Mourning dove perched in Prospect Park, Brooklyn

Image 14Mourning dove perched in Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Image 15Immature mute swan in Prospect Park

Image 15Immature mute swan in Prospect Park
Image 16White-throated sparrow in Prospect Park

Image 16White-throated sparrow in Prospect Park
Image 17Field sparrow in Central Park

Image 17Field sparrow in Central Park
Image 18Blue jay in Prospect Park

Image 18Blue jay in Prospect Park
Image 19Pine siskin in Green-Wood Cemetery

Image 19Pine siskin in Green-Wood Cemetery
Image 20European starlings on a birdhouse on Staten Island

Image 20European starlings on a birdhouse on Staten Island
Image 21Downy woodpecker with a leaf on its nose in Prospect Park

Image 21Downy woodpecker with a leaf on its nose in Prospect Park
Image 22Eastern wood pewee in Central Park

Image 22Eastern wood pewee in Central Park
Image 23Great blue heron in Green-Wood Cemetery

Image 23Great blue heron in Green-Wood Cemetery
Image 24Male northern cardinal in Central Park

Image 24Male northern cardinal in Central Park
Image 25European starling in Central Park

Image 25European starling in Central Park
Image 26Piping plover in Queens

Image 26Piping plover in Queens
Image 27Western gull sitting on a boat in San Francisco Bay

Image 27Western gull sitting on a boat in San Francisco Bay
Image 28Ring-billed gull in flight over Red Hook, Brooklyn

Image 28Ring-billed gull in flight over Red Hook, Brooklyn
Image 29Semipalmated sandpiper at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Image 29Semipalmated sandpiper at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Image 30Great black-backed gull in Quogue, NY

Image 30Great black-backed gull in Quogue, NY
Image 31Red-tailed hawk rescue

Image 31Red-tailed hawk rescue
Image 32Female/immature Baltimore oriole in Green-Wood Cemetery

Image 32Female/immature Baltimore oriole in Green-Wood Cemetery
Image 33American oystercatcher family portrait on Fort Tilden beach

Image 33American oystercatcher family portrait on Fort Tilden beach
Image 34Gray catbird in Central Park

Image 34Gray catbird in Central Park
Image 35American tree sparrow in Central Park

Image 35American tree sparrow in Central Park
Image 36Juvenile American robin

Image 36Juvenile American robin
Image 37Mandarin duck drake in eclipse plumage in Royal Lazienki Park

Image 37Mandarin duck drake in eclipse plumage in Royal Lazienki Park
Image 38Lesser yellowlegs wading at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Image 38Lesser yellowlegs wading at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Image 39Tropical kingbird in the rain by Lake Arenal

Image 39Tropical kingbird in the rain by Lake Arenal
Image 40Ospreys in a nest on Sandy Hook, New Jersey

Image 40Ospreys in a nest on Sandy Hook, New Jersey
Image 41Wood duck drake vocalizing in Central Park

Image 41Wood duck drake vocalizing in Central Park
Image 42Male yellow-rumped warbler singing in Green-Wood Cemetery

Image 42Male yellow-rumped warbler singing in Green-Wood Cemetery
Image 43Dark-eyed junco at Bush Terminal Park

Image 43Dark-eyed junco at Bush Terminal Park
Image 44Red-necked phalarope at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Image 44Red-necked phalarope at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Image 45A rescued Eurasian eagle-owl

Image 45A rescued Eurasian eagle-owl
Image 46Red-tailed hawk yearbook photo, class of 2022, Central Park

Image 46Red-tailed hawk yearbook photo, class of 2022, Central Park
Image 47House wren doing its best eel impression guarding its nestbox.

Image 47House wren ~~(削除) doing its best eel impression (削除ここまで)~~ guarding its nestbox.
Image 48Redhead in Central Park

Image 48Redhead in Central Park
Image 49Green heron in Prospect Park

Image 49Green heron in Prospect Park
Image 50Dark-eyed junco in Brooklyn

Image 50Dark-eyed junco in Brooklyn
Image 51Tufted titmouse with a seed in Prospect Park

Image 51Tufted titmouse with a seed in Prospect Park
Image 52Winter wren in Prospect Park

Image 52Winter wren in Prospect Park
Image 53Mute swan and cygnets on a duckweed-covered pond

Image 53Mute swan and cygnets on a duckweed-covered pond
Image 54Ring-billed gull preening/bathing in Marine Park, Brooklyn

Image 54Ring-billed gull preening/bathing in Marine Park, Brooklyn
Image 55Great kiskadee in La Fortuna, Costa Rica

Image 55Great kiskadee in La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Image 56Female wood duck

Image 56Female wood duck
Image 57Great egret stabbing the water in Green-Wood Cemetery

Image 57Great egret stabbing the water in Green-Wood Cemetery
Image 58Downy woodpecker foraging in Green-Wood Cemetery

Image 58Downy woodpecker foraging in Green-Wood Cemetery
Image 59First winter laughing gull in Riverhead, New York

Image 59First winter laughing gull in Riverhead, New York
Image 60Northern shoveler pair "shoveling" together in Marine Park, Brooklyn

Image 60Northern shoveler pair "shoveling" together in Marine Park, Brooklyn
Image 61White-breasted nuthatch on a suet feeder in Green-Wood Cemetery

Image 61White-breasted nuthatch on a suet feeder in Green-Wood Cemetery
Image 62Killdeer at the South Cape May Meadows

Image 62Killdeer at the South Cape May Meadows
Image 63Juvenile yellow-bellied sapsucker in Prospect Park

Image 63Juvenile yellow-bellied sapsucker in Prospect Park
Image 64Song sparrow on Lookout Hill in Prospect Park

Image 64Song sparrow on Lookout Hill in Prospect Park
Image 65Three ring-billed gulls in Red Hook

Image 65Three ring-billed gulls in Red Hook
Image 66American avocet

Image 66American avocet
Image 67Ring-billed gull in a rainbow over Niagara Falls

Image 67Ring-billed gull in a rainbow over Niagara Falls
Image 68House finch with a sunflower seed at a feeder in Green-Wood Cemetery

Image 68House finch with a sunflower seed at a feeder in Green-Wood Cemetery
Image 69Palm warbler in Green-Wood Cemetery

Image 69Palm warbler in Green-Wood Cemetery
Image 70Tree swallow on a nest box in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Image 70Tree swallow on a nest box in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Image 71Mute swan cygnet pontoon on a duckweed-covered pond

Image 71Mute swan cygnet pontoon on a duckweed-covered pond
Image 72Northern rough-winged swallows in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Image 72Northern rough-winged swallows in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Image 73Tufted titmouse floofed up in Central Park

Image 73Tufted titmouse floofed up in Central Park
Image 74Fish crow cawing in Red Hook, Brooklyn

Image 74Fish crow cawing in Red Hook, Brooklyn
Image 75Blue jay fledgling calling for its parent in Green-Wood Cemetery

Image 75Blue jay fledgling calling for its parent in Green-Wood Cemetery
Image 76Canada goose gosling in Green-Wood Cemetery

Image 76Canada goose gosling in Green-Wood Cemetery
Image 77White-breasted nuthatch doing its nuthatchy pose in Green-Wood Cemetery

Image 77White-breasted nuthatch doing its nuthatchy pose in Green-Wood Cemetery
Image 78Female brown-headed cowbird chattering in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Image 78Female brown-headed cowbird chattering in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Image 79Western tanager which popped up in NYC, far from its usual range

Image 79Western tanager which popped up in NYC, far from its usual range
Image 80Marsh wren singing at Hammonasset Beach State Park

Image 80Marsh wren singing at Hammonasset Beach State Park
Image 81Anna's hummingbird in Pacifica, California

Image 81Anna's hummingbird in Pacifica, California
Image 82House sparrows in Central Park

Image 82House sparrows in Central Park
Image 83Male black-throated green warbler in Prospect Park

Image 83Male black-throated green warbler in Prospect Park
Image 84Blue-gray tanager in La Fortuna, Costa Rica

Image 84Blue-gray tanager in La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Image 85Black-capped chickadee eating seeds in Central Park

Image 85Black-capped chickadee eating seeds in Central Park
Image 86American robin making a dog whistle-like alarm call in Prospect Park

Image 86American robin making a dog whistle-like alarm call in Prospect Park
Image 87Great blue heron lurching its head back to swallow a brown watersnake in Green Cay Wetlands

Image 87Great blue heron lurching its head back to swallow a brown watersnake in Green Cay Wetlands
Image 88Northern cardinal female in Central Park

Image 88Northern cardinal female in Central Park
Image 89Immature American herring gull manipulating a clam in Marine Park, Brooklyn

Image 89Immature American herring gull manipulating a clam in Marine Park, Brooklyn
Image 90Northern flicker looking out from its nest in the Central Park North Woods

Image 90Northern flicker looking out from its nest in the Central Park North Woods
Image 91Apricot Mandarin duckling in Royal Lazienki Park

Image 91Apricot Mandarin duckling in Royal Lazienki Park
Image 92Male northern shoveler in Marine Park, Brooklyn

Image 92Male northern shoveler in Marine Park, Brooklyn
Image 93Short-billed dowitcher in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond

Image 93Short-billed dowitcher in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond
Image 94Golden-crowned kinglet

Image 94Golden-crowned kinglet
Image 95Scarlet tanager eating a berry in Green-Wood Cemetery

Image 95Scarlet tanager eating a berry in Green-Wood Cemetery
Image 96American robin

Image 96American robin
Image 97A rescued American kestrel that couldn't be released so is now serving as an "ambassador" bird

Image 97A rescued American kestrel that couldn't be released so is now serving as an "ambassador" bird
Image 98Snowy egret in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Image 98Snowy egret in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Image 99Golden-crowned kinglet at a banding station

Image 99Golden-crowned kinglet at a banding station
Image 100Northern mockingbird on a fence in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

Image 100Northern mockingbird on a fence in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Image 101Juvenile Forster's tern calling for its parent in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Image 101Juvenile Forster's tern calling for its parent in Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Image 102First-winter American herring gull, Brooklyn

Image 102First-winter American herring gull, Brooklyn
Image 103Ring-billed gull in Red Hook, Brooklyn

Image 103Ring-billed gull in Red Hook, Brooklyn
Image 104Western kingbird at Bush Terminal Park

Image 104Western kingbird at Bush Terminal Park
Image 105Gray catbird with a chokeberry in Prospect Park

Image 105Gray catbird with a chokeberry in Prospect Park
Image 106Northern mockingbird in a "tail up" display in Green-Wood Cemetery

Image 106Northern mockingbird in a "tail up" display in Green-Wood Cemetery
Image 107Lesser yellowlegs at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Image 107Lesser yellowlegs at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Image 108Female northern cardinal in Central Park

Image 108Female northern cardinal in Central Park
Image 109White ibis in Ocean City, New Jersey (I kind of prefer the uncropped version)

Image 109White ibis in Ocean City, New Jersey (I kind of prefer the uncropped version)
Image 110Cedar waxwing in pokeweed in Prospect Park

Image 110Cedar waxwing in pokeweed in Prospect Park
Image 111Northern waterthrush by the Central Park Pool

Image 111Northern waterthrush by the Central Park Pool
Image 112Bay-breasted warbler in Central Park

Image 112Bay-breasted warbler in Central Park
Image 113Blackpoll warbler amid flowering dogwood leaves in Green-Wood Cemetery

Image 113Blackpoll warbler amid flowering dogwood leaves in Green-Wood Cemetery
Image 114Purple martin in flight in Cape May, New Jersey

Image 114Purple martin in flight in Cape May, New Jersey
Image 115Red-tailed hawk, fearsome predator

Image 115Red-tailed hawk, fearsome predator
Image 116Common grackle showing off its iridescence in Central Park

Image 116Common grackle showing off its iridescence in Central Park
Image 117Veery in the Central Park Ramble

Image 117Veery in the Central Park Ramble
Image 118Marsh wren singing at Hammonasset Beach State Park

Image 118Marsh wren singing at Hammonasset Beach State Park
Image 119Huge flock of gulls (laughing gulls, mostly) just after they were spooked by something during a horseshoe crab feeding frenzy in Cape May, New Jersey

Image 119Huge flock of gulls (laughing gulls, mostly) just after they were spooked by something during a horseshoe crab feeding frenzy in Cape May, New Jersey
Image 120Brown creeper about to be released at a bird banding station in the United States

Image 120Brown creeper about to be released at a bird banding station in the United States
Image 121Ovenbird in Prospect Park

Image 121Ovenbird in Prospect Park
Image 122Chipping sparrow in Green-Wood Cemetery

Image 122Chipping sparrow in Green-Wood Cemetery
Image 123Rufous motmot, Costa Rica

Image 123Rufous motmot, Costa Rica
Image 124Black-capped chickadee at a feeder in Green-Wood Cemetery

Image 124Black-capped chickadee at a feeder in Green-Wood Cemetery
Image 125Ruby-crowned kinglet in Green-Wood Cemetery

Image 125Ruby-crowned kinglet in Green-Wood Cemetery
Image 126Yellow-bellied sapsucker in Central Park

Image 126Yellow-bellied sapsucker in Central Park
Image 127Broad-billed motmot at the Arenal Observatory

Image 127Broad-billed motmot at the Arenal Observatory
Image 128Female hooded merganser resting on the Central Park Reservoir

Image 128Female hooded merganser resting on the Central Park Reservoir
Image 129Brown thrasher (snow-nosed variety) in Central Park

Image 129Brown thrasher (snow-nosed variety) in Central Park
Image 130Gray catbird watching a hawk fly overhead in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Image 130Gray catbird watching a hawk fly overhead in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Featured Pictures - everything else

Image 1Eastern amberwing

Image 1Eastern amberwing
Image 2Black Lives Matter mural in Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Image 2Black Lives Matter mural in Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Image 3Monarch butterfly

Image 3Monarch butterfly
Image 4Daubeny's water lily

Image 4Daubeny's water lily
Image 5Bow Bridge in Central Park (panorama)

Image 5Bow Bridge in Central Park (panorama)
Image 6Ship in the San Francisco Bay fog. Got lucky with the dramatic fog on this one, which opened up just enough to frame the ship in light.

Image 6Ship in the San Francisco Bay fog. Got lucky with the dramatic fog on this one, which opened up just enough to frame the ship in light.
Image 7Hell Gate Bridge

Image 7Hell Gate Bridge
Image 8Male tiger swallowtail butterfly in Central Park (missing its tails)

Image 8Male tiger swallowtail butterfly in Central Park (missing its tails)
Image 9Bigfin reef squid at Monterey Bay Aquarium

Image 9Bigfin reef squid at Monterey Bay Aquarium
Image 10Wonder Wheel sign on Coney Island

Image 10Wonder Wheel sign on Coney Island
Image 11Strawberry poison dart frog in Costa Rica

Image 11Strawberry poison dart frog in Costa Rica
Image 12Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond

Image 12Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge East Pond
Image 13Hell Gate Bridge, with a scow being towed along the Hell Gate section of the East River

Image 13Hell Gate Bridge, with a scow being towed along the Hell Gate section of the East River
Image 14TWA Hotel

Image 14TWA Hotel
Image 15Eastern chipmunk with stuffed cheeks in Prospect Park

Image 15Eastern chipmunk with stuffed cheeks in Prospect Park
Image 16Mantled howler monkey with baby in Costa Rica

Image 16Mantled howler monkey with baby in Costa Rica
Image 17White (leucistic) eastern gray squirrel with a peanut

Image 17White (leucistic) eastern gray squirrel with a peanut
Image 18Waldemarsviken in Stockholm

Image 18Waldemarsviken in Stockholm
Image 19Crocuses in early spring.

Image 19Crocuses in early spring.
Image 20Quarry in Makhtesh Ramon

Image 20Quarry in Makhtesh Ramon
Image 21Abandoned van by Gerritsen Creek

Image 21Abandoned van by Gerritsen Creek
Image 22Saint Christopher Street in Valletta

Image 22Saint Christopher Street in Valletta
Image 23Pyrosoma atlanticum. Took me a while to figure out what on earth this was. Found in a tidepool in Monterey.

Image 23Pyrosoma atlanticum . Took me a while to figure out what on earth this was. Found in a tidepool in Monterey.
Image 24Monarch butterfly caterpillar on butterfly weed

Image 24Monarch butterfly caterpillar on butterfly weed
Image 25Chinese mantis ootheca in Marine Park, Brooklyn

Image 25Chinese mantis ootheca in Marine Park, Brooklyn
Image 26Duomo Firenze terrace

Image 26Duomo Firenze terrace
Image 27Eastern gray squirrel in Central Park

Image 27Eastern gray squirrel in Central Park
Image 28Glass blower. This was moments before he accidentally dropped it. Heartbreaking (and vasebreaking). Talented folks here, though, and I actually went back a while later and took a class. Got a piece of lit up frozen spaghetti to prove it.

Image 28Glass blower. This was moments before he accidentally dropped it. Heartbreaking (and vasebreaking). Talented folks here, though, and I actually went back a while later and took a class. Got a piece of lit up frozen spaghetti to prove it.
Image 29An island (with ospreys) in Trustom Pond in the fog

Image 29An island (with ospreys) in Trustom Pond in the fog
Image 30Two juvenile Nubian ibex

Image 30Two juvenile Nubian ibex
Image 31Salix catkins

Image 31Salix catkins
Image 32A cavapoo dog chasing a maltipoo dog with a ball

Image 32A cavapoo dog chasing a maltipoo dog with a ball
Image 33Jun Takahashi dress for Undercover in the Sleeping Beauties exhibition at the Met

Image 33Jun Takahashi dress for Undercover in the Sleeping Beauties exhibition at the Met
Image 34Nine-banded armadillo in Costa Rica

Image 34Nine-banded armadillo in Costa Rica
Image 35Window in a cafe in San Gimignano, Italy

Image 35Window in a cafe in San Gimignano, Italy
Image 36One World Trade Center through the Oculus

Image 36One World Trade Center through the Oculus
Image 37Sasheer Zamata at a Time's Up event during the Tribeca Film Festival

Image 37Sasheer Zamata at a Time's Up event during the Tribeca Film Festival
Image 38Prospect Park Vale of Cashmere covered in lesser celandine, with a leucistic white squirrel in the distance

Image 38Prospect Park Vale of Cashmere covered in lesser celandine, with a leucistic white squirrel in the distance
Image 39Optical illusion on the floor of the Florence Cathedral

Image 39Optical illusion on the floor of the Florence Cathedral
Image 40Open Ocean exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium

Image 40Open Ocean exhibit at Monterey Bay Aquarium
Image 41Maroon Bells. Easily one of the most awe-inspiring natural scenes I've experienced.

Image 41Maroon Bells. Easily one of the most awe-inspiring natural scenes I've experienced.
Image 42A mural of patients in the long-defunct Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital

Image 42A mural of patients in the long-defunct Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital
Image 43American lady butterfly in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Image 43American lady butterfly in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Image 44Group photo of four pears

Image 44Group photo of four pears
Image 45Pond sliders (red and yellow) and a river cooter fighting for basking space

Image 45Pond sliders (red and yellow) and a river cooter fighting for basking space
Image 46Moss-covered oak trees in the Bothe-Napa Valley State Park

Image 46Moss-covered oak trees in the Bothe-Napa Valley State Park
Image 47Panorama of the once-active waterfront of Sunset Park, Brooklyn

Image 47Panorama of the once-active waterfront of Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Image 48Castle Square, Warsaw

Image 48Castle Square, Warsaw
Image 49Arenal volcano

Image 49Arenal volcano
Image 50Northern elephant seals in Ano Nuevo, California

Image 50Northern elephant seals in Ano Nuevo, California
Image 51Bee balm seedhead

Image 51Bee balm seedhead
Image 52The Dyker Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn is known for lots of elaborate Christmas lights, earning the nickname "Dyker Lights"

Image 52The Dyker Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn is known for lots of elaborate Christmas lights, earning the nickname "Dyker Lights"
Image 53Florence seen from the Duomo terrace

Image 53Florence seen from the Duomo terrace
Image 54Abandoned building in Floyd Bennett Field

Image 54Abandoned building in Floyd Bennett Field
Image 55Green iguana panorama in Palm Beach County

Image 55Green iguana panorama in Palm Beach County
Image 56White (eucistic) eastern gray squirrel perched on a tree in Prospect Park

Image 56White (eucistic) eastern gray squirrel perched on a tree in Prospect Park
Image 57Redbeckia occidentalis

Image 57Redbeckia occidentalis
Image 58Proboscis bats in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica

Image 58Proboscis bats in Alajuela Province, Costa Rica
Image 59Pier 66 and Hudson Yards

Image 59Pier 66 and Hudson Yards
Image 60Male elephant seal resting between fights in Ano Nuevo

Image 60Male elephant seal resting between fights in Ano Nuevo
Image 61Fulton Center skylight

Image 61Fulton Center skylight
Image 62Pond sliders in Prospect Park

Image 62Pond sliders in Prospect Park
Image 63Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco (18-frame panorama)

Image 63Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco (18-frame panorama)
Image 64Baird's tapir mother with baby in Costa Rica

Image 64Baird's tapir mother with baby in Costa Rica
Image 65Moschino fall 2014 ready-to-wear ensemble in the Camp: Notes on Fashion exhibit at the Met

Image 65Moschino fall 2014 ready-to-wear ensemble in the Camp: Notes on Fashion exhibit at the Met
Image 66Sukkah at Congregation Emanu-El of New York

Image 66Sukkah at Congregation Emanu-El of New York
Image 67Familiar bluet in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Image 67Familiar bluet in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
Image 68Staszic Palace

Image 68Staszic Palace
Image 69Magnolia x veitchii bud

Image 69Magnolia x veitchii bud
Image 70Red squirrel in Royal Lazienki Park

Image 70Red squirrel in Royal Lazienki Park
Image 71California sea lion nap time at La Jolla Cove

Image 71California sea lion nap time at La Jolla Cove
Image 72Immature male blue dasher

Image 72Immature male blue dasher
Image 73Algal mat in Marine Park, Brooklyn

Image 73Algal mat in Marine Park, Brooklyn
Image 74Coleus

Image 74Coleus
Image 75Composite of a clementine with/without peel

Image 75Composite of a clementine with/without peel
Image 76A mural of patients in the long-defunct Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital

Image 76A mural of patients in the long-defunct Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital
Image 77Maroon Bells

Image 77Maroon Bells
Image 78The Oculus

Image 78The Oculus
Image 79City Hall Station in Manhattan, abandoned since 1945 because it looked cool but didn't

Image 79City Hall Station in Manhattan, abandoned since 1945 because it looked cool but didn't
Image 80Jade vine (not made of candy)

Image 80Jade vine (not made of candy)
Image 81Male eastern amberwing dragonfly in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Image 81Male eastern amberwing dragonfly in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Image 82Large milkweed bug

Image 82Large milkweed bug
Image 83Burberry rainbow cape at the Camp: Notes on Fashion exhibition

Image 83Burberry rainbow cape at the Camp: Notes on Fashion exhibition
Image 84Abandoned car in Marine Park, Brooklyn

Image 84Abandoned car in Marine Park, Brooklyn
Image 85Quogue Village Wetlands Preserve

Image 85Quogue Village Wetlands Preserve
Image 86Eastern cicada killer perched on a black-eyed susan

Image 86Eastern cicada killer perched on a black-eyed susan
Image 87Sunset sky over Governors Island, NYC (panorama)

Image 87Sunset sky over Governors Island, NYC (panorama)
Image 88Hudson Yards in New York, taken from the top of Hudson Commons (9-frame panorama)

Image 88Hudson Yards in New York, taken from the top of Hudson Commons (9-frame panorama)
Image 89Toronto Reference Library interior from the top floor

Image 89Toronto Reference Library interior from the top floor
Image 90Great golden digger wasp in Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Image 90Great golden digger wasp in Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Image 91Frizzle sizzle

Image 91Frizzle sizzle
Image 92Panorama of the Apennine Colossus in Tuscany

Image 92Panorama of the Apennine Colossus in Tuscany
Image 93Cattlianthe Gold Digger ‘Orglade's Mandarin’ orchid

Image 93Cattlianthe Gold Digger ‘Orglade's Mandarin’ orchid
Image 94Gaillardia

Image 94Gaillardia
Image 95Memorial to the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting, taken at the Stonewall Inn just after it was designated part of a National Monument

Image 95Memorial to the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting, taken at the Stonewall Inn just after it was designated part of a National Monument
Image 96Triq San Patrizju facing Basilica Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Valletta, Malta

Image 96Triq San Patrizju facing Basilica Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Valletta, Malta
Image 97Monarch butterfly

Image 97Monarch butterfly
Image 98Condenser at the defunct Chestnut Hill Pumping Station

Image 98Condenser at the defunct Chestnut Hill Pumping Station
Image 99Lincoln Center during Pride at dusk

Image 99Lincoln Center during Pride at dusk
Image 100Rooftop farm on the Lower East Side

Image 100Rooftop farm on the Lower East Side
Image 101Raccoon in Central Park

Image 101Raccoon in Central Park
Image 102Bluebells in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden

Image 102Bluebells in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Image 103Hell Gate Bridge walking path on Randall's Island

Image 103Hell Gate Bridge walking path on Randall's Island
Image 104Juvenile Nubian ibex on a wall at the edge of Makhtesh Ramon

Image 104Juvenile Nubian ibex on a wall at the edge of Makhtesh Ramon
Image 105Common buckeye in Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis

Image 105Common buckeye in Eagle Creek Park, Indianapolis
Image 106RJ Palacio

Image 106RJ Palacio
Image 107Crook Point Bascule Bridge in Providence. It's been stuck in the open position for 50 years. A local landmark, but slated for destruction soon.

Image 107Crook Point Bascule Bridge in Providence. It's been stuck in the open position for 50 years. A local landmark, but slated for destruction soon.
Image 108Rice paper butterfly with light shining through in Butterfly World, Florida

Image 108Rice paper butterfly with light shining through in Butterfly World, Florida
Image 109Coney Island Mermaid Parade (no, this is not a picture of Rhododendrites)

Image 109Coney Island Mermaid Parade (no, this is not a picture of Rhododendrites)
Image 110Ash tree behind a columbarium in Mount Auburn Cemetery

Image 110Ash tree behind a columbarium in Mount Auburn Cemetery
Image 111The Seaside Sanatorium in Connecticut

Image 111The Seaside Sanatorium in Connecticut
Image 112Sarracenia leucophylla

Image 112Sarracenia leucophylla
Image 113Eldridge Street Synagogue

Image 113Eldridge Street Synagogue
Image 114Makhtesh Ramon

Image 114Makhtesh Ramon
Image 115California sea lion in La Jolla. My first experience seeing wild sea lions in person. It was ... loud. This one just looked downright majestic in the sun.

Image 115California sea lion in La Jolla. My first experience seeing wild sea lions in person. It was ... loud. This one just looked downright majestic in the sun.
Image 116Boston Public Garden

Image 116Boston Public Garden
Image 117Coney Island Mermaid Parade

Image 117Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Image 118Stata Center at MIT

Image 118Stata Center at MIT
Image 119Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Katowice

Image 119Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Katowice
Image 120Comme des Garcons at the Met

Image 120Comme des Garcons at the Met
Image 121Alexander Hamilton Custom House Collector's Room ceiling. Had to be a bit obnoxious to get this one, setting up a little tripod in the center of a crowded room and actually getting down on the floor to frame it. Who doesn't like a nice ornate ceiling with a nautical theme, though?

Image 121Alexander Hamilton Custom House Collector's Room ceiling. Had to be a bit obnoxious to get this one, setting up a little tripod in the center of a crowded room and actually getting down on the floor to frame it. Who doesn't like a nice ornate ceiling with a nautical theme, though?
Image 122Old Hook Mill

Image 122Old Hook Mill
Image 123Manhattan at night, looking north from Rockefeller Center

Image 123Manhattan at night, looking north from Rockefeller Center
Image 124Ceiling mosaic in the Surrogate's Courthouse

Image 124Ceiling mosaic in the Surrogate's Courthouse
Image 125A [pretty dodgy] bridge along a cliff path at the edge of Makhtesh Ramon

Image 125A [pretty dodgy] bridge along a cliff path at the edge of Makhtesh Ramon
Image 126Lower Manhattan panorama

Image 126Lower Manhattan panorama
Image 127Defunct Chestnut Hill Pumping Station in Boston

Image 127Defunct Chestnut Hill Pumping Station in Boston
Image 128Razor clamshell dress by Alexander McQueen from spring/summer 2001, in the Sleeping Beauties exhibition at The Met

Image 128Razor clamshell dress by Alexander McQueen from spring/summer 2001, in the Sleeping Beauties exhibition at The Met

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