Snapping Turtle, Native Plant Garden, NYBG 6/19

Chipmunk, CP

Spring's Blush

Potter's Field on Hart Island. The white markers hold the graves of many. The red brick buildings are haunting jail and mental institution now abandoned.

Summer lulls off the beach

Snapping turtle and frank

On my tours at NYBG I am often asked if we have beavers. The answer is yes, we do! Beavers (Castor canadensis) are basically active in the early morning or late afternoon. Muskrats, (Ondatra zibethicus), have a round long tail, not flat and do resemble beavers, Both are members of the rodent family. You can see the muskrats at the Twin Lakes and look for beavers on the Bronx River. 

Muskrat on Twin Lakes

Muskrat on Twin Lakes