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This image of kindred spirits representing the generosity of the Choctaw Tribe is truly a beautiful reminder of how to be in this world. @noiie_bc

The law only established a pilot program. It was slated to happen in an area with the garbage containerization process complete. Like rodenticides, the rat birth control pellets are not expected to work if rats have easy access to trash. Don’t know if the pilot program has actually started yet or if it’s going well. There are also non-rodenticide methods to exterminate rats that are more humane and have fewer or no downstream consequences, but it doesn’t seem these are used in the park. And almost none if not none of the buildings around the park use those safer methods either.

We were pleasantly surprised to see the mysterious Central Park barn owl again over the weekend after incorrectly assuming that it was the one that was rescued from an Upper West Side fire escape a couple months ago. Cont’d #birdcpp #nature #wildlife

September 24 Astoria in The Battery #birdcpp

September 21 Good morning, Astoria! #birdcpp

September 20 Sleepy turkey #birdcpp

I've been thrilled to see this Great Blue Heron on the Harlem Meer recently. Look at that magnificent wingspan! 💙💜💙 #Herons #CentralPark #birdcpp

August 17 Astoria in The Battery on a beautiful sunny day #birdcpp

I spotted a young Great Blue Heron fishing just after dawn at Central Park's Pool this week. I love how it looks suspended in mid-air in this shot. 🥰🥰🥰 #Heron #CentralPark #birdcpp

Happy International Owl Awareness Day! This is a previously unpublished photo of Flaco the owl from two years ago today. He is pictured on a favorite branch by Central Park’s Reservoir. The branch fell in a storm a while ago but the fond memories remain. Cont’d #birdcpp

Teacher explains how she banned AI from her English classes last year and Why she will Keep doing so edutopia.org/article/bannin…

“What’s going on around here?” #birdcpp

Spotted a Ruby-throated Hummingbird this morning in the Berkshires. I guess he spotted me too! 😂😂😂 #Hummingbird #Berkshires #Birding

May 23 Astoria in Battery Park #birdcpp

May 10 Astoria in Battery Park #birdcpp

May 5 “Is it safe?” #birdcpp

What a magical birding day, an Indigo Bunting taking a sip and birdbath in the Loch #birdcpp #birdphotography #nikonphotography #birdtwitter

May 1 “Welcome to the park. My name is Astoria.” #birdcpp

A ghost owl hunting in Central Park late last night. Barn owls are rare in the park, but one has been sighted occasionally for several weeks now. This was my first sighting of the owl. What a pleasant surprise! 👻🦉 #birds #birdcpp

A surfboard maker was stunned to find that his retro Volkswagen van survived the deadly Palisades fire. trib.al/FUB3XW9