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Gray Catbird

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Red-winged blackbird

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Robin Red Breast

365 Days In Nature - June 9

Birds still feasting on cicada nymph skins.

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Out on a limb

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Walking in the water

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365 Days In Nature - March 25

While it is still well below the normal temperatures for this time of year, today was a bit warmer than it had been (but very overcast), so with camera in hand I walked around my house in search of signs of spring. A robin redbreast was a good sign.

When I came back in to the house, the national weather service issued the following ...

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Sun, Mar 24, 2013, 3:48 PMEDT

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... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT MONDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN UPTON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM MONDAY TO MIDNIGHT EDT MONDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS... PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY... NYC METRO AREA... AND LONG ISLAND.

* HAZARD TYPES... WET SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS... SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AREAS UP TO 4 INCHES.

* WINDS... NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES... IN THE MID 30S.

* VISIBILITIES... LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW BANDING COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN 1 MILE AT TIMES.

* TIMING... LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR... AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A PERIOD OF SNOW BANDING... RESULTING IN MODERATE SNOW... COULD OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.

* IMPACTS... ANY ACCUMULATING WET SNOW ON UNTREATED SURFACES COULD RESULT IN DIFFICULT AND SLIPPERY DRIVING CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET... OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES... AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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