Photos From the Field

The Bronx River is so much more beautiful and serene than I would have guessed. Strongly recommend getting out there for a paddle!

The Bronx River is so much more beautiful and serene than I would have guessed. Strongly recommend getting out there for a paddle!

Get to know the Bronx River!

Get to know the Bronx River!

PROTECT PIGEONS!

PROTECT PIGEONS!

From the pigeon hospital on the Upper West Side.

From the pigeon hospital on the Upper West Side.

From the pigeon hospital on the Upper West Side.

From the pigeon hospital on the Upper West Side.

This is a former dump in Staten Island.

This is a former dump in Staten Island.

Railroad Park in Queens where a dang coyote lives.

Railroad Park in Queens where a dang coyote lives.

Ladybug living her best life at Cadman Plaza.

Ladybug living her best life at Cadman Plaza.

Steve Duncan (the real life Eli Cash?!) popping open a Greenwich Village manhole cover to reveal the streaming Minetta Brook below.

Steve Duncan (the real life Eli Cash?!) popping open a Greenwich Village manhole cover to reveal the streaming Minetta Brook below.

BUILD THE QUEENSWAY!

BUILD THE QUEENSWAY!

Baby geese at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Baby geese at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge.

New Yorkers flocking out to see the mandarin duck, aka the gucci duck

New Yorkers flocking out to see the mandarin duck, aka the gucci duck

The view from Dead Horse Bay.

The view from Dead Horse Bay.

The Cat Cafe in Brooklyn Heights.

The Cat Cafe in Brooklyn Heights.

A wood duck

A wood duck

Swinburne Island, home of hella seals.

Swinburne Island, home of hella seals.

Real birders looking for the female painted bunting in Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Real birders looking for the female painted bunting in Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Two ducks considering the Gownaus Canal in Brooklyn.

Two ducks considering the Gownaus Canal in Brooklyn.

Shipworm ravaged pilings at Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Shipworm ravaged pilings at Brooklyn Bridge Park.

One fine ass pigeon.

One fine ass pigeon.

Hella seagulls at Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Hella seagulls at Brooklyn Bridge Park.

The same former dump.

The same former dump.

Red tail hawk chilling at Brooklyn Bridge Park

Red tail hawk chilling at Brooklyn Bridge Park

The author stands atop recycled oyster shells on Governor’s Island.

The author stands atop recycled oyster shells on Governor’s Island.

There’s a much bigger “high line” out in Queens.

There’s a much bigger “high line” out in Queens.

Careful out there, folks.

Careful out there, folks.

One of New York City’s two bee cops attending a swarm in Times Square.

One of New York City’s two bee cops attending a swarm in Times Square.

The mandarin duck in Central Park.

The mandarin duck in Central Park.

Glass Bottle Beach at Dead Horse Bay.

Glass Bottle Beach at Dead Horse Bay.

The mandarin duck among normie ducks.

The mandarin duck among normie ducks.

Heron in Central Park

Heron in Central Park

Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

An unattended chicken I saw the last night I lived in Chinatown back in 2013.

An unattended chicken I saw the last night I lived in Chinatown back in 2013.

A raccoon on Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights.

A raccoon on Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights.

The extant Tibbetts Brook in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.

The extant Tibbetts Brook in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx.

More from the pigeon hospital on the Upper West Side.

More from the pigeon hospital on the Upper West Side.