Jackie Perazzo
June 5, 2020
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american robin, backyard birding, barn swallow, bird feeder, bird feeders, bird house, birdbath, blue jay, cdc, colored pencil, common Grackle, covid, drawing, european starling, garden, happy birding!, home, house sparrow, long island, long island birding, long island hiking, long island ny, long island parks, long island photography, nature study, northern cardinal, overcrowding, pandemic, Pond, prismacolor, quarentine, rioting, social distancing, studies, White-throated Sparrow, wild turkey, wood duck
Hey everyone, my anxiety has been growing as the weeks keep passing without me posting a new article. Sadly my recovery is forever rockier and SLOWER than I had ever imagined it would be. That, plus COVID precautions, parks being…
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Jackie Perazzo
April 11, 2020
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alaska, alligators, amusement park, anhinga, audobon.org, august, bird photography, birding, birthday, Black-bellied Whistling-Duck, boardwalk, Boat-tailed Grackle, coronavirus, COVID19, disney, disney world, double-crested cormorant, epcot, Eurasian Collared Dove, family, family friendly, family reunion, florida, Frozen, giraffes, great egret, happy birding!, hotel, house sparrow, Life Bird, life list, lifebird, lifelist, lifer, limpkin, mallard, mallard duck, mallard ducks, Mallards, medical concerns, mourning dove, my camera, Non-Long Island, orlando, osprey, paris, park, photography, rain, resort, Revisit, rides, signs, snail kite, snakes, spring, summer, summer vacation, sunrise, thunderstorm, trattoria al forno, virus, white ibis, white-crowned pigeon
Hey guys, welcome back and happy spring! As I mentioned in my last article, today I will be telling you about one of the three trips I took last summer, this one being to Disney World in Orlando Florida in…
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Jackie Perazzo
March 29, 2020
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alaska, alaska nature and wildlife expedition, alaskan salmon bake, american crow, american dipper, american robin, arctic tern, bald eagle, barn swallow, bear, belted kingfisher, bird photography, birding, black-legged kittiwake, boat tour, bonaparts gull, brown bear, bus, canada, canada geese, canada goose, Canadian Goose, chilkoot lake, chilkoot river, common merganser, common murre, common raven, crew, cruise, dark-eyed junco, dead horse trail, double-crested cormorant, european starling, excursions, family, fish weir, folk music, glacier, glacier bay national park, glaucous-winged gull, goats, great blue heron, guard island, guard island lighthouse, guillemot, happy birding!, harbor seal, hiking, hiking trail, hiking trails, historic, horned puffin, house sparrow, juneau, juneau alaska, ketchikan, ketchikan alaska, klondike highway, klondike summit, Life Bird, life list, lifebird, lifelist, lifer, lighthouse, lighthouse totems and eagles boat tour, marbled murrelet, medical concerns, mendenhall glacier, mew gull, moore bridge, mother-in-law, mountain goat, mountains, muskeg, national park, Non-Long Island, old brackett wagon road, otter, pacific loon, photography, pigeon guillemot, pine siskin, pitchfork falls, port, princess cruises, puffin, red-throated loon, river otter, rock pigeon, ruby-crowned kinglet, salmon, salmon creek, seal, seal watch, seals, short hike, skagway, sled dogs, song sparrow, spawning, special entry, spotted sandpiper, st. elias range, staff, stay healthy, summer, surf scoter, swainsons thrush, temperate rainforest, totem bright state park, tour, tourguide, tufted puffin, vacation, vallenar rocks wildlife viewing area, wagner mine, water, waterfall, whale watching, whales, white pass scenic railway, white pass summit, white-winged scoter, wildlife, woods, yellow-rumped warbler
Welcome back, everyone! Today I will be telling you all about some birding I did a little bit outside of Long Island… ok, pretty far outside Long Island! I know this blog is primarily about the joy of exploring and…
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Jackie Perazzo
March 14, 2020
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american crow, american robin, animals, apple orchard, barn animals, barn swallow, blue jay, bugs, bullfrogs, butterfly garden, canada geese, canada goose, Canadian Goose, Cedar Waxwing, chipmunk, chipping sparrow, doe, eastern chipmunk, eastern cottontail, eastern towhee, european starling, farm, farm animals, favorite, field, field guide, flora, flowering trees, fountain, frog, frogs, goats, grass, grassland, grassy field, gray catbird, green frog, happy birding!, highly recommended, house sparrow, house wren, hoyt farm nature preserve, hummingbird garden, indigo bunting, lawn, lawns, limited parking, long island, long island birding, long island hiking, long island ny, long island parks, long island photography, loop, loop trail, mallard, mallard duck, mallard ducks, Mallards, mother-in-law, mud, nature preserve, nest, nesting box, northern cardinal, orchard, painted signs, painted turtle, painted turtles, parking, parking fee, parking for town residents only, parking lot, part 2, part II, pay to park, petting zoo, Pond, ponds, recommend, recommended, red-bellied woodpecker, red-eared slider, refrences, resident parking only, Revisit, smithtown, street parking, sunfish, trail, trail map, trail maps, trails, Tufted Titmouse, turtle, turtles, water, white-tailed deer, yellow warbler
Hello again and welcome back everyone! As promised todays article will be the Part II to the Hoyt Farm Nature Preserve in Smithtown, NY. Steven and I were so in love with this park that we decided to return the…
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Jackie Perazzo
March 7, 2020
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amazing, american robin, animals, apple orchard, apple trees, baltimore oriole, barns, bird calls, birdhouses, Black-capped Chickadee, blue jay, buildings, butterfly garden, canada geese, canada goose, Canadian Goose, cannons, chicken, childrens parks, chipmunk, chipping sparrow, common yellowthroat, decorative, dragonflies, dragonfly, eastern chipmunks, eastern wood-pewee, engaging, european starling, family friendly, farm, farm animals, fauna, favorite, field, flags, flora, fountain, garden, goats, goldfish, grassy field, gray catbird, green frog, Hairy Woodpecker, highly recommended, hiking trail, house sparrow, hoyt farm, hoyt farm nature preserve, information building, information signs, largemouth bass, lawns, Life Bird, life list, lifebird, lifelist, lifer, long island, long island birding, long island hiking, long island ny, long island parks, long island photography, magnolia warbler, mallard, mallard duck, mallard ducks, Mallards, memorial, moths, mud, nature preserve, nesting box, northern cardinal, once is not enough, orchard, owls, painted signs, painted turtle, painted turtles, park employees, park staff, park workers, parking fee, parking for town residents only, parking lot, petting zoo, pig, pine barrons, pirate ship, play places, Pond, puddle, puddles, rabbit, red-eared slider, red-eyed vireo, resident parking only, Revisit, rides, rose-breasted grosbeak, smithtown, staff, staff building, street parking, sunfish, thoughtful, trail, trail map, water, water tower, wildlife, yellow warbler
Welcome back everyone, I am so excited to tell you all about this weeks adventure! Back in late May 2019 Steven and I went on a trip to Hoyt Farm Nature Preserve in Smithtown, NY. We were completely unfamiliar with…
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Jackie Perazzo
February 29, 2020
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american robin, baltimore oriole, blue jay, bridge, chain-link fence, common Grackle, disappointed, gray catbird, harrison pond town park, house sparrow, information signs, kings park, kings park psychiatric center, limited parking, limited trail, long island, long island birding, long island hiking, long island ny, long island parks, long island photography, mute swan, nissequogue river, parking for town residents only, parking lot, picnic table, Pond, raccoon, red-bellied woodpecker, stream, tow away, town park, Tufted Titmouse, very small, woods, yellow warbler
Welcome back, everyone! Today I will be telling you all about a trip I took back in mid-May of 2019 to Harrison Pond Town Park. To be completely honest with you, I am not even completely sure how I heard…
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Jackie Perazzo
February 22, 2020
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american black duck, american goldfinch, american robin, atlantic brant, barn swallow, bathrooms, beach, beautiful, benches, black-and-white warbler, blue jay, brant, breathtaking, brown thrasher, buildings, canada geese, canada goose, Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve, chipmunk, chipping sparrow, common Grackle, crabapple trees, daffodils, dandelions, eastern chipmunk, equestrian center, european starling, favorite, flowering trees, flowers, garden, gray catbird, highly recommended, hill, historic, horses, house sparrow, jetty, lawns, Life Bird, life list, lifebird, lifer, lloyd harbor, lloyd harbor equestrian center, long island, long island birding, long island hiking, long island ny, long island parks, long island photography, long island sound, mansion, marshall field estate, mute swan, northern cardinal, northern mockingbird, northern waterthrush, ocean, old, osprey, ovenbird, painted turtle, painted turtles, park staff, parking, parking fee, parking lot, paved trail, pay to park, Pond, preserve, rain, rainy, recommend, recommended, red-bellied woodpecker, red-tailed hawk, red-winged Blackbird, Revisit, savannah sparrow, State Park, statues, Ticks, trees, variety, veery, White-throated Sparrow, woods
Welcome back, everyone. I truly am so excited to tell you all about a trip I took back in early May of 2019 to Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve. This was Steven and my first time visiting this park and…
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Jackie Perazzo
February 15, 2020
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american robin, beach, benches, boardwalk, butterflies, clean, common Grackle, common tern, Deer, double-crested cormorant, dunes, easy walk, empire pass, events, family friendly, fauna, flaura, gray catbird, great black-backed gull, gulls, handicapped accessable, herring gull, history, house finch, house sparrow, iconic, information signs, lighthouse, long island, long island birding, long island hiking, long island ny, long island parks, long island photography, marsh, northern cardinal, northern mockingbird, ocean, parking lot, pay to park, pier, recommend, recommended, red-winged Blackbird, reeds, Revisit, robert moses state park, sand, shorebirds, signs, solo safe, song sparrow, spring, State Park, stream, tick station, Ticks, trail, variety, views, water reeds, white-tailed deer, White-throated Sparrow, year-round
Welcome back, everyone! Today I am going to talk to you all about a trip I took back on April 30, 2019, to a place I’m sure all Long Islanders are very familiar with, Robert Moses State Park! I’m sorry,…
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Jackie Perazzo
February 8, 2020
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american robin, anglers, bethpage state park, blue jay, bridge, canada geese, canada goose, carp, chipping sparrow, crappies, creek, cyclists, dogs, double-crested cormorant, ducks, eggs, fishermen, fishing, flowers, free parking, giant killer ants, great blue heron, great egret, house sparrow, information signs, joggers, lake, largemouth bass, LIRR, long island, long island birding, long island hiking, long island ny, long island parks, long island photography, mallard, Mallards, massapequa, massapequa creek, massapequa reservoir, massapequa train station, mourning dove, mute swan, nest, northern cardinal, parking, parking lot, pga tour, Pond, rainbow trout, recommend, recommended, red-winged Blackbird, Revisit, ruby-crowned kinglet, signs, snapping turtle, song sparrow, spring, stream, trail map, trails, turtles, water, yellow-rumped warbler
Welcome back, everyone! I have a great park to tell you all about this week, my recent trip to the Massapequa Reservoir located directly off of Sunrise Highway and just east of the Massapequa Train Station. It was a gorgeous…
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Jackie Perazzo
May 26, 2019
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american crow, american robin, american wigeon, black scoter, Black-capped Chickadee, blackpoll warbler, block island, brown creeper, cab, canada goose, cape may warbler, Cedar Waxwing, common eider, cow cove, donation, double-crested cormorant, eastern pheobe, eastern towhee, european starling, fall, fall migration, ferry, gray catbird, great black-backed gull, great cormorant, herring gull, hodge family wildlife preserve, hotel, house sparrow, inn, krystal penguin inn, Life Bird, lifebird, lifelist, lifer, lighthouse, long island duck, merlin, migration, monarch butterfly, museum, mute swan, Non-Long Island, north lighthouse, northern flicker, northern harrier, northern mockingbird, northern rough-winged swallow, overnight, palm warbler, pine warbler, red-bellied woodpecker, red-breasted nuthatch, Revisit, rhode island, ruddy duck, sachem pond, sacred labyrinth, savannah sparrow, seal, seals, semipalmated plover, semipalmated sandpiper, settlers rock, song sparrow, taxi, trip, White-breasted Nuthatch, white-winged scoter, yellow-bellied sapsucker, yellow-rumped warbler
Welcome back, everyone! I’m going to be honest with you, I think I have been trying to avoid writing this entry. Don’t misunderstand, my trip to Block Island was AMAZING! Everything I could have hoped for and more, but when…
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