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Tag Archives: Syracuse
Green Lakes State Park, New York State
After my visit to the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, I headed east to Green Lakes State Park. It looked like I might even get a bit of blue sky. After speaking to park staff they suggested that I drive … Continue reading
Posted in New York State, USA
Tagged Adder's tongue, ail des bois, ail sauvage, Allium tricoccum, American trout-lily, arolina Spring Beauty Claytonia caroliana, bloodroot, Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis, blooms, blossoms, Carolina Spring Beauty, Claytonia caroliniana, clearings, Coltsfoot, Coltsfoot Tussilago farfara, Dog's tooth violet, Erythronium americanum, fungus, green lakes state park, New York State, Odocoileus virginianus, open areas, park staff, perennial, plateau, polypore, ramp, ramson, Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Sanguinaria canadensis, Serpent's Tongue, spring onion, spring time, Syracuse, trail markers, trout lily, Trout Lily Erythronium americanum, Tussilago farfara, White-Tailed Deer, White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus, wild garlic, wild leek, Wild leek Allium tricoccum, willows, Yellow Adder's-tongue, Yellow fawn-lily, Yellow Snowdrop
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Rosamond Gifford Zoo, Syracuse, NY
It was Spring, the weather was clearing up a bit and this was my first visit to a zoo since being on safari in Africa six months earlier. Seeing lions and elephants in a zoo setting won’t be the same … Continue reading
Posted in New York State, Syracuse, USA
Tagged Bird of Prey, Breeding pair of Clownfish, Cervus albirostris, Clownfish, Cygnus columbrianus, elephants, Falco peregrinus, higher elevations, Humboldt Penguin, Humboldt Penguin Spheniscus humboldti, lion, lion and lioness, lioness, lions, marine tanks, mountain sheep, Nemo, New York State, Oxyura jamaicensis, penguin, Peregrine Falcon, Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus, Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep, Rosamond Gifford Zoo, rosamond gifford zoo syracuse ny, Ruddy Duck, Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis, safari in africa, sense of humor, serengeti, snail, Spheniscus humboldti, Syracuse, Thorold's White-lipped Deer, Thorold's White-lipped Deer Cervus albirostris, tibet, tigers, tortoise, Tundra Whistling Swan, Tundra Whistling Swan Cygnus columbrianus, twosome, weather, white lipped deer, willow, winter coats, zoo
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Syracuse, New York
After wandering around the many trails of the nearby Beaver Lake Nature Center; getting rained on many times during the day; and then staying up half the night listening to the vicious wind and rain of a passing storm; I … Continue reading
Posted in New York State, USA
Tagged Bank, beaver lake, beaver lake nature center, clinton square, erie canal, First Trust & Deposit Co., fountain, Monument, Nabisco, National Biscuit Company, national heritage corridor, New York State, passing storm, plaques, point in time, public gatherings, rain forecast, rome ny, Soldier & Sailor Monumnet, statue, Street of Shoppes, Syracuse, syracuse new york, Syracuse Turst and Savings Bank, Uneeda Biscuit, wind and rain, woodland trails, wrong turn
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Beaver Lake Nature Center (near to Syracuse, NY)
Beaver Lake State Park is located a few miles from Baldwinsville, NY, which itself is only a short distance from Syracuse.
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Tagged acid loving plants, admission price, Baldwinsville, beaver lake, beaver lake nature center, boardwalk, bog, carnivore, Erythonium americanum, fen, glacial lake, growth patterns, hectic city life, hemlock, hemlock trail, light rain, moss, New York State, observation tower, Odocoileus virginianus, Pitcher Plant, Purple Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea, Spring buds, Syracuse, trout lily, Trout Lily Erythronium americanum, white trillium trilliium grandiflorum, White-Tailed Deer, White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus, woody plant growth
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Baldwinsville, New York
This trip the weather was generally not the best (an understatement). Overcast, marginally above freezing, and every so often a bit of a short-lasting snow shower to break the monotony 🙂
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Tagged Baldwinsville, boating season, buoys, daffodils, dam, diversion structures, early spring, eire canal, Erie Lock # 24, Fire hydrant, First Baptist Curch of Baldwinsville, hydro station, locks United Methodist Church, New York State, New York State Canal, Orange fire hydrant, overcast, police department, Red Mill Inn, rushing water, seneca river, spring flowering bulbs, steel cables, Syracuse, tulips, village of baldwinsville, Wall mural, weir, weirs
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