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Nature Minute video: The Sordid Lives of the White-throated Sparrow
Biologist Kelly Rypkema introduces us to a secret benefit to birdwatching – dating advice. Trouble viewing? Watch on YouTube instead.
Posted in Animal Behavior, Birds, Habitats of City Wildlife, Mating and Courtship, Spring, Videos
Tagged Bird behavior, Bird courtship, Bird facts, bird song, Bird sounds, birding, birds, Birds in the park, Birds mate, birdwatching, City birds, Color morph, Nature and wildlife, Nature in a New York Minute, nature in the city, nature minute, sparrow, Sparrow bird, White-throated sparrow
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Whazzat Bird?
While photographing the first flush of spring, I was surprised to find this bird in my viewfinder. I think of them more as a woodland bird, but here he was smushed in the confines of my tiny city park. Maybe more »
Nature Minute video: Woodpeckers leave their mark on NYC – and feed city wildlife
Without leaves to block our view, winter is an excellent time to take a peek into the lives of city animals and see the daily challenges they face. One type of woodpecker has drilled very distinctive designs throughout NYC’s parks more »
Posted in Animal Behavior, Birds, Fall, Habitats of City Wildlife, Trees, Videos, Winter
Tagged about animals, city animals, city wildlife, Green News, kelly rypkema, nature, Nature And Science, Nature in a New York Minute, nature minute, new york wildlife, Park, Parks, Science And Nature, tree sap, urban wildlife, video, what birds eat, what do birds eat, what do squirrels eat, what squirrels eat, what woodpeckers eat, wildlife in the city, wildlife watching, woodpecker, woodpecker facts, woodpecker holes, woodpeckers, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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Ask the Naturalist: Why do Hummingbirds Like Sapsuckers? A Nature Minute Video
If one species of animal can love another, then surely hummingbirds love sapsuckers. Find out why in this short video annotation. And see our episode: “Woodpeckers leave their mark on NYC” for the full story.
Posted in Animal Behavior, Birds, Communication, Fall, Habitats of City Wildlife, Spiders and Insects, Trees, Videos, Winter
Tagged about animals, bird migration, city animals, city wildlife, Green News, kelly rypkema, nature, Nature And Science, Nature in a New York Minute, nature minute, new york wildlife, Park, Parks, Science And Nature, tree sap, urban wildlife, video, what birds eat, what do birds eat, what do hummingbirds eat, what hummingbirds eat, what woodpeckers eat, wildlife in the city, wildlife watching, woodpecker, woodpecker facts, woodpecker holes, woodpeckers, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
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Nature Minute makes the HuffPost
Nature Minute episodes will now be appearing in the Huffington Post Green section. Find them by becoming a Fan of Kelly Rypkema (that’s me!), and please comment, tweet, or share the posts. With enough activity, we might get featured – more »
Posted in News
Tagged Huffington Post, HuffPost, kelly rypkema, Nature in a New York Minute, nature minute
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Burdock, a Nature in a New York Minute video
A plant quietly grows in our city that incited a revolution in how we fasten things together. Host Kelly Rypkema shows us what it looks like and shares this story of nature-inspired design involving Swiss engineer George de Mestral, some more »
Posted in Fall, Nature by the Seasons, People and Nature, Plants, Videos
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Behind the Scenes of the next Nature Minute
While on set, one of the crew gets a little stuck on nature, and needs some rescuing with help from Kelly Rypkema. New Nature in a New York Minute released on Thursday. Check back to see what the sticky business more »
Posted in News, Photos
Tagged Behind the Scenes, burdock, kelly rypkema, Nature in a New York Minute, nature minute
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School Greens teens need your Vote to win a $1000 grant
The high school students featured in our last Nature Minute episode have entered the Make Food More Awesome Challenge. Their ranking – and their win – depend on the # of votes they get. We hope you’ll vote so they more »
Posted in News
Tagged garden, gardening, green living, green roof, nature minute, North Star Academy, rooftop garden, School Greens, urban garden, vegetable garden
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School Greens in the news
The latest episode of Nature Minute is featured on EdibleSchoolyard.org. Stay tuned next week for your chance to vote for these students and their club, School Greens, to help them win a $1000 grant to continue bringing healthy food and more »
Strawberry Fields
While stretching before a workout in Central Park, I was delighted to find myself face to face with a strawberry growing wild….Okay, I lie. It wasn’t really a strawberry, but a mock strawberry. (And I wasn’t really in Strawberry Fields more »
Posted in News, Photos
Tagged Central Park, mock strawberry, nature minute, nature up close, New York City, strawberry, strawberry fields
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