Best of the Fortnight

Here's a selection of my photos taken during the first official week of spring. I've included several images of recent blooming plants:

Immature Cooper's Hawk bathing, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

Mourning Cloak, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

American Robin singing at dawn, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

Blue Jay pondering a large treat, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

Western Meadowlark, Bush Terminal Park, Brooklyn, NY

'Alexandrina' Saucer Magnolia, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

Sweetgum tree, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

Forsythia flowers & fly, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

Eastern Bluebird, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

Pine Warbler, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

Star magnolia, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

Wilson's Snipe hiding in plain sight, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY

Spring Beauty, Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY