On butterfly milkweed
Northern Mockingbird, nestling, 1 of 2 on ground among grass. Marine Park area b/w Nature Center & Burnett St, Brooklyn, NY. Adults seen earlier same day (see separate observation) presumably parents. Shown to me by a lady who said parents were feeding the bird on ground.
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NOID wasp - Chrysididae? - on Pycnanthemum muticum, clustered mountain-mint, in my garden, July 2018
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Meloe sp. Trail at Marine Park Salt Marsh, Brooklyn, NY. On pebbly trail, began digging at side of trail, last photo taken 10 min later.
Video of beetle burrowing in ground posted on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxEg_yriNsc