Favoritos de mollyopsis

One of a dozen pairs seen.

Foraging individual on shore flew here several times. Once to chase a crow away. Another American Oystercatcher could be glimpsed here, so probably a nest.

not sure if I'll be able to tell which Rorippa this is, seeing as the flowers are largely undeveloped. growing right at the shore of the artificial lake

Foraging at apple/Malus flowers.

Marine Park, Brooklyn.

A bruiser.

Acting like a recent runaway; second time I've seen this one in area. Sitting in prime bird habitat, which is of course silent with this invasive predator here.

Once considered a NYS rare species, now thought to be more weedy opportunist expanding its range. Possibly planted

On rock; underleaves two-lobed; ventral lobes plain, not inflated

Long Island City, Queens. Cobblestone Courtyard. Neglected flower bed & fissures between cement squares. Going with iN’s identification but not sure if correct.

Marine Park,Brooklyn. Grassy areas near Nature Center, especially under trees.

Wider overlapping lobes. Row of differentiated ocelli, “bucket” shaped lower leaves evident under scope. Growing on outcrop of Shawangunk conglomerate.

Green shade form on Quercus rubra with >250 annual rings.

With an interesting fungus on the leaves

For the fungus, see
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/151489226

Unistratose at leaf shoulders

on loose, very wet soil

On Scarlet Oak/Q. coccinea

Trailcam

Trailcam

Ocean ~160' deep attached to old fishing gear

A couple of rogue individuals in a protected overhang ≈12m depth

Star-flowered lily-of-the-valley (Maianthemum stellatum), Ice Meadows, Hudson River Recreation Area, Warrensburg, NY, June 2023

Rock spikemoss (Selaginella rupestris), Ice Meadows, Hudson River Recreation Area, Warrensburg, NY, June 2023

Lotta snake with missing tip of tail.

Growing wild at roadside.

on Ketona Dolomite