Puzzler4879's photos with the keyword: Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge

Closeup of Eastern Poison Ivy Toxicodendron radicans, shot at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, New York City. This special place is part of the Jamaica Bay Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area. The active compound in the plant's sap that causes the often virulent skin reaction, including rash and blistering is called urushiol. But many birds and other animals eat the plant and its seeds with no ill effect. Learn more about Gateway National Recreation Area by visiting www.nps.gov/gate .

Beautiful white Cherry blossoms (Prunus Sp.) along the West Pond Trail in the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, part of Gateway National Recreation Area. This special place is located in the borough of Queens in New York City. For more information on Gateway and its natural and historical resources and programs, go to: www.nps.gov.gate

A nest box designed for House Wrens, Troglodytes aedon, along the West Pond Trail at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, New York City. These tiny and active insect eating birds often nest under the eaves and in drain pipes of homes. The elongated entrance hole allows the birds to fit nesting material through it.

A flight of Canada Geese coming in for a landing on the West Pond at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, New York. The Refuge is part of Gateway National Recreation Area.

Annual growth rings in a piece of weathered cut wood alongside the Visitor Center of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge is part of Gateway National Recreation Area, New York City's largest National Park System Unit. To learn more about Gateway, go to www.nps.gov/GATE .