Best of Long Island Wildlife Photography 7-6-2018

By Brian Doherty

I have been a member of LIWP Group since 2015. In that time, I have met lots of great people and also discovered many beautiful places on Long Island for observing and photographing wildlife. Here are a couple of my favorite spots for each season:

Winter

Jones Beach West End (Horned lark, Snow bunting, Harlequin duck, Purple Sandpiper, Northern Gannet, …)
EPCAL (Northern harrier, Red-tailed hawk, Eastern bluebird, Eastern meadowlark, …)

Spring

Elizabeth Morton Wildlife Refuge (Wild Turkey, Black-capped Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, White-breasted Nuthatch, Warbler migration …)
Sands Point Preserve (Warbler migration, Green Heron, Frogs, Turtles, …)

Summer

Avalon Preserve and Avalon Lake (Ring-necked pheasants, Indigo Bunting, Common Yellowthroat, Frogs, Turtles…)
Nickerson Beach (Piping plover, Oystercatcher, Common tern, Black skimmer, …)

Fall

Robert Moses #5 (Monarch butterfly, Whitetail deer, Raptors migration, Warbler migration, …)
Jones Beach West End (Warblers migration, Raptor migration, Mosquitoes, …)