Phoenix Art Gallery, Bellport

Muttontown Preserve, a photo by Alida's Photos on Flickr.

This photo is for sale, on canvas, 14x14", at the Phoenix Gallery, Bellport. Canvas wrapped and ready to hang, profits go to the Brookhaven Arts Council.

Click here for address and directions:

http://www.phoenixartsgallery.com/directions.html

Hope you will stop by and see the amazing photography of NWPLI, the Nature and Wildlife Photographers of Long Island.

Thank you!

Muttontown Preserve

Muttontown Preserve, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

This was my first visit to the Muttontown Preserve.

We went to the Preserve today to take photos of wildflowers and were disappointed.

The drought has the meadow very brown and dry and almost void of flowers.

Also, I was surprised at the maintenance at the Nassau County Muttontown Preserve.

The trails were not groomed and we had to walk through high grass with poison ivy.

I guess it is kept as natural as possible, after all, it is a "preserve" and as wild as you would expect of undeveloped Long Island land.

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Fire Island Monarch

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monarch butterfly migration

monarch butterfly, originally uploaded by Alida's Photos.

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The Monarch Butterfly population is on its way.

Monarchs are known for their lengthy migration to Mexico. 

In North America they make southward migrations starting in August until the first frost.

This week, on Fire Island, large groups of the Monarch were seen flying over the dunes on their way.

To read more about them, click here.

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