More stunning photos of the local wildlife from David Cohen: “I walked, carefully, along Broad Branch Road and the tributary to Rock Creek that runs alongside it. In the stretch between Davenport and Brandywine Streets, I found a wood duck pair in the creek, the impossibly Technicolor male and his more restrained mate.” If these […]
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Backyard Nature: Photos of our wild neighbors
Photographer and Forest Hills neighbor David Cohen has a knack for finding wildlife. And sometimes they have a knack for finding him. Cohen recently shared photos from jaunts to Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge and Huntley Meadows Park. The following photos highlight the beauty we can find right outside our doors. Cohen writes: In Forest Hills, […]
Neighbors Recommend: Huntley Meadows Park
David Cohen writes: A woman who has known my wife Ruth since high school saw a few of my wildlife photos. She recommended that I visit Huntley Meadows Park (3701 Lockheed Blvd, Alexandria, VA 22306). I had never heard of it. A 45-minute drive from Forest Hills, the park extends for more than 1,500 acres. […]
2015 Flashback: Our wild life
We bid farewell to 2015 with a collection of stories about our wildest neighbors: The flora and fauna of the forest and even our own backyards. Marking the seasons: See the beauty of our parks wrapped in snow and ice, the blossoms of spring, the seeds of fall… and the blossoms of winter? Wonderful wildlife […]
Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s just one thing DC residents can be thankful for
More terrific nature photos from David Cohen, who writes: In the spirit of Thanksgiving, permit me to give thanks for the marvelous parks inside the District of Columbia! Here are five autumn images from the National Arboretum. Taken on October 6, 2015, they include a northern mockingbird. By the way, the National Arboretum (3501 New […]
Neighbors Recommend: Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens in the fall
More wonderful wildlife photos from neighbor David Cohen. He writes: Forest Hills Connection has highlighted the glories of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens several times, most recently in a wonderful July 2015 post by Marlene Berlin. These posts appropriately urge people to relish the peak blooming season over the summer. As we head into fall, though, I’d […]
Backyard nature: These tigers don’t roar
From David Cohen, more wonderful photos of the natural world just outside our doorsteps: I passed colorful fluttering on my daily walks with our dog that seemed to concentrate on a particular corner and bush. At last I brought my camera. From Erna Marcus, longtime Murch Elementary School teacher and neighborhood naturalist, I learned that […]
Backyard nature: When a new stream opened, these neighbors moved in
More wonderful wildlife photos from David Cohen. He writes: A goal of the stream daylighting at the intersection of Fessenden Street and Broad Branch Terrace, NW, formally opened last October, was to encourage flora and fauna. I think these photos… show the project is meeting the goal. The bird, according to the Cornell Laboratory of […]
Photos: Fawns of Forest Hills
David Cohen found this doe and two fawns grazing in his yard recently. When I stepped onto our back porch, they went into an alert. I was able to take several photos before they ran off. Our house adjoins parkland. Even so, I marvel that these deer posed for me inside the District of Columbia. […]