Pam Chasek
@paminnyc.bsky.social
Professor at Manhattan University (College), bird photographer, environmentalist, Earth Negotiations Bulletin co-founder and editor, mother and New Yorker
Positive photo day 2106: In honor of the #WinterSolstice in the Northern Hemisphere, I hereby delare this week to be Yellow Bird Week to bring some light and brightness into our lives. Today's #bird 🪶 is a Yellow Warbler I saw in #CentralPark last spring. #birdphotography #naturephotography #NYC
December 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Positive photo day 2106: In honor of the #WinterSolstice in the Northern Hemisphere, I hereby delare this week to be Yellow Bird Week to bring some light and brightness into our lives. Today's #bird 🪶 is a Yellow Warbler I saw in #CentralPark last spring. #birdphotography #naturephotography #NYC
Positive photo day 2105: For the last day of Blue Bird Week, here are a pair of Eastern Bluebirds that I saw in #Vermont during my visit in August 2023. #birds 🪶 #birdphotography #travelphotography #wildlifephotography
December 20, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Positive photo day 2105: For the last day of Blue Bird Week, here are a pair of Eastern Bluebirds that I saw in #Vermont during my visit in August 2023. #birds 🪶 #birdphotography #travelphotography #wildlifephotography
Positive photo day 2104: Today's Blue Bird Week photo is one of the many Tree Swallows that come to Van Cortlandt Park to nest each spring. #birds 🪶 of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Positive photo day 2104: Today's Blue Bird Week photo is one of the many Tree Swallows that come to Van Cortlandt Park to nest each spring. #birds 🪶 of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
Positive photo day 2103: Blue Bird Week continues with a California Scrub Jay that I saw in Big Morango Canyon Preserve in January 2023. #birds 🪶 of #California #birdphotography #naturephotography #travelphotography
December 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Positive photo day 2103: Blue Bird Week continues with a California Scrub Jay that I saw in Big Morango Canyon Preserve in January 2023. #birds 🪶 of #California #birdphotography #naturephotography #travelphotography
Positive photo day 2102: Blue Bird Week continues with a Blue-footed Boobie I saw on San Cristóbal Island in the #Galápagos in 2018. #birds 🪶 #birdphotography #travelphotography #wildlifephotography
December 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Positive photo day 2102: Blue Bird Week continues with a Blue-footed Boobie I saw on San Cristóbal Island in the #Galápagos in 2018. #birds 🪶 #birdphotography #travelphotography #wildlifephotography
Positive photo day 2101: Blue Bird Week continues. Today's bird is a Western Bluebird from Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in #LosAngeles in January 2023. #birds 🪶of #California #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
December 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Positive photo day 2101: Blue Bird Week continues. Today's bird is a Western Bluebird from Sepulveda Basin Wildlife Reserve in #LosAngeles in January 2023. #birds 🪶of #California #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
Positive photo day 2100: Blue Bird Week continues with one of my favorite Great Blue Heron photos of 2025. This one was from March in Van Cortlandt Park. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #herons @vcpalliance.bsky.social
December 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Positive photo day 2100: Blue Bird Week continues with one of my favorite Great Blue Heron photos of 2025. This one was from March in Van Cortlandt Park. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #herons @vcpalliance.bsky.social
Positive photo day 2099: The sadness of two mass shootings, and the promise of #Hanukkah and fresh #snow ❄️make it a morning of mixed emotions. Amidst everything, I hearby declare this week Blue Bird Week, starting with a Blue Jay in the snow. #birds 🪶 #birdphotography #naturephotography
December 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Positive photo day 2099: The sadness of two mass shootings, and the promise of #Hanukkah and fresh #snow ❄️make it a morning of mixed emotions. Amidst everything, I hearby declare this week Blue Bird Week, starting with a Blue Jay in the snow. #birds 🪶 #birdphotography #naturephotography
Positive photo day 2098: As Red Bird Week concludes, here is a Red-shouldered Hawk from Van Cortlandt Park. Stay tuned for next week's theme. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #hawks @vcpalliance.bsky.social
December 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Positive photo day 2098: As Red Bird Week concludes, here is a Red-shouldered Hawk from Van Cortlandt Park. Stay tuned for next week's theme. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #hawks @vcpalliance.bsky.social
Positive photo day 2097: It's Friday and by the end of the day, hopefully, all my grades will be submitted & the Fall 2025 semester will be over. As Red Bird Week continues, here is a Redheadseen in Van Cortlandt Park in 2023. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #ducks @vcpalliance.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Positive photo day 2097: It's Friday and by the end of the day, hopefully, all my grades will be submitted & the Fall 2025 semester will be over. As Red Bird Week continues, here is a Redheadseen in Van Cortlandt Park in 2023. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #ducks @vcpalliance.bsky.social
Positive photo day 2096: Red Bird Week continues with a Red-breasted Nuthatch eating suet in Van Cortlandt Park last January. It may not be as "red" as the other birds this week but it counts. :) #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
December 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Positive photo day 2096: Red Bird Week continues with a Red-breasted Nuthatch eating suet in Van Cortlandt Park last January. It may not be as "red" as the other birds this week but it counts. :) #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
Positive photo day 2095: So this week has become "red" week as all the photos I have shared from Van Cortlandt Park have had some red feathers. Today's bird is the Downy Woodpecker -- just a tiny bit of red, but it counts. #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Positive photo day 2095: So this week has become "red" week as all the photos I have shared from Van Cortlandt Park have had some red feathers. Today's bird is the Downy Woodpecker -- just a tiny bit of red, but it counts. #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
Positive photo day 2094: While I took this photo of a House Finch in January 2024 in Van Cortlandt Park, it well below freezing this morning so another puffy bird seemed appropriate. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Positive photo day 2094: While I took this photo of a House Finch in January 2024 in Van Cortlandt Park, it well below freezing this morning so another puffy bird seemed appropriate. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
Positive photo day 2093: A Northern Cardinal wearing its puffy coat on a cold morning in Van Cortlandt Park. #birds 🪶 of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #winter @vcpalliance.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Positive photo day 2093: A Northern Cardinal wearing its puffy coat on a cold morning in Van Cortlandt Park. #birds 🪶 of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #winter @vcpalliance.bsky.social
Positive photo day 2092: Red-bellied Woodpeckers are all over Van Cortlandt Park in the #winter. Here is one from January 2024 as I continue digging through the archives until I can go back to the park again. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
December 7, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Positive photo day 2092: Red-bellied Woodpeckers are all over Van Cortlandt Park in the #winter. Here is one from January 2024 as I continue digging through the archives until I can go back to the park again. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
Positive photo day 2091: I'm never sure if they are posing for the camera or, more likely, begging for food. I always have the former in Van Cortlandt Park but rarely the latter. No #birds 🪶today. Just #squirrels #wildlifephotography #Bronx #NYC @vcpalliance.bsky.social
December 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Positive photo day 2091: I'm never sure if they are posing for the camera or, more likely, begging for food. I always have the former in Van Cortlandt Park but rarely the latter. No #birds 🪶today. Just #squirrels #wildlifephotography #Bronx #NYC @vcpalliance.bsky.social
Positive photo day 2090: While Northern Shovelers don't mate for life, they stay together longer than most dabbling ducks. This pair was wintering in Van Cortlandt Park. #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Positive photo day 2090: While Northern Shovelers don't mate for life, they stay together longer than most dabbling ducks. This pair was wintering in Van Cortlandt Park. #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
Positive photo day 2089: One morning last December I was taking a photo of female Cardinal in Van Cortlandt Park when a White-throated Sparrow photobombed me. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Positive photo day 2089: One morning last December I was taking a photo of female Cardinal in Van Cortlandt Park when a White-throated Sparrow photobombed me. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
Positive photo day 2088: Portrait of a Song Sparrow. I found this one in November 2022 in Van Cortlandt Park -- yes, I'm digging deep into the archives while my wings are clipped. #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Positive photo day 2088: Portrait of a Song Sparrow. I found this one in November 2022 in Van Cortlandt Park -- yes, I'm digging deep into the archives while my wings are clipped. #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
Positive photo day 2087: As I continue to review my old photos, I found this male Green-winged Teal in #CentralPark from December 2023. The Green-winged Teal is special for being the smallest dabbling #duck in North America. #birds of #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
December 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Positive photo day 2087: As I continue to review my old photos, I found this male Green-winged Teal in #CentralPark from December 2023. The Green-winged Teal is special for being the smallest dabbling #duck in North America. #birds of #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography
Positive photo day 2086: Did you know that in Cherokee mythology the Chickadee is associated with truth and knowledge? And that is your little fun fact and your little Black-capped Chickadee for the day. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Positive photo day 2086: Did you know that in Cherokee mythology the Chickadee is associated with truth and knowledge? And that is your little fun fact and your little Black-capped Chickadee for the day. #birds 🪶of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
Positive photo day 2085: Sometimes we just need a little red Cardinal to brighten up a dreary day. #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Positive photo day 2085: Sometimes we just need a little red Cardinal to brighten up a dreary day. #birds of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
Positive photo day 2084: I wonder what the world looks like upside down from the point of view of a White-breasted Nuthatch. #birds 🪶 of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Positive photo day 2084: I wonder what the world looks like upside down from the point of view of a White-breasted Nuthatch. #birds 🪶 of the #Bronx #NYC #birdphotography #wildlifephotography @vcpalliance.bsky.social
Positive photo day 2083: In case you need more #turkey leftovers, here is a Wild Turkey from Chatham, NJ. #birds of #NewJersey #birdphotography #ThanksgivingHumor #wildlifephotography
November 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Positive photo day 2083: In case you need more #turkey leftovers, here is a Wild Turkey from Chatham, NJ. #birds of #NewJersey #birdphotography #ThanksgivingHumor #wildlifephotography
Positive photo day 2082: On this Thanksgiving there is much to be thankful for. Even though I fractured a bone in my foot and can't go for walks, I am thankful it is not worse and that all my friends and family have been so helpful. Happy #Thanksgiving everyone. #birds 🪶#turkey 🦃#birdphotography
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Positive photo day 2082: On this Thanksgiving there is much to be thankful for. Even though I fractured a bone in my foot and can't go for walks, I am thankful it is not worse and that all my friends and family have been so helpful. Happy #Thanksgiving everyone. #birds 🪶#turkey 🦃#birdphotography