Striped Searobin (Prionotus Evolans)
This is a Striped Searobin (Prionotus Evolans) from the Triglidae family, commonly known as sea robins or gurnards.
Here are a few interesting things about sea robins. They make a croaking sound similar to a toad. Their skulls are fully armored and they have spines everywhere. They have spiny "legs" but they are not for walking. The "legs" are sensory organ used to search for food on the bottom. And look at these pectoral fins that look like wings.
How to catch: Sometimes you wish you knew how to not catch them. Striped Sea robins will take any bait and virtually any hook size.
Manhattan Bridge at Twilight
One of the Manhattan Bridge's towers seen between buildings in the downtown of Brooklyn.
Van Gogh’s Ear at Rockefeller Center
Van Gogh’s Ear is a four and a half ton swimming pool sculpture created by a Scandinavian artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset. The sculpture is installed in the Fifth Avenue entrance to the Channel Gardens at Rockefeller Center.
It's a Double Rainbow
After every storm, there is a rainbow. Sometimes there are two. The second is less noticeable on the photo but it is there.
Prospect Park Audubon Center / Boathouse
Boathouse on the Lullwater of the Lake in Prospect Park. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Monotropa Uniflora
This is Monotropa uniflora, also known as the ghost plant, corpse plant, or Indian pipe. Sometimes people think that it is a mushroom that looks like a flower, but it is not a fungus. It is a parasitic plant that does not contain chlorophyll and does not need sunlight to generate energy. It lives off fungi and trees.
Fragment of a Tribal Wooden Shield
Fragment of an African tribal wooden shield from the William K. Vanderbilt, Jr S collection.
View over Northport Bay
View over Northport Bay from the Vanderbilt Mansion - former 43-acre estate of William K. Vanderbilt II, now the Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum.
Dragon Candle Holder
Forged dragon candle holder at William K. Vanderbilt, Jr's mansion.
Passage to the Sea
Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum. Eagle's Nest - William K. Vanderbilt, Jr's Gold Coast-era Moorish Mansion, located in Centerpoint, Long Island, NY.
Queen Mermaid of Coney Island Parade 2016
Not Hailey Clauson. And I don't care what the organizers say. Coney Island Mermaid Parade, 2016.
Uncle Sam Stilt Walker
Stilt walking Uncle Sam at the Coney Island Mermaid Parade, 2016.
Growth of Manhattan II: The West Side Yard
View across the West Side Yard toward the site of the Hudson Yards project.
Growth of Manhattan I: Hudson Yards
Hudson Yards is a large-scale redevelopment project. Soon this neighborhood will look differently.
Urban Rattle Sculpture by Charlie Hewitt
Urban Rattle sculpture is installed on a private property next to a rental complex and can be seen from the High Line Park.
Sleepwalker at the High Line Park
Sleepwalker - a realistic sculpture by Tony Matelli of a somnambulant man roaming about in a deep sleep.
While I was photographing, many people were confusing it for a "living statue" performer. One man even put money by the statue and a high-line worker had to explain to him that this was a statue and wouldn't have any use for his money. Everyone laughed.
Portrait of a Smooth Dogfish (Mustelus canis)
Smooth dogfish is the name of this shark species I hear most often. But it also called Atlantic smooth dogfish, dusky smooth-hound, grayish, nurse shark, smooth dog, or smooth-hound.
They are mostly found in shallow waters and often can be caught from shore.