Don Sutherland's photos

Autumn colors on a Weeping Ginkgo Tree (Mamaroneck, New York)—November 2, 2013

Autumn leaves (Larchmont, New York)—October 20, 2013

Chrysanthemum (Scarsdale, New York)—October 22, 2013

Sunrise viewed from the Edith G. Read Nature Sanctuary (Rye, New York)—September 7, 2013

A Ruby-throated Hummingbird at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—October 4, 2013

Japanese Anemone (Anemone x hybrida ‘Whirlwind’) at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—October 5, 2013

Fall foliage at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—October 5, 2013

Anemone Chrysanthemums (Chrysanthemum ‘Hatsuhikari’) at the New York Botanical Garden’s “Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden” exhibit (Bronx, New York)—October 5, 2013

A Monarch butterfly basks in unseasonable warmth at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—October 4, 2013. The temperature peaked at a near-record 86°F (30.0°C), the warmest October reading since October 8, 2007 when the temperature reached 87°F (30.6°C).

Tropical Waterlily (Nymphaea ‘Red Flare’) at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—September 22, 2013

Steam fog rises from a stream during a chilly September morning (Larchmont, New York)—September 24, 2013. The temperature fell to 47°F (8.3°C) in New York City. That was the first September reading below 50°F (10°C) since September 30, 2009. It was the coolest September reading since September 29, 2000 when the temperature fell to 43°F (6.1°C). The last time the temperature was at least as cool this early in the season was September 20, 1993, when the mercury fell to 44°F (6.7°C). In the New York City suburbs where the photo was taken, the temperature fell to as low as 40°F (4.4°C).

Sunrise viewed from Manor Park (Larchmont, New York)—September 20, 2013

A Ruby-throated Hummingbird feeds on Transylvanian Sage (Salvia transsylvanica) at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—September 22, 2013. The Autumnal Equinox occurred at 4:44 pm EDT, a few hours after the photo was taken.

Boats at sunrise (Larchmont, New York)—September 19, 2013

Chrysanthemum (Larchmont, New York)—September 7, 2013

The rising sun begins to burn through some early fog (Larchmont, New York)—September 12, 2013

Sunset Lake at Yellowstone National Park—September 4, 2009

Near sunrise at Manor Park (Larchmont, New York)—September 5, 2013