Don Sutherland's photos

Close-up of a poppy at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—May 19, 2016

Tulips at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—May 8, 2016

Sea smoke rises from the Long Island Sound just after sunrise (Larchmont, New York)—February 14, 2016. The temperature in New York City was -1°F (-18.3°C) at the time the photo was taken. That temperature broke the previous daily record of 2°F (-16.7°C), which was set in 1916. That temperature was the first subzero reading in New York City since January 19, 1994. It was also New York City’s first subzero reading in February since February 8, 1963. The last time a subzero temperature was registered so late in the season was February 15, 1943. Another photo of the rising sea smoke

Prairie Sage (Salvia azurea ssp pitcheri) in blossom at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York) during an exceptionally warm December --December 11, 2015

Sunrise at Manor Park (Larchmont, New York)—October 29, 2014

Fall scene along the Bronx River at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—October 31, 2015

View of the Lillian and Amy Goldman Stone Mill and adjacent Bronx River at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—October 30, 2015

Sunrise at Jones Beach State Park (Wantagh, New York)—October 11, 2015 Another photo is below:

A Monarch Butterfly in flight at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—September 18, 2015. The annual migration was underway.

Sunrise viewed from Manor Park (Larchmont, New York)—August 19, 2015. This sunrise occurred at a time when there was a layer of volcanic aerosols in the lower stratosphere. The volcanic aerosols resulted from the eruption of the Calbuco volcano in Chile during April 2015.

A Great Blue Heron at Columbus Park near where the Sheldrake and Mamaroneck Rivers meet (Mamaroneck, New York)—August 8, 2015

Orchids at the New York Botanical Garden’s 2015 Orchid Show (Bronx, New York)—March 29, 2015

An Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—August 4, 2015

A blossoming weeping cherry (Prunus pendula) tree adorns the New York Botanical Garden’s iconic Enid A. Haupt Conservatory (Bronx, New York)—April 28, 2015. Ground was broken on January 3, 1899 and the Victorian-style steel and glass conservatory was completed in 1902.

The placement of trumpet daffodils (Narcissus ‘Glenfarclas’) creates an image of a conversation between the two flowers at the New York Botanical Garden (Bronx, New York)—April 19, 2015

Sunrise at Manor Park (Larchmont, New York) ahead of an approaching snowstorm—February 21, 2015. This sunrise occurred over a largely ice-covered Long Island Sound during what proved to be an especially cold February .

A late-season snowstorm blankets Manor Park (Larchmont, New York) during the arrival of spring—March 20, 2015. The storm dumped 4.5” (11.4 cm) snow. To date, March has seen 18.6” (47.2 cm) snow in New York City, the highest figure since 1956 when 21.1” (53.6 cm) fell.

View across New York Harbor toward the Statue of Liberty (New York, New York)—February 28, 2015. The Harbor was filled with ice floes and large stretches of the Hudson River were completely frozen. February 2015 had a mean temperature of 23.9°F (-4.5°C) in New York City, the 3rd lowest on record. Only February 1885 (22.7°F/-5.2°C) and February 1934 (19.9°F/-6.7°C) were colder.