North of Princeton, a hay barn-turned-statuary at
Duke Farms, the estate of late philanthropist
Doris Duke (
Duke University is named for the family). The estate's 2700+ acres, 20% of Manhattan's acreage, are now a public park with trails and native species. Controversially, many
original gardens were
demolished. My doctor's office is across this park, so it's a nice detour.
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Bittersweet note: The park's nesting bald eagles are expecting hatchlings any day, but the eagle camera caught a fight with a hawk attacking the nest Sunday. It remains to be seen if the eggs are OK. Update: As of late Monday, one eaglet has hatched and is being fed, awaiting one more egg.
16 comments:
A walled garden seems intriguing. Love the eagle cam, how they prosper.
The garden is delightful!
I'll have to look at the camera later or tomorrow because it's...er... dark at the moment!!!
Bonita foto.
Interesante la historia de este jardín y como la sociedad civil o la instituciones a sabido dar la importancia a este lugar para saber conservarlo.
Un saludo, Ángel
Great news about the eaglet. Hopefully the second egg will also hatch.
Looks a nice place to sit on a warm summer day.
What a wonderful detour (but sad about the wasted gardens)... but boy is that an enormous estate! Fingers crossed for the second eaglet :)
Thanks so much! cieldequimper - hopefully the eagle cam will light up soon, it's always dark at night (our time:). a.s.m. - yes, the mission of this place has made an interesting story, lots of different opinions even now, but hopefully the park will thrive as an ecological learning center:)
Also, it's now confirmed the 2nd eaglet also hatched yesterday!
And I can imagine how beautiful this park is! I could spend the whole day there. The statures are simply amazing!!! They project gracefulness and stillness.
Very excellent picture of one of beautiful moments in the park!!!
A nice peaceful walk to the doctor's, such relaxing looking statues. Oh, and RIP the hawk. It must have been desperate to attack the eagle.
What a lot of content, Lulu, and all very interesting. Those photos of the gardens really tell a story. The eagle videos are incredible, especially the live shots.
Quite a beautiful location. I could lose myself there and be quite content...
What a lot of interesting info. I thought the title said, "Sanctuary," which would be fitting. Cool place. I will come back to see the hatchling in daylight. Sure hope it's OK.
I bet it's beautiful in the Spring when everything is in bloom.
This is sure a fascinating place. It looks like a set for a ghoulish movie!
The old gardens were amazing, would have been super if they could've been restored. Oh my gosh, the Eagle website is fascinating, I've been watching it for the last ten mins and I just know I won't be able to resist checking out the action on a regular basis' thanks Lulu :)
Interesting garden with walls and windowless openings. I'm glad to hear the hatchlings are okay. The hummingbirds babies didn't fair so well in our backyard. :(
I like the idea of 3-D art being framed by an old foundation. It's wonderful to walk about and feel you are a part of the installation.
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