Blue Heron Park — Attraction in New York

Beautiful and secluded neighborhood park with a series of connected ponds. The ponds actually are inhabited by blue herons! Bring your proper DSLR camera and telephoto lens, or a pair of binoculars, and keep quiet - those gorgeous birds are easily spooked. There is plenty of picturesque pond vegetation, like lily pods and bright flowers for contrast. The trails are well-maintained and marked. There is a parking and a visitor/nature center with picnic tables and plenty of space to "get lost" while having fun and being close to civilization. I recommend bringing some mosquito spray, as insects definitely and most literally get hovering in your face, even as you walk at...

This is a beautiful area of federally reserved woods; that have wetlands and dry land covered in foliage and dirt, wooden plank, and concrete paths throughout. There are two large ponds in the area, one being what the park is named after, and yes- a Blue Heron lives there among ducks, geese, frogs, small birds, crows, rabbits, skunks, deer and many more. Be careful going out there during dusk and the night, as there are mosquitoes and ticks- no lights and it's a dead zone in most areas for...

Nice place to go but a lot of people do drugs here especially at night there was this one time I went for a walk here at midnight and I found 2 kids laying on the bridge I thought they were dead or something but then one of them got up real fast and said HEY WHATS UP I freaked out so bad that I ran I don't know what the hell they were doing but they were probably doin heroin or something but that's Staten island for you so enjoy your visit to the...