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Viewfinder: Babylon's Hidden Wild Side

The village's greenbelt from Southards Pond to Argyle Lake harbors some of Babylon's wildest residents.

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Babylon Village is known for many things, but bucolic scenes of natural beauty is not the first thing that comes to mind.

But the Southard's Pond watershed area is home to native songbirds, carp and perch, flowers, great blue herons, and the occasional reclusive red fox. Patch caught some moments of nature amid the tidy suburban streets.

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