New York’s community gardens have always been tiny pockets of magic—places where tomatoes, neighbors and the occasional rogue pigeon can peacefully coexist.

Now they’re bird sanctuaries of a more artistic kind, thanks to 21 freshly painted murals unveiled this week across gardens in the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens. The project, a collaboration between the National Audubon Society, NYC Parks , GreenThumb and Gitler &_____ Gallery , splashes 24 climate-threatened bird species (plus more than 30 native plants) across walls, sheds and fences citywide.

The new works join a long-running effort: since 2014, the Audubon Mural Project has produced 142 murals depicting 210 species, turning the city into an open-air field guide with much better curb appeal. These latest

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