Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Gray, with red highlights

Larus delawarenesisIt was as gray a Ring-billed Gull yesterday.Larus delawarensisBut in Brooklyn Bridge Park, if you looked closely, there were flashes of color.Salt marshSubtle color, mostly.Rosa rugosaBut in a few cases, as in these rose hips, vibrant, almost lurid in comparison.Rosa rugosaAnd speaking of lurid, these seem to have been devoured from within.
Rose Mallow

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