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.”

Low hanging fruit

waspsI hope your Halloween was without plastic, styrofoam, and corn syrup.

mthew

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2 responses to “Low hanging fruit”

  1. Paul

    That’s a beauty of a hive!

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  2. Silent Nests | Backyard and Beyond

    […] Revealed by the thinning of the leaves, two more Bald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata) nests:Note the differences in the color pattern of the wood-pulp paper between the above nest and the one below. I have some paper that is predominately reddish, but the one above is the usual pattern I see here in Brooklyn. The all-gray one below is unusual looking.Both of these were nearly twice as large as the one I recently discovered in Prospect. […]

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