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.”

6th Anniversary Highlights

Just a smattering of posts from the 1,925 I’ve published since March 3rd, 2010.

That time a Bald Eagle broke the branch in Green-Wood.

The Ladybug Who Came Home, but didn’t stay.

The Case of the Headless Mouse, A Central Park Mystery.

Yeah, we got whales: a big-winged New Englander in the Bight.

Ouroboros.

Some natural history books.

My claim to fame as a local birder. But it was all luck.

The third report of Two-Spotted Ladybugs in New York State was right here in Brooklyn.

How to tell whelk egg cases apart. Perennially popular.

The Painted Bunting Who Ate Prospect Park.

Sometimes I get out of Brooklyn: trips to the Southwest, Iceland, Maine, Nantucket, Staten Island, Texas, the UK (here and here), the Virgin Islands (British and U.S.), among other places.

All the Thoreau.

mthew

4 responses to “6th Anniversary Highlights”

  1. Michele Dreger

    Congratulations on your 6 year anniversary! Love every one of them

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    1. mthew

      Thank you, Michele! Words to inspire me to keep up the coal mining… I mean the nature blogging! Actually, it’s no effort at all. Your comment makes it all worth while.

      Reply
  2. Ellen

    Congratulations, Matthew! Your blog gives me enormous please each day when I start my morning and enjoy your discoveries and enthusiasm for the natural world.

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    1. mthew

      Thank you, Ellen! It’s so important to know that you appreciate this.

      Reply

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