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.”

How Great?

The Great Egret, Ardea alba.Working it.And another.

Black toes, yellow bill. White plumes once worth so much the birds were almost slaughtered to extinction.

mthew

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One response to “How Great?”

  1. Susan

    Lovely, lovely. Isn’t it wonderful how the shift in public opinion and awareness, at least in the US, made it unfashionable to wear these feathers. That is the way.

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