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.”

Raptor Wednesday

On a very cold recent Sunday, this Cooper’s Hawk was perched just inside the 5th Avenue gates of Green-Wood Cemetery. There was no sound or feather of another bird nearby.The fat resiny buds mark this tree as a Horse Chestnut.
And these eyes mark everything that moves.

One response to “Raptor Wednesday”

  1. GREAT photos of an impressive and beautiful
    creature – thanks for posting

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