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.”

More Songs of Spring

House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus).

You can’t hear anything (so get yourself outside), but look at that throat moving! Also note that he has a bit of breaking bloom in his mouth: can sing with his beak full.
Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) singing in a cherry. Except when I took pictures…The built-in microphone is a paltry thing.

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