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.”

The Legend of Green-Wood

Few know of the Headless Swamp Sparrow that haunts Green-Wood, and fewer still want to know. Yet this is the night this spectre flies through the air, frightening maidservants, who probably shouldn’t be out anyway, and owls, who should.

Don’t say you weren’t warned.

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