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

Hello, American Kestrels! Two female nestlings just a-bursting to check out the world, B63 bus, double-parked trucks, crazed drivers, and all! The parents, just around the corner. Interestingly, neither they nor the young could see each other directly.Mamma (presumably).A NYC classic: a rotted out wooden cornice. These small falcons are rather unusual: no other diurnal raptor in North America nests inside a cavity. Scrappy thugs.This is the third year straight year I’ve seen this nest occupied.

Late breaking news is that the Wildbird Fund had in-take of a Park Slope nestling that was flying into cars. The down-side of urban habitat…

And the #BrooklynKestrels, the pair we see outside our windows, what of their nest? I hope to report any minute now…. I don’t think the parents are liking this monsoon weather.

It was on 6/17/18 that I spotted the first sign of last year’s youngsters.

Meanwhile, these Republican fuckers are literally trying to kill us faster.

mthew

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5 responses to “Raptor Wednesday”

  1. africanbirding

    Reblogged this on Wolf's Birding and Bonsai Blog.

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  2. Monica M

    Fantastic images of the Kestrel nestlings.

    Reagan, the Teflon One, began the deregulation and anti-union wave. Look at where we are now.There’s got to be a powerful way to take Drumph down. Any ideas folks?

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