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.”

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This Turkey Vulture turned and came right over our heads. One of us was lying down on the ground to get a picture of some lichen on the bottom of a tombstone, so I definitely think it was wondering if we were were ready to meet our de-constructor. I lightened and cropped this image so that you too can be scouted out by the eyes of a vulture:
Happy weekend!
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Ornithology news: a globally significant number of Black Scoters can be found in Lower New York Bay in the winter months. Here’s one I found in nearby Dead Horse Bay a few years ago.

One response to “TV”

  1. alaspooryorick

    The vultures of fear and panic are circling. Keep calm, carry on and get your flu shot (if you haven’t already done so).

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