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.”

Raven

My first good look at a Common Raven this year, the sixth year I’ve been watching them here in Brooklyn. Sure, I hear them occasionally, and see them from a distance, but this was relatively close.
This one landed with some food high up in a tree. The bird’s feathers are ready for molt! The remains of a rodent? Rat and squirrel come to mind.

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