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

Cooper’s.
American Kestrel.
Cooper’s.
Merlin.
Same Merlin from the back. Those red zig-zag twigs? A linden.
More Cooper’s.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Brooklyn, NY, USA, has damn good raptors. As usual, all the above sightings, from this January, were within a mile or two of home. That first Cooper’s was across the street…
A little further away, but still Brooklyn.

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