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.”

Underbark

Winter Firefly?
Spider.
Hollowed-out carapace of a Cicada-killer Wasp.
The shaggy bark of a venerable black cherry (P. serrotina) flakes off onto the ground around the tree.
Soon. Native cherries bloom later than the exotics I pictured Tuesday.

mthew

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