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.”

Flyday

Monday was the warmest day of the year so far.
The flies were out and about.
These are Yew (Taxus) cones, btw, and where all the action was when it wasn’t around poop. Hey, flies gotta fly.

mthew

One response to “Flyday”

  1. Charles McAlexander

    Toxic to humans, but not flies. Are the only plants which kill flies the ones which eat them?

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