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.”

Rubble Killdeer

Recently, when I ran into the whole Common Raven family around the dumpsters, a Killdeer took to the air with a lot of noise. There have been Killdeers in this fenced-off area next to Bush Terminal Park for years.
There were two here on the 24th. And where there are two….?
I looked hard for youngsters but didn’t see any. What a place to raise kids! Construction vehicles rumble by and there’s a large feral cat colony maintained by “animal lovers” nearby.

mthew

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