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.”

Beech Sign

A window of bark has fallen off this European Beech/Fagus sylvatica, revealing the trail of beetles.

These are so irregular I think they’re woodpecker trying to get in rather than beetles trying to get out.

These are, I think, exit holes. But look closer:

A fine Lion’s-mane/Hericium erinaceus mushroom.

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