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.”

Snacking

It takes a LOT of caterpillars to make a bird, even one as small as a Common Yellowthroat.

Thousands of caterpillars make up a single brood of songbirds, for instance. The sheer number of caterpillars that are out there, or at least supposed to be out there, must be mind-boggling.

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