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.”

Raptor Wednesday

We certainly were spoiled having American Kestrels up close and personal all those years when a pair nested on the corner and perched in a tree right across the street. Now the nearest nest I know about is a long-shot for the camera.

On Monday, two males and two females were seen around the nest. Couldn’t see enough detail for fledgling fluff, but at least two of them should be fledglings.

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