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.”

Coop/Parakeets

The Cooper’s pictured with yesterday’s feisty House Finch had already put up with a reception committee of Monk Parakeets:

After loudly berating the predator, the flock returned to Green-Wood’s Neo-Gothic pile of a gatehouse.

The Coop, meanwhile, stuck around for at least 45 minutes, which is a long time in Accipiter time.

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