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.”

Mammal Monday

Not Cruella de Ville or Susan Sontag.A Striped Skunk. Unfortunately not in good shape: canine distemper is riling the local population, just as they’re out and about mating.

Bit a theme going here… this is a skull of a Common Raccoon.

Rodent teeth in Great Horned Owl pellet.

One response to “Mammal Monday”

  1. Sad there is so much disease targeting wildlife populations.

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