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.”

Young Catbird

By early August, most local breeding birds are done. But I saw this mewling Gray Catbird fledgling a couple of days ago.

Here’s one of the parents, being kept busy shoveling food into the youngster.

Could be a part of a second brood.

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