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

Not like I don’t have more fresh Kestrel content, but this year’s Red-tails have been making their presence known lately.

This one was pretty close to me and even closer to other people. They don’t make ’em shy in Brooklyn.

I’m not sure if this is the same bird or not. One of these primaries has a lot of white.

But that’s hidden in the fold.

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