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.”

Late Blooms, Part I

October 31st: about the only thing in bloom is this Tansy/Tanacentum vulgare. It’s kinda stinky. And a pollinator magnet:

These bees, wasps, and flies were attracting Vespula wasps as well. The activity was intense. I came back the next day…

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