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

Trying a few branches…. This is something I’ve learned from observation: the wood they collect for nests is not off the ground, which is perhaps too suspect, but snapped from trees.

This adult Red-tailed Hawk was right overhead in a couple of the London Planes lining 5th Avenue at the edge of Sunset Park.

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