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.”

Kestrel Season II

Yes, that’s a songbird leg. Typically, Kestrels will eat everything, down to the prey’s toes.

She took her meal with her. (The difference in photo quality between this last shot and the previous ones is that the first four photos here were shot from farther away and through wire fencing; I’d already turned the corner heading away, but I hustled back for the last shot.)

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