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

When I served as an alternate juror on a murder trial some years ago, our little jury room looked over Brooklyn Borough Hall and Cadman Plaza, a great big bowl of Peregrine Country.

Since I no longer live in the vicinity, I’m not there very often now. But I was back recently. I can’t say you’re guaranteed to see these big falcons overhead, but it sure comes close: we saw this bird while the Saturday farmers’ market thrived.

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