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.”

How About Some Bees?

Great Northern Bumble

Common Eastern Bumble

Lasioglossum (?)

Rufous-backed Cellophane

Neighborly Mining

Eastern Carpenter (“robbing” Penstemon flower of nectar)

European Woolcarder

Brown-belted Bumble

Hylaeus (?)

Megachile

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