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

The Staten Island Ferry passes this octagonal sewer outfall structure (circa 1915) near Robbins Reef Lighthouse. The other day…

… you can see why I did a double-take. A mature Bald Eagle was perched upon it. (Yes, that’s a golf course on the Bayonne Peninsula beyond.)

From another angle.

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