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.”

Birds of Prey, Part I

A Red-tailed Hawk flew into this tree with prey in talons.

The local Northern Mockingbirds went bananas. Three of them yelled and dove at the big hawk over and over.

The hawk didn’t pay them any mind.

Too busy eating… a woodpecker?

Urp! No, not a woodpecker.

A lot of the prey’s plumage got stuck in the tree.

But some floated to the ground.

Uh-oh…

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