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.”

Mammal Monday

Baked goods edition. With a piece of bread scored on the street, this squirrel raced down the sidewalk, shot up a tree and leaped to the roof deck of this 2.5-story corner house.

Then dashed like a Muybridge horse across four parallel roofs, then angled under the one with solar panels on it to the back. I’m not sure, but I think I saw the tree sway there, meaning the squirrel jumped on to that to head down, probably to a nest.

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