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.”

Raven Drive-By

“As easy as photographing Ravens from the backseat of a car” could be a saying around the Cathedral of St. John. These are three of the five nestlings at this surprisingly visible nest.

Does it get any more Goth?

Meanwhile, here in Brooklyn I fear my smoke stack nest has failed. I haven’t seen a bit of activity there in a couple of weeks, and when I passed below recently the ground was scatted with spent fireworks.

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