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

First rabbits in Green-Wood.

The first iNaturalist report of Cottontail Rabbits in the cemetery was at the beginning of June. I had my first sighting, of these two, on July 1.

All the difference the direction of the sun makes…

Engorged tick: the cemetery hasn’t had any evidence of bad-for-human ticks yet, but this could be the start of something.

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