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

More than a month after I saw my first American Kestrel fledglings, there were three nestlings in this Chinatown cornice cavity on July 15th. They were raring to go!

On the morning of Juy 19th, one of them, the only male, was out and about.

Here he is with dad in the background.

The proud poppa.

Here’s mom.

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