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

A photo from my fellow Kestrel watcher M. This is the third of the Chinatown nestlings to fledge, and for a day he livened up the bar scene here.

A male on the antenna at 4th Avenue and 45th (Brooklyn). First time I’ve seen a Kestel up here. And I don’t recognize this one.

Starting to see ’em on the solar building again.

A couple of Osprey heading inland with ocean prey.

Two Coopers Hawks on July 26: early migrants or local nesters?

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