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

Merlin in this year’s Merlin Tree, that is, a regular perch: this is the fourth time I’ve spotted this one up here.

Red-tailed Hawk. Took off soon after and circled overhead.

Coopers, looking at the circling Red-tail.

American Kestrel male, with a bent feather on the left side that is distinctive. All of the above seen within 61 minutes in Gren-Wood.

Peregrine the next morning. Five species of diurnal raptors within a mile radius of home. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Brooklyn is raptor country!

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