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.”

mthew

  • Crabs

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  • Slither and Hop

  • Re: Egret

    City Nature Challenge starts tomorrow. Remember, for iNaturalist purposes, plants planted by people (yesterday, or in the case of a tree, a century ago) aren’t considered wild: so most plants in gardens, parks, street trees, etc., are “captive/cultivated” casual observations. And be circumspect with locations of rare, endangered, or threatened life forms. Plant hunters, mushroom…

  • Raptor Wednesday

  • NYC, Baby!

  • Offside Tackle?

  • Carol Gracie

    It recently came to my attention that Carol Gracie, a reader of this blog, died back in October. The three of her books above should be in every northeastern naturalist’s library.

  • Don’t Hug This One

  • Bee Fly