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.”

Storm King

  • Leaf-footed bug

    When last we met an Acanthrocephala terminalis, in Massachusetts, I wasn’t on such firm ground about why its common name was “leaf-footed bug.” At Storm King in Mountainville, NY, we found another, which more clearly illustrates the source of the name. Evidently, the males display more of the leaf-like shape on the hind legs than…

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  • Storm King

    The colors of fall at Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, NY. (Thanks to Nate for the use of his camera.) A beautiful fall day.

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