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Katydids | Backyard and Beyond
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Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world. The place to observe nature is where you are. John Burroughs. September 4, 2014. You know where our ears are. We’ll hear a great chorus of arthropod fiddlers in Prospect Park tonight on our Night Listening Tour. I haven’t run across many katydids in the light of day, but here’s one. Response to “Katydids”. Feed for this Entry. Katydid Nights Backyard and Beyond. On August 7, 2015 at 7:02 am. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. I and the bird.
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Larva | Backyard and Beyond
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Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world. The place to observe nature is where you are. John Burroughs. August 5, 2015. Spotted on the t-shirt of one of Brooklyn Bridge Park’s gardeners. Clearly, a bug who knows its friends. Speaking of friends, I will be doing a Bugs and Blooms. Tour tonight at 6:30 at Pier 1 BBP. Response to “Larva”. Feed for this Entry. August 5, 2015 at 9:01 pm. Disappointed this happened when I am away in Canada! Leave a Reply Cancel reply. I and the bird.
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Nidification | Backyard and Beyond
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Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world. The place to observe nature is where you are. John Burroughs. August 2, 2015. In the last week, I’ve seen House Sparrow and Northern Cardinal nestlings, gaping mouths squawking. It’s late in the breeding season, but some birds, especially the non-migratory locals who started early, may be on their second brood of the year. This Rock Pigeon (. Most of our House Sparrows (. Responses to “Nidification”. Feed for this Entry. I and the bird.
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dragonflies | Backyard and Beyond
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Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world. The place to observe nature is where you are. John Burroughs. August 27, 2016. Yet the British unaccountably did not press their advantage in Brooklyn. They occupied New York, but lost their opportunity of crushing the new American army right here. Big mistake. This, by the way, is also why we don’t have a national health system today. Someone has laid a fresh wreath on the memorial in honor of the 400. Blue Dasher, White Tail. They...
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Backyard | Backyard and Beyond
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Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world. The place to observe nature is where you are. John Burroughs. Archive for the 'Backyard' Category. Book Gifts To Keep On Giving. December 18, 2015. Have you reached the anti-gift stage yet? Most of the crap that will be given with the best of intentions this holiday season will be thrown out soon, adding yet more to the garbage we so heedlessly produce and litter the entire world with. And this. Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel.
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Interior Katydid | Backyard and Beyond
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Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world. The place to observe nature is where you are. John Burroughs. Jamaica Bay and Colombia. October 19, 2012. As if to reinforce the point to this blog — that inexhaustible nature is everywhere — what should I find on the inside of my building’s front door this morning? A katydid, with only five legs. I haven’t heard any katydids on the street in a while, but I have run across them before. In the silences of October. Feed for this Entry.
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Great Wall Addendum | Backyard and Beyond
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Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world. The place to observe nature is where you are. John Burroughs. July 31, 2015. An introduced species, thinking about making more of themselves. And what a process. Responses to “Great Wall Addendum”. Feed for this Entry. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. Beetles in the bush.
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birds | Backyard and Beyond
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Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world. The place to observe nature is where you are. John Burroughs. August 26, 2016. A young Red-tailed Hawk (. Patrolling the 5th Avenue entrance of Green-Wood. I would hazard to guess that it is wondering where that Eastern Grey Squirrel went. August 18, 2016. 1 This actually does move, which, for a roughly 5′-6′ arrow, is kind of impressive. 2 Why is it slightly bent? Keep your eyes on the sky! August 8, 2016. This made me think that I ha...
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Katydid Nights | Backyard and Beyond
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Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world. The place to observe nature is where you are. John Burroughs. Gather Ye Terns While You May. August 7, 2015. Since Sunday night, a katydid has been stridulating out beyond the Back 40. It’s a Common True Katydid (. The one that says its own name. Once upon a time, nearly a century ago, this species was presumed extirpated from NYC, but it has clearly returned. Katydid-katydidnt and etc. In the Back 40. On the inside of the front door.
