A giant Red Oak stretches from the rear of our little backyard and hangs over our home like a canopy of protection and wisdom. What are the trees that stick out to you in your yard or neighborhood? Do you know them by name? Have you taken the time to let them speak to you?Continue reading “In Honor of Arbor Day”
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Meanwhile …
April 4, 2019 So Peter has had a rough go of it lately with the natural world. It’s not easy to get out and see it all. It’s not easy to take a pause and notice or take the time to reflect on the very exquisite habitat right in your “neck of the woods”. TheContinue reading “Meanwhile …”
California Trip — Part 2
Scenes from RK’s last post— As you might recall from my March 1st post, I made a quick one week trip out to CA in late January and throughout, I squeezed in as much Birding and nature watching as I could. The second part of our trip took us to a conference in Newport Beach.Continue reading “California Trip — Part 2”
California Trip — Part 1
Back in January I made a one week trip out to the West Coast. I spent several days in Carmel, California and a few in the Newport Beach area. The stay was amazing. In Carmel, I was just a few miles from Point Lobos Nature Reserve and right up the street from Big Sur stateContinue reading “California Trip — Part 1”
What Are Field Marks?
Peter’s January 25th post about backyard sparrows described the need for and the use of field marks. Glancing at a group of ground pecking sparrows, you might say they all look the same and be on your way, much the same way Carolina did. However, if you pause and look a little closer, you mightContinue reading “What Are Field Marks?”
Watch Your Step and Name that Scat
While taking the garbage out the other day, I looked down and found this pile of s-word awaiting my right boot. What the crap? And I found it odd for a few reasons. First, because I am not accustomed to seeing a pile like that in my backyard. Like, since the two years that IContinue reading “Watch Your Step and Name that Scat”
The Ecosystem Near By
A simple Bing search for the term ecosystem renders the following definition – a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. So now we might want to search for biological community. Simply put, a biological community is a group or a collection of organisms that live together in the same geographic location andContinue reading “The Ecosystem Near By”
Opening Day
Peter and I share a contest that only occurs every three years. We call it the Kelly Brothers Birding Championship (KBBC). It is a twelve month Big Year competition between the two of us. Our first go round was in 2013, where Peter won with 84 birds and in 2016 I redeemed myself spotting 112Continue reading “Opening Day”
Who are the suburban naturalists?
The suburban naturalists are Ryan and Peter Kelly. We are brothers who are passionate about nature. The purpose of this blog is threefold. We want to learn more about our local environment and ecosystem. We also want to inspire others to do the same and to maybe more simply, just notice and behold the beautyContinue reading “Who are the suburban naturalists?”
the suburban naturalists 