Sure, many flies are pesky, but some are beautiful and ecologically important. Maybe this order of insects deserves a little more appreciation. Read All About Bugs: Fantastic Flies
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Birds & Other Wildlife
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Birds & Other Wildlife
All About Bugs: Fantastic Flies
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Birds & Other Wildlife
Birds of Brooklyn: Tree Swallow
This little blue and white bird is preparing to hitch a ride out of here on the northwest wind with 10,000 friends. Read Birds of Brooklyn: Tree Swallow
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Birds & Other Wildlife
Monarch Caterpillar Goes Green (Video)
This beloved insect is thriving on the milkweed in the Native Flora Garden. Read Monarch Caterpillar Goes Green (Video)
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Birds & Other Wildlife
All About Bugs: Dragonflies
Can you tell a green darner from from a great blue skimmer? Dragonflies of all sorts are out in force this time of year. Read All About Bugs: Dragonflies
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Photos Lead to Discovery of Unknown Leafhopper
After Native Flora Garden curator Uli Lorimer posted photos of a rare grass on Flickr, an entomologist wanted to learn more. Read Photos Lead to Discovery of Unknown Leafhopper
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Urban Gardening & EcologyBirds & Other Wildlife
Baby Birds at BBG
Robin and red-tailed hawk chicks are thriving at the Garden, as these photos show. Read Baby Birds at BBG
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Birds & Other Wildlife
Birds of Brooklyn: Gray Catbird
This vocal bird not only meows, it mimics car alarms and sirens. Learn to tell the difference between its song and those of the mockingbird and brown thrasher. Read Birds of Brooklyn: Gray Catbird
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Birds & Other Wildlife
Baby Hawks Spotted at BBG
Two, or possibly three, red-tailed hawk chicks recently hatched in the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden. Read Baby Hawks Spotted at BBG
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Birds & Other Wildlife
Birds of Brooklyn: Blackburnian Warbler
This spectacular songbird is on its way up from its tropical winter home. Watch and listen for it in Brooklyn this month! Read Birds of Brooklyn: Blackburnian Warbler
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Urban Gardening & EcologyBirds & Other Wildlife
Red-Tailed Hawk Thriving at BBG After Rescue
After being rescued from an air shaft in Park Slope, the female hawk has been spotted back at the Garden with her mate. Read Red-Tailed Hawk Thriving at BBG After Rescue