I’ve just returned from a trip to England and Wales, so I’m going to start with several episodes of backyard sounds from urban and rural England. We begin in Birmingham in the backyard and community garden of my brother, Richard, and my sister in law, Elizabeth. Tune in to hear an English black bird and magpie. Tune in for more episodes fo backyard sounds from England. The News From the Backyard Universe was created in 2023 by Helena White to explore the happenings in her backyard over the summer.