Ipswich River (again, again)

Yeah, I went back. Please don’t make fun of me. This time I brought a Scout. She explained that while it’s OK for me to keep posting photos of birds,…

Ipswich River (again)

I’m basically haunting the Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary. Took several new trails yesterday and basically did a big loop around the whole thing. Lots of wood ducks, red squirrels (Tamiasciurus…

Ipswich River

Yesterday I went to the Ipswich River sanctuary with the Martises, and today I went back again. Now I have some bird photos for you. First, nothing special: a chickadee.…

Peggy’s Cove and Kejimkujik National Park

We had a little trouble getting started this morning. I had an awful night lying awake listening to Friday night partying outside while a couple of Simply Sleep tablets tried…

PEI to Halifax

We packed up this morning and drove through a bit more of PEI before heading on our way. The main stop en route involved a hike (see the previous post…

Eagle vs. Osprey

Before heading to Halifax this morning, we stopped again at the PEI National Park for a what turned out to be an exciting hike. We set off in one direction…

Prince Edward Island

We managed to get out of Somerville at 7am on the nose this morning. Kevin, as usual, rose to the occasion. We had a few interruptions along the way… But…

Peabody-Essex Museum (again)

Today turned out to be another field trip to PEM, which I will never turn down. Why am I not a member? Really. I’ve paid for two memberships by now…

Broadmoor

Went to Broadmoor today (now that I’m a Mass Audubon member, it’s actually occurring to me to investigate those properties). Very, very nice spot, especially with little kids (of which…

The Day that Dad Came to Play

Dad had a conference here in Boston, so he stayed afterward to play tourist with me. First, we went to Cape Cod. He’d never been there before. We had fried…

Joppa Flats: Wildlife-free Reserve

I heard rumors of bald eagles up by the Merrimack and Parker rivers, and so made the drive  to Newburyport today. Zero eagles (and zero snowy owls and not even…

Playing Tourist with My Dad: DC, MD, VA

Dad had a conference in DC, so I flew down to mooch the free sofabed in the hotel and play tourist. Dad was able to join me occasionally between conference…

Jack o’ Lantern Spooktacular

We went to the Jack o’Lantern Spectacular at Roger Williams Zoo last night. Oh, wait. Let me back up. First we ate macaroni and cheese at the Red Fez. Yum-o.…