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Bird watching on Spectacle Island
While close enough to the city to swim to and accessible enough to feel like a public park, Spectacle island is home to an abundance of wildlife. Among the species inhabiting the island is the beautiful red‒winged blackbird. I was … Continue reading
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Boats that you might see in Boston Harbor
When out on Boston Harbor, there are a great variety of interesting boats which one may see. In addition to the large number of private recreational boats and fishing vessels out there, here is a list of some of the … Continue reading
Picture of the week: Summer Sunrise
A lobster boat heading dropping traps just after sunrise in Hingham Bay late last week. Sunrise comes early these days, and the summer heat has come early this year as well.
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Great Brewster: The Wild Island
On a clear Boston day, one can stand near the city’s waterfront and see the silhouette of Great Brewster Island’s dunes, far offshore in the outermost reaches of the harbor. The wild island: Great Brewster Island is a deserted landscape: its … Continue reading
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Watch where you step! It is horseshoe crab season!
The horseshoe crabs are out in vast numbers across the beaches of Massachusetts this week!! They are looking to breed with each other and bite and sting people so watch where you step!!! (Just kidding about the latter). Here is a … Continue reading
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Picture of the week: Fisherman
A lone fisherman stands at the harbor’s edge on a cool spring evening at dusk: I was able to strike up a conversation with this adventurous angler on the edge of Hull Gut one recent evening. Evidently, the stripers and … Continue reading
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