Category Archives: Aves

This Would Be the Best Alarm EVAH!

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Cricket, the keel-billed toucan from the National Zoo–no idea what she was worked up about:

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So That Camouflage Thing Works After All

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

Kori bustards observed (sort of) at the National Zoo, Washington, D.C.:

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The Fearless Hunter of Leverett Pond

Posted on July 14, 2012 by

For reasons I can’t explain, I’ve managed to stumble across some amazing wildlife in Boston over the last couple of weeks. Here’s a blue heron (I think) I saw at Leverett Pond, Jamaica Plain (Boston, MA): Sadly, it didn’t seem … Continue reading →

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Ducklings in Progress at Boston’s Public Garden

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

I’ve posted recently about an unfortunate duck and her humble abode (lucky ducky? You decide). Yesterday, I managed to catch the egg to duckling transition. First, the egg: The duckling: Here’s a close-up–the yellow fluff by the duck’s foot is … Continue reading →

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That’s Some Expensive Real Estate: The Boston Public Garden Duck House

Posted on July 7, 2012 by

I recently wrote about the mini-habitat created in the Boston Public Garden for a nesting duck. Now, she has a whole shelter built for her: I wonder how much that’s worth per square foot? Anyway, go duck. She is handling … Continue reading →

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Will the Mad Biologist Make Way For Ducklings?

Posted on July 1, 2012 by

Well, will he? (and the Boston Public Garden has some crazy ass squirrels, doesn’t it?): Crisis averted. By the way, the swans seem to have a lot less anti-duck hatred than in the past. Not sure what that’s about.

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This Probably Seemed Like a Good Idea A Week Ago (Make Way for Gravid Ducks)

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

About a month ago, I described how someone flattened part of the purple allium beds in Boston’s Public Garden. In their unflattened form, when in full bloom, they look like this: They started to fade and turn brown. Which I’m … Continue reading →

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About That Whole Black Swan Thing…

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

Sunday, I went to the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston to see the blossoming of the carrion flower. Because nothing is cooler than a five foot flower that smells like rotting meat and wilts after 48 hours. Unfortunately, it hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Housing at Mt. Vernon Square…

Posted on May 26, 2012 by

…it’s for the birds. From Mt. Vernon Square, Beacon Hill, Boston: And for a somewhat less Thomas Kinkade perspective:

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The Public Garden’s Swans Are Back!

Posted on May 7, 2011 by

Ducklings beware!
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