Belle Isle Marsh

The beauty of Belle Isle Marsh

adamg — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:05:23 +0000

George goes into the marsh with a camera.

Punk sparrows

adamg — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:19:47 +0000

George surveyed the scene at Belle Isle Marsh this morning:

... I walked out the Overlook path and saw a full crew of Tree Sparrows at the old feeder. The sparrows intimidate the Chickadees and keep them away from the food. A little ways further and the Robins were still hanging around. The Sumac fruit is enough to keep them in the area. ...

Want to get all mushy?

adamg — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:26:54 +0000

The Boston Natural Areas Network is sponsoring a couple of sled-dog exhibits on Feb. 1: Get to watch sled dogs, well, mushing. They'll be mushing at Belle Isle Marsh off Bennington Street in East Boston from 10 to noon and at John Paul II Park off Gallivan Boulevard in Dorchester from 2 to 4 p.m.

Only caveat: Don't bring your own dogs.

Via dotmass.

Look, up in the sky! It's a bird ...

adamg — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:25:18 +0000

George photographs a hawk at Belle Isle Marsh in East Boston.

'Coyotes and walking cormorants and clear cool skies'

adamg — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:48:24 +0000

Jorge files some fall photos from Belle Isle Marsh.

Yellow Rumps and mummichogs

adamg — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:37:37 +0000

Jorge takes us on a stroll around Belle Isle Marsh on a fine October day.

Marsh pups

adamg — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:31:49 +0000

Jorge ran across these coyote pups in Belle Isle Marsh in East Boston today.

Egrets, he's had a few

adamg — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:46:38 +0000

Jorge photographs a pair of snowy egrets at Belle Isle Marsh.

Cardinal in mid-flight

adamg — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:54:15 +0000

Cool photo of a female cardinal in mid-flight at Belle Isle Marsh.

Airliners come under attack from idiots at Belle Isle Marsh

adamg — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:01:12 +0000

Jorge, who reported idiot duck hunters under a Logan flight path in Belle Isle Marsh on New Year's Day, reports they were back this morning. This time he took their photo:

... At this point the planes are very close to the ground. I heard them fire twice. I called the Boston Police twice from my cell phone and of course, the hunters and their dog packed up and left with no appearance from the Boston Police. These guys are a hazard in so many ways that I can't even begin to tell you without getting all balled up with anger.

But wait. Look at this Channel 4 report today: Fireworks Possibly Shot At Plane Landing At Logan:

... An Air Wisconsin regional jet was coming in for a landing over Winthrop Saturday afternoon, when the pilot reported seeing what looked like fireworks.

They appeared to be coming from the Belle Isle Marsh area. The plane was not hit and landed safely. ...

The Globe says it was a model rocket fired from the marsh around 12:26 p.m., or about 45 minutes after Jorge filed his blog post. So you've got dolts at one end of the marsh shooting ~~rifles~~ shotguns into the sky while planes are landing and dolts with model rockets at the other end of the marsh shooting their toys into the sky while planes are landing.

Police investigate yahoos shooting guns under Logan flight path

adamg — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 18:58:50 +0000

Jorge makes his daily trek to Belle Isle Marsh this morning and discovers three duck hunters:

... I have no quarrel with hunters but it is reckless to hunt within 200 yards of a busy street and 40 feet below the approach to a runway at Logan Airport and it is almost certainly illegal to hunt within the city limits of Boston with a firearm. The ultimate irony is that they set up their shooting blind at the base of the Osprey platform. I reported the incident to the Boston Police who seemed to take it seriously. It is very strange to hear gunfire in Belle Isle Marsh. I hope that these people stay away.

Coyotes in East Boston

adamg — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 13:32:54 +0000

The fresh snow provided plenty of evidence of plenty of coyotes in Belle Isle Marsh, Jorge reports.