Steve Borichevsky photographs a king eider serenely bobbing in the water off Gloucester.

Matthew I. watched the sun go down over the Charles - and a heron - along the Esplanade the other day.

Copyright Matthew I. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

Fortunately, there was a pane of glass between Bob Brown and the preying mantis waiting for lunch on the side of the Wellesley library the other day.

Penny Cherubino snaps his/her photo.

They're everywhere! What's the deal?

Redgoldfly took this photo of a 3/4-inch bug in Waltham and wonders: What is it?

Copyright Redgoldfly. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

The New England Aquarium reports the rescue of a cold 175-lbs. loggerhead turtle on the Cape on Monday. The turtle is now resting comfortably at the Aquarium. With photos.

Ah, freshmen. A pair of Emmanuel students, unaware that turkeys are everywhere in the medical district, attempt to herd one off campus and into "the woods" along the Muddy River. They panic the poor bird onto the Riverway, where only by the grace of God does it avoid getting filleted by a speeding Subaru. The one saving grace of the whole sordid episode: The sprained ankle one of the guys manages to get when he exerts himself:

Via Wicked Local Brookline (in Brookline, turkeys don't put up with stuff like this).

Boston Police tweet a squirrel chewed through the insulation of a wire on a transformer in West Roxbury this morning, causing a short that led to an explosion that ended with the Wren Street area losing power.

George goes into the marsh with a camera.