wildlife

Marsh pups

adamg — Sun, 11 May 2008 20:31:49 -0400

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

Why did the turkey hail a cab?

adamg — Sun, 11 May 2008 10:42:28 -0400

To get to the other side of town before police realized he'd set an Audi on fire.

Gullible

adamg — Sat, 10 May 2008 23:23:54 -0400

Gull near the Hood milk bottle at the Children's Museum.

Fowl scene along Storrow Drive

adamg — Thu, 08 May 2008 22:48:33 -0400

Teddy Kokoros spotted this walking platter next to Storrow Drive near the Harvard Bridge this morning.

I, for one, would like to welcome our new turkey overlords

adamg — Tue, 06 May 2008 16:59:53 -0400

That's the Christian Science Church, people. With a turkey in front of it. And not on rye with mayo! Bendo1 recovered from the shock long enough a few days ago to take the photo.

Oh, how quickly we get jaded

adamg — Thu, 01 May 2008 23:58:24 -0400

Giant turkeys roaming Southie? Yawn. Jason reports the 11 bus had to come to an unexpected stop on Dorchester Street on Tuesday:

[W]e were halted for about 15 seconds by a giant wild turkey making its way across the street. I seem to recall half-standing up from my seat, and pointing at the turkey for all who cared to be roused from their ipods, which was likely nobody.

Earlier:
Gobble, gobble, hey

We've got crabs

adamg — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:56:35 -0400

Scuttling crab in Dorchester Bay, right off UMass-Boston:

Egrets, he's had a few

adamg — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:46:38 -0400

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

Turkeys in Roxbury

adamg — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 16:35:30 -0400

Third Decade reports spotting one on West Cottage Street between Dudley Street and Blue Hill Avenue today:

... I'm wondering, though, whether these birds are protected. Why can't residents go out and catch these birds? I mean, is it really all that different in theory from harvesting free-range chickens?

Now the turkeys are interbreeding with other species

adamg — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:22:28 -0400

Possible turkey/peacock hybrid spotted in Littleton; what happens when they start breeding with coyotes?