Seems a colony of Italian Wall Lizards has established itself in the Fenway Victory Gardens. They normally couldn't survive our winters, but the gardens are full of warmth-supplying mulch.
Massachusetts hasn't had any lizards of the reptilian variety since the five-lined skink went extinct here.
Via Jef Taylor.
One of the statues in the Irish Famine Memorial couldn't get this pigeon off her head at lunchtime today.
Jill Cetel reports this shadowy pair is constantly skulking about Beacon Street in Brookline (of course); is looking for a good caption for this photo.
A pack of hungry turkeys descended on some marigolds in a yard on Willow Street near Alhambra in West Roxbury early this evening.
Dan O'Brien was on hand this afternoon when six stranded dolphins were taken back out into the water at Herring Cove Beach, Provincetown. Read more.
Brookline today released some tough turkey talk, with tips such as:
If you are approached by a turkey:
Riptor reports from near the reservoir on Rte. 9:
SUV on route 9 westbound in Brookline completely stopped by a turkey pecking at its bumper.
Deirdre Cassidy spotted these live 'n' kickin' turkeys at the Roche Bros. in West Roxbury this morning.
A turtle sunning itself on a fallen tree branch in Jamaica Pond became a resting spot for a dragonfly this afternoon.
Steve Owens resisted crashing the party today.
Earlier:
Squirrels eating pizza.
City Council President Michelle Wu looked out her window this morning and wondered:
Good or bad omen to find a turkey on your car?
A Globe columnist answered it's a bad sign, but that was in Brookline, where the birds have acquired a taste for human flesh.
Kelly O. spotted this Brookline turkey checking itself out in a mirror this morning.
Catboston watched the fabled white squirrel of the Public Garden go nuts today.
He bobbed along with some mallards along the north side of the pond for awhile this afternoon, before paddling off into deeper water.
WFXT reports on the incident on Columbia Road, where the temperature was 87.
After this seagull gave Rick a basic "Sup, bro?" at his downtown office this morning, Rick noticed the bird had a metal band around one leg. And it turns out the band may be from a research project up in Maine.
A roving UHub photographer spotted this bun hanging out in front of the Islamic Society of Boston mosque at Roxbury Crossing this afternoon.
Ronnie White forwards this photo of two coyotes in Arlington Heights today, wonders if their den was washed away during yesterday's flash floods.
Damaskin took this photo of an overflowing Frog Pond from the safety of higher ground this morning.
Even fearless turkeys were forced to flee. Mike spotted this gobbler on the Park Street side of the Common around 7 a.m.: Read more.
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