Wildlife

Uphams Corner is buzzing this afternoon

By adamg - 5/6/13 - 3:59 pm

UPDATE: Late this afternoon, Best Bees worked with city animal control to relocate the bees someplace better for them - and people.

You can't see the license plate of this car at Stoughton and Sumner streets because IT'S COVERED IN BEES. Live bees. Bees that are probably looking for a more permanent place to live. Like your attic. Photo by OffTheDot, who says:

Definitely live and buzzing! Seemed more into swarming than attacking. Stood on edge of swarm without incident (and no sudden movements).

Swim that dirty water

By adamg - 4/26/13 - 7:55 am

A.P. Blake spotted what might be an American eel swimming up the Charles yesterday.

Citizen complaint of the day: Help, Pepe Le Pew is in my backyard

By adamg - 4/21/13 - 8:20 pm

A nose-holding citizen on Highland Avenue in Roxbury reports:

In Cambridge, turkey is friendly, mellow

By adamg - 4/14/13 - 12:01 pm

Amtrak train delayed due to suicidal turkey

By adamg - 4/9/13 - 4:27 pm

Walking Boston reports a turkey flew into the windshield of the engine powering his Boston-bound Amtrak regional train in Mansfield shortly after 4 p.m., forcing the train to a halt.

Gregory Colica, heading to the Hub from New York tweets the announcement that came over the PA after train 86 stopped:

A wild turkey jumped up and smashed the windshield, so we had to stop and brush it off. Sorry for the delay folks - Boston in 10.

WalkBoston updates:

Moving, but at low speed. Conductor said that wind is the problem, trying to avoid further breakage.

Photo of the aftermath at South Station below the fold ...

Earlier:
Kamikaze turkey takes out car on 128.

Kamikaze turkey takes out car on 128

By adamg - 4/5/13 - 7:44 am

The grim photo.

The story behind the photo.

Mumbles the Turkey could be wearing stripes soon

By adamg - 4/1/13 - 2:56 pm

Photo by D.

Mumbles was spotted perched above Elephant and Castle on Devonshire this afternoon.

Around 2:45 p.m., police cornered a turkey, presumably Mumbles, at Beach and Harrison in Chinatown. No immediate word on her fate, but some officers pondered whether stuffing and mashed potatoes would be involved.

Mumbles the Turkey continues her grand tour of downtown

By adamg - 4/1/13 - 8:34 am

Jocelyn spotted Mumbles the Turkey at State and Congress this morning, wondered which downtown tourist attraction she is headed for today - Faneuil Hall or the Freedom Trail?

Downtown turkey continues tour of Boston; takes in the North End

By adamg - 3/29/13 - 9:53 pm

NorthEndWaterfront.com posts a photo of the traveling turkey on Lewis Wharf today.

Nobody puts Bambi in the corner

By adamg - 3/29/13 - 9:24 am

Video: Deer vs. coyotes in Gloucester, deer wins!

H/t Julia Spitz for the headline.

If only it were a duck

By adamg - 3/28/13 - 10:38 pm

Jpilz spotted the downtown turkey setting up housekeeping on a ledge at Rowes Wharf this evening. If only it were a duck, it could get a room and put it on its bill.

Speaking of the turkey, there's a move to name the turkey. Given the bird appeared just as the mayor was announcing his departure, how about Tom?

Earlier:
Turkey continues to stick neck out in downtown Boston.
As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!

Turkey continues to stick neck out in downtown Boston

By adamg - 3/28/13 - 3:40 pm

The turkey spotted on a fifth-floor ledge on Federal Street yesterday safely flew the coop. This morning, the Animal Rescue League of Boston reports, it was strutting its stuff near the Federal Reserve Bank on Atlantic Avenue (here it is trying to break into the bank). Around 2 p.m., it was still in the area, Jen Gray tweeted:

As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!

By adamg - 3/27/13 - 1:53 pm

Turns out Mr. Carlson was right. Although it's a bit hard to tell in Dave's photo, that's a live turkey on a fifth-floor ledge at 133 Federal St. in the Financial District this morning.

Seal on ice

By adamg - 2/27/13 - 5:06 pm

Photo by Hingham Police.

Animal Rescue League gives a hoot

By adamg - 2/27/13 - 4:40 pm

Look what they rescued from behind a fireplace in Randolph today.

Chicken killer on the loose in Jamaica Plain

By adamg - 2/17/13 - 7:22 pm

In Cambridge, they're breeding like rabbits

By adamg - 2/16/13 - 11:18 am

Early this morning, John Hawkinson tweeted:

Just saw a rabbit in Mid-Cambridge 20' off Mass Ave. When did this start?

Quite awhile ago, according to our go-to guy for matters Cantabrigian, Robert Winters:

There were rabbits sighted this past year off Harvard Street between Trowbridge & Ellery Sts. They're around.

Nat Tarbox adds:

Bandit sneaks into T station but gets hung up on escalator

By adamg - 2/14/13 - 11:29 am

The MBTA's released this video of a raccoon attempting to get down to the Red Line platform at Downtown Crossing on Jan. 20 by way of the up escalator.

He's a little hard to see, but after the startled guy flees, look at :23, 1:05 and 1:28 for the best views.

International travelers flock to Revere - to shoot ducks

By adamg - 1/31/13 - 1:39 pm

The Revere Journal reports on what draws the hunters to Revere - and why its state rep wants to keep them out.

Death of an owl in Rockport

By adamg - 1/28/13 - 7:34 am

Good Morning Gloucester posts a nice photo of a snowy owl, with a sad coda:

I took this photo yesterday in Rockport – Magnificent creature! By this morning, he had died in the same place – just tragic! The Animal Control Officer who came to collect him said often owls ingest rodents that have been poisoned – please ask your readers to re-think using poison.

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