My View of Life on the Dock
The Scollins-Warsi jazz duo is back at Feather & Wedge! With Kevin Scollins on guitar and Sahil Warsi on double bass, they will play from their extensive setlist including selections from the Great American Song Book, modern jazz, contemporary blues and R&B.
Reservations highly suggested! 978.999.5917
Thursday, June 13, 2019
7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
Feather & Wedge, 5 Main Street, Rockport, MA, 01966
978.999.5917
https://featherandwedge.com
A grand Great Egret has been hanging out at the Good Harbor Beach marsh. He has been dining on small fish mostly. The photos are from Sunday but I didn’t spot him either yesterday or today; perhaps he has moved on.
The long breeding plumes are called aigrettes.
Cape Ann is part of the Great Egrets breeding range, particularly House Island. This Egret is in full breeding plumage, advertising to a potential mate how fit and desirable he is to other Great Egrets. These same beautiful feathers, and humanity’s indiscriminate killing of, are what caused the bird to become nearly extinct. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the long breeding plumes, called aigrettes, of many species of herons and egrets were prized as fashion accessories to adorn women’s hats. Thanks to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918, it is illegal to hunt or harm in any way gorgeous birds such as the Great Egret, and egrets and herons are making a comeback.
Fine dining in the marsh
Dagger-like bill
Tuesday, June 18th, 2019
7:30 – 11:30 a.m. & 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Beverly Hospital Lecture Hall
85 Herrick Street, Beverly MA 01915
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Proud Parents take their son to Sugar Magnolias
With thanks and gratitude to this beautiful lady for all that she does for our community.
Don’t you just love the adoring way this little girl is looking up at her Dad ❤
I had a fantastic four days down in Nashville with a good friend to enjoy TONS of music at the Country Music Award Festival.
Both sad to leave and happy to get home, the flight began with a beautiful rainbow and ended with a huge ” do or die” Game 6 Stanley Cup Championship win for the Bruins.
Joey pointed out this Black-crowned night heron down at the dock. He played a little peek-a-boo with me. First one I have seen. I am amazed how well their coloring blends in.
Also spotted on the dock just before the podcast was taped: a mature cap-crowned day tripper. Might be immature……
Today our little chicks, all three, turn ten-days-old. This is a milestone in that their chances of survival are greatly improved when they reach the age of ten-days-old.
The family of five spent the morning foraging, mostly in the protected area, and venturing to the shoreline only occasionally. A Mourning Dove made his way through the dune edge into the protected area and Mama was having none of it. She flew at the Dove, but it attacked back. Papa suddenly appeared out of nowhere and really gave the Dove the business, buzzing it several times. The Dove flew off and then returned. Both parents left the chicks briefly and both attacked the Dove simultaneously. It’s always dramatic when you see how these pint sized shorebirds go after the much larger birds, and usually win.
Our Papa and Mama will fight to the death for their chicks, and because of that the chicks have survived ten whole days. Additionally, the Piping Plover family could not have survived this long without the vigilance of tender hearted volunteer monitors. They are a tremendous bunch of people and if you would like to join our group, please contact Alicia Pensarosa and sign up for a shift. Everyone is welcome. Weekends, especially, volunteers are needed.
Thank you to all the volunteer monitors. Two volunteers deserve an extra huge shout out and they are Heather Hall and Laurie Sawin. These two daily spend hours upon hours monitoring the chicks. Thank you sweet ladies for all your time and devotion ❤
Bug Breakfast
Big Chair, Tiny Bird
Papa keeping a watchful eye on the family this morning.
What can we say about this jewel in Gloucester. From the time we checked in to the time we checked out, our experience was stellar. The staff was attentive, polite, pleasant and happy to have us there. Our room was outstanding with a view that took our breath away with a lovely balcony. The heated pool and hot tub on the rooftop is incredible. The staff on the rooftop were always making sure the tables and chairs were clean. There were plenty of towels and our lunch on the rooftop was delicious. The pool was so wonderful and very calming. The conversations on the pool rooftop with other guests were inspiring from newly weds to families. Also during our fun afternoon on at the pool, the staff came around with free ice cream sandwiches. When we got back to our room there was a box of chocolates with a lovely Anniversary card for Rick and I. After taking a wonderful shower we went to dinner and had a great meal again with stellar service. Coming back to room we noticed that the towels were all changed without us having to need to ask for extra towels. The beautiful sunset at the end of the evening was just what two busy people needed. After a great night’s sleep we went down to the breakfast buffet and again not disappointed with the food, staff and view. Visiting the gift shop with Kathy was so nice. They have great gifts and treasures. Here is some photos of our time at the Beauport Hotel. I would like to thank this wonderful hotel and staff for such a wonderful stay.
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Couple from New York
Family from Germany
As often happens when I am following another photo opportunity, something beautiful happens in the periphery. Egrets are so very graceful, especially in flight.
Good Morning Gloucester 