Things are looking good over here in Essex. Great to see Woodman’s opening back up!
White-Winged Scoter Duck
to find out more information please go to the following link:
http://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/white-winged-scoter
White Wing Scoter Duck swimming near Magnolia Pier
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Corralling Mr. Swan
Mr. Swan’s keepers were out this morning trying to corral him back into open water. It seems the recent short thaw was enough to lure him back to the frozen pond. This morning’s efforts were not successful, but it’s hopeful that his natural instincts will send him back where he belongs!
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Happy Birthday B-Side!
Bridget aka B-Side is the executive producer for Alicia Unleashed podcast. I don’t know what I would do without her on so many levels.
Please join me in wishing B-Side a big Happy Birthday!
Cakes by Kristie
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Open Door Stopping and Shopping
At the podcast last week, we promised Joey we would take his donation over to the Open Door food pantry. We decided to combine that with some donations of our own after stopping and shopping at Stop and Shop.
GMG Jimmy driving the shopping cart for a change. Not searching for owls or seals.
“Do you have your Stop and Shop card?”
Kersten graciously accepted the donations from Joe and Jimmy
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New Year Illumination Retreat
Join North Shore Restorative Yoga and Ayurveda Wellness Healing in letting us introduce you to your true self…. for a special day of retreat to rejuvenate and clarify your 2018 New Year Intentions.
Prepare to Pamper yourself on this special day to merge and ground your New Year intentions through yoga, ayurveda, mini massage, reiki and vision boards where mind-body and heart meets lifestyle tools that will manifest your wildest dreams for 2018.
To bring your dreams to life, we will begin with a crystal sound meditation led by Katie Schroeder and Wyndee Egan to illuminate your intention. Then use your body and breath during a slow flow yoga session led by Katie Schroeder to express and harmonize your purpose. Break for a nourishing lunch with time to illuminate your intentions on paper. An interactive Ayurvedic interactive discussion with food and oil sampling with Ayurveda Wellness Healing will help you…
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Y’all Can Thank Kate For That Bruins Win
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HIGH NOON
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Peaceful Magnolia Harbor on a winter warm day
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New York Times features Edward Hopper #GloucesterMA painting
“What was an important early personal acquisition?
“The Hopper painting. It’s called “Hodgkin’s House.” I was really nervous about it. It was at the time certainly the most expensive thing by far I had ever bought. It belonged to David Geffen. It’s one of the things that’s skyrocketed in value. There are just so few in private hands.”
Hodgkin’s House was one of nine Gloucester paintings included in the 1933 Museum of Modern Art Edward Hopper retrospective. The eight other paintings were: Cape Ann Granite, Houses of Squam Light, Haskell’s House, Marty Welch’s House, Adams’s House, Freight Cars at Gloucester, Italian Quarter, and Box Factory Gloucester
Christie’s auction house has released more information about one of the upcoming Rockefeller sales. It includes a good reproduction of Cape Ann Granite.
Read more about Edward Hopper’s Cape Ann Granite in Part 2, Dec. 2017 here
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Open Door at Market Basket
Donna Ardizzoni / Circle Consulting Group 978-526-9222
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Little splash over on the Boulevard
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Footbridge Moat
We were very happy to see the Good Harbor Beach footbridge survived the recent assault of snow, wind, tide and general abuse but we also took note that a moat has developed at the base. We observed people jumping down or lifting their dogs so they could reach the bridge from ground level. I spoke briefly with a city worker who noted this kind of damage is not the normal post storm kind. He’d never seen the moat so deep. Fascinating what Mother Nature can do!
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SeniorCare Annual Celebrate Spring Breakfast
Former Valentine’s Day Event becomes a Spring Celebration!
SeniorCare Inc. will hold its annual Celebrate Spring Breakfast to benefit Meals on Wheels on Friday, March 16, 2018, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at The Gloucester House, located 63 Rogers Street in downtown Gloucester. Tickets are $12 per person and include a buffet breakfast. Breakfast sponsorships are available at a variety of levels. Formerly the SeniorCare Valentines Breakfast, proceeds from the breakfast will benefit SeniorCare’s Meals on Wheels program.
SeniorCare Inc.’s Meals on Wheels program brings a daily meal right to the door of homebound elders, Monday through Friday. Menus are designed by nutrition experts to meet the needs of older adults and are prepared by a professional caterer. In addition, homebound elders have a daily interaction with the delivery team—sometimes their only human contact that day. SeniorCare currently delivers Meals on Wheels to more than 550 elders each day. Annually, this…
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Gloucester Biotechnology Academy Open House – Thursday, January 25, 3pm to 7pm
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HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MALE AND FEMALE SNOWY OWLS
The winter of 2017-2018 has proven so far to be an irruptive year for Snowy Owls, as was predicted by scientists. In years when there is a lemming population boom, which is a staple of the Snowy’s diet, double, even triple, the amount of Snowy Owl hatchlings survive the summer breeding season. Arctic winter arrives and for whatever reason, either there is less food available or the first hatch year owls can’t hunt as well, a number of Snowies head south, both adults and juveniles, generally though, more juveniles than adults migrate.
Snowy Owls are white birds, with varying degrees of brown, black, and gray feather patterning. They are North America’s largest owl by weight. As with most bird of prey species, female Snowies are larger than the males, by about one pound. That is considerable, knowing that the average weight of a Snowy Owl is four pounds. A male may grow up to 25 inches, a female to 27 inches, and the wingspan of both is about equal. Because females are larger and more dominant, they usually don’t migrate as far south, staking out territory further north. Typically in our area we see first hatch year males, although currently there is thought to be an adult male at Salisbury Beach. The Snowy at Bass Rocks is presumably a female. When out in the field, the hardest to tell apart are the darkest males and the palest females.
In learning about Snowy Owls, I came across several very helpful photos of Snowy Owl specimens. And we have three examples, from Snowies found right here on the North Shore, from which to compare.
In the photo below, you are looking at eight Snowy Owl specimens from the Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates. One through five on the left are males; six, seven, and eight are females. Notice how similar, yet different, are five and six (male #5, female #6).
- Snowy Owl males are generally whiter.
- Snowy Owl females tend to be larger.
- Snowy Owl male’s tails have up to three bars, the female’s have from three to six.
- Snowy Owl females have wider and darker marks and bars on the back, nape, and tail.
- Snowy Owl males have a larger white bib.
Closeup of the intermediary male (five) and female (six).
Underside of the Owls, in the same order.
Comparing the above photos I think we can logically conclude that the Snowy Owl that was at Captain Joe and Sons in 2015 was a young male, with light markings and a large white bib.
Young Male Snowy Owl
The Snowy Owl currently at Bass Rocks, I think it is safe to say, is a female, and most likely a juvenile. She doesn’t have much bib showing and her overall markings are wide and dark.
Female Snowy Owl
We have our own example of an intermediate–is the Snowy Owl recently photographed at Cranes Beach a juvenile male or a female?
Male or female?
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Alone In The Crowd
New York City, 2013
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Cannot help myself
My obsession with winter sunsets continues. All I have to do, is look out my office window and see the sky change, must have to grab the camera and go.
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Community Art Discussion, January 13, 2018
Cape Ann Narratives of Art in Life
A Discussion at the Cape Ann Museum
The Cape Ann Museum is pleased to present Cape Ann Narratives of Art in Life: A Discussion on Saturday, January 13 at 3:00 p.m. This program is free for CAM members and Cape Ann residents or with Museum admission. Reservations are not required. Call (978)283-0455 x10 for more information.
Join Martin Ray and several of the artists featured in his new book Cape Ann Narratives of Art in Life. Ray’s work explores the artistic talent that local residents have brought to their occupations. Whether one is a writer or woodworker, pastor or painter, mayor or musician, Ray classifies each as an artist, and celebrates the mastery that is exhibited in his/her craft. Panelists include Anne Deneen, pastor; Nan Webber, theater director; Brian King, musician; and Stephen Bates, musician/sculptor.
During the month of January the Museum opens its doors to all Cape Ann residents, in an effort to encourage membership, but also to bring the greater community into closer contact with their art, history and culture. This program will do just that, shedding light on locals who take pride in their craft with unwavering commitment and dedication. Does pursuing one’s vocation make one an artist? You decide.
Image credit: Martin Ray, 2017.
About the Cape Ann Museum
Since the 1870s, the Cape Ann Museum has been working to preserve and celebrate the history and culture of the area and to keep it relevant to today’s audiences. Spanning 44,000 square feet, the Museum is one of the major cultural institutions on Boston’s North Shore welcoming more than 25,000 local, national and international visitors each year to its exhibitions and programs. In addition to fine art, the Museum’s collections include decorative art, textiles, artifacts from the maritime and granite industries, two historic homes and a sculpture park in the heart of downtown Gloucester. Visit capeannmuseum.org for details.
The Museum is located at 27 Pleasant Street in Gloucester. Hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is $12.00 adults, $10.00 Cape Ann residents, seniors and students. Youth (under 18) and Museum members are free. For more information please call: (978)283-0455 x10. Additional information can be found online at www.capeannmuseum.org.
For a detailed media fact sheet please visit www.capeannmuseum.org/press.
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GHs boys hoop vs Swampscott
Game to be continued from the point the power went off in the middle of the 3RD period. Swampscott is leading by three points.
Good Morning Gloucester 