My View of Life on the Dock
I shot this photo on October 3rd. Ā I was thinking about artists and the color green; mostly the essential May Stevens (American artist, exquisite painter, writer, activist) and some Gerhard Richter (German artist); natural abstraction and reflections. I thought about the blue on the ducksĀ after reading a November 3 post from Martin Ray’s enjoyable blogĀ Notes from Halibut Point: Birds of the Quarry, 3- The Mallard
Brace Cove at dawn,Ā a great place for bird watching
Please join me Thursday night at the Rocky Neck Cultural Center where I will be presenting a brand new illustrated talk “Beautiful Birds of Cape Ann.” The programĀ covers theĀ gorgeous migrating and resident birds that we seeĀ in our neighborhoods, as seenĀ through the seasons, and includes such beauties as the Snowy Owl, Brant Geese,Ā Snow Goose, Redheads, a rarely-seen-in-our region White Pelican, egrets, herons, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, songbirds, and some life history of Cape Ann’s resident swan family.Ā The program begins at 7pmĀ and isĀ part of the RNCC and Mass Audubon ongoing exhibit “For the Birds.” I hope to see you there!
Pair of Male Redheads, the Dynamic Duo
Common Eider Gloucester Harbor
Niles Pond and Gloucester Harbor are both excellent for viewing water birds
Also too, if any of our readers live in the Rye, New Hampshire area, I am giving my illustrated talk on the Monarch Butterfly tomorrow morning, Tuesday the 16th, at 10am. Please email me if you would like more information.
I was standing so still while filming yesterday morning that I don’t think the female mallard was at first aware of my presence. What a wonderful treat to see she and the ducklings emerge from the reeds growing along the water’s edge. They are amazingly fast and adeptlyĀ darted through the water and across the beach, as though they had been born months earlier.Ā I was getting a tremendous cramp and had to stand quickly, which was mama mallard’sĀ cue to chideĀ the ducklings back into the tall grass.
Good Morning Gloucester 